By Karen Cassidy, MD, Market Medical Director of UnitedHealthcare of Arkansas Summer is here, and for many in Arkansas, that means trips to destinations domestic and abroad. An all-time record 234.1 million passengers are expected to fly U.S. airlines between June 1 and Aug. 31, up from 224.8 … [Read more...]

This Week in Our Community Archey Fest 2017 was a record-breaker, with staggering attendance numbering in the thousands, and an earth-shaking fireworks display sponsored by the Clinton Advertising & Promotion Commission. Thank you to many generous local sponsors & volunteers, and all the … [Read more...]

We are currently in the process of completing the list of retailers giving discounts to Yacht Club members. The cards should be finished next week and we are making them digital so you can carry them with you on your phone. The cards will be sent to your email address that you provided on your … [Read more...]

This month, the remains of Private First Class Larry Roberts, a native of Damascus, Arkansas, were reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery. I had the honor of attending his funeral, and I wanted to share his story with you. It was November 1943, the height of World War II. Private Roberts was … [Read more...]

On June 20, 2017, the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office received several complaints about a male subject doing door to door solicitation. It was reported to deputies that a male, identified as Jeffery Hergert, had gone to several residences, and also contacted several people by phone, claiming that … [Read more...]

Fairfield Bay resident, Mona Arnold, is a proud grandmother and is very excited to share the news that her grandson, David Arnold, is one of twelve people to swim the English Channel this month. A team of six American swimmers and six French swimmers have prepared to cross the English Channel from … [Read more...]

Dolora Ann Smith, age 80, of Fairfield Bay was called to heaven June 1, 2017. She was born Sept 1, 1936, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ann completed high school at Classen High in Oklahoma City and studied interior design at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, where she was a member of … [Read more...]

Bonnye L. Busch, 94, passed away May 25, 2017. She had relocated during the last year of her life from Fairfield Bay, AR, to Topeka, KS, to be in the care of her family. Bonnye was born Bonnye Lynn Harris in Angleton, TX, Sept 27, 1922, to William Bond Harris and Dola Lynn (George) Harris. She … [Read more...]

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HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. - The Corps of Engineers will close one lane of Highway 25 across Greers Ferry Dam from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. June 12, weather permitting, while Corps personnel conduct a routine inspection of the bridge. The lane closure has been coordinated with local emergency and law … [Read more...]