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KNWA Today: upcoming “Garden Gate Tour”
The Washington County Master Gardeners are inviting Arkansans to attend their upcoming Garden Gate Tour. The $15 tour features a total of five stops, including four privately-owned gardens, and the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.
After living in a car for two months, Alicia knew she needed to find help for herself and her family. That’s when she turned to Community Action’s Family Shelter.
Alicia had been supporting her family for years working as a caretaker in a nursing home. But when her hours were suddenly reduced, she couldn’t make her monthly rent payments. And she lost her home. At first, Alicia and her kids were able to live with family and get help from friends. Soon though, that support ended and her only option was to live in a friend’s car. She was...
Chance For Storms Thursday Evening In Parts Of Green Country
Severe storms moved through the area Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service confirmed they found EF-1 tornado damage in Quinton and Verdigris from the morning's storms. Later Wednesday night, the boundary will slowly begin lifting northward as a warm front Thursday as another upper-level wave approaches from the southwest. If...
Weekend Flyer: Old Friends Music Festival, Hophaus, Newco, and more
There are other good times for this, of course, but it is probably the best weekend of the year to break out your Alice Cooper tapes. School’s out for summer. It’s also Memorial Day weekend, so probably a few of y’all are headed out to a lake or river or something over the next few days. There’s also plenty happening in town.
Legendary coach Tommy Tice returns: Named head coach at Farmington
FARMINGTON, Arkansas — Cross County had sported the two winningest active coaches in Arkansas high school football. That’s not the case now. Tommy Tice is returning to coaching. The 72-year-old longtime Harrison head football coach has been hired as the head coach at Farmington High School. Tice has...
Environmental study work underway on slackwater harbor in Van Buren
Progress is being made to build the long-awaited slackwater harbor in Van Buren. An engineering firm has been hired to conduct the environmental impact review, and advertising for design work could happen soon. The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced in November 2023 a $15.096 million grant to...
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