Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan announced his office is launching a 75 county GIFT Arkansas 529 tour and awarding 75 GIFT Arkansas $529 accounts. Beth Anne Rankin, Executive Director of the GIFT Arkansas 529 College Savings Program, will be visiting with county officials and local interest groups … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Indian Rock Cave Lecture and Dutch Treat Lunch in Fairfield Bay
March 10, 2015 by
On Saturday, March 14 Dr. Jamie Brandon, an Archeologist from U of A Fayetteville will talk about the Ozark past through archeology in this region with special reference to work done in the FFB area, Greers Ferry Lake and Cleburne and Van Buren Counties. The event will take place at 11am at the … [Read more...]
Ebola Survivor to Continue Harding University Distinguished Lecture Series
March 10, 2015 by
Harding University will host Dr. Kent Brantly March 17 as a part of the University’s American Studies Institute Distinguished Lecture Series. Brantly will present in Benson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. A family medicine physician, Brantly has served as a medical missionary at ELWA Hospital in … [Read more...]
2015 Ozark Foothills FilmFest Accepting Submissions
March 10, 2015 by
The 14th Annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest is currently accepting submissions. The festival will take place April 3, 4, 10, and 11, 2015 at several venues in Batesville, Arkansas. Entries are accepted in two categories: OFFICIAL SELECTIONS. Narrative or documentary films forty-five minutes or … [Read more...]
2015 Season Passes now Available for Ozark Folk Center State Park
March 9, 2015 by
The 2015 season passes for the Ozark Folk Center State Park are now available for sale. The passes may be purchased at the Administration Building or Cabins at Dry Creek office or by calling 870-269-3851. The cost of a season pass is $75 for adults and $35 for children 6 through 12 years. Children … [Read more...]
4th Annual Chamber Trap Tournament
March 9, 2015 by
The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and presenting sponsor Centennial Bank will host the 4th Annual Chamber Trap Tournament on Mar. 27, 2015 at the Independence County Shooting Sports Complex from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the first pull will be at 10 a.m. Each … [Read more...]
Details Develop in Fatal Harding University Student Accident
March 9, 2015 by
More details have developed surrounding a fatal car accident that killed one Harding University student and injured two others early Saturday morning, March 7. Eleven University students were caravanning in four separate cars to Syracuse, New York, for a mission trip when one of the cars carrying … [Read more...]
Museum to Bring WWII to Life
March 9, 2015 by
Join living history actors at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 15 at Old Independence Regional Museum, as they go back in time to World War II on the home front. Long time Batesville resident and museum volunteer Ann Rhodes will discuss her memories of Batesville during WWII, how the war impacted everyday … [Read more...]
