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Lazy Enchilada Grill offers free food in Norfork to raise funds for local churches
Lazy Enchilada Grill, a highly anticipated addition to the culinary landscape of the city of Norfork, proudly announces its soft opening at 14029 Highway 5 South, and the public is invited. The new restaurant is located in the building that previously housed Little B’s Grill. Commencing promptly at 11...
Bad Boy Mowers celebrates Industrial Signing Day
Kade Qualls and Brandon Thrash (pictured above, left and center), two graduates of the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) welding program, recently signed employment offers with Bad Boy Mowers as part of Industrial Signing Day. The event is held to recognize and acknowledge the collaboration between and...
School board recognizes baseball team for successful season
SOUTHSIDE, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - One local school board is recognizing its baseball team for a successful season. The Southside School Board recently recognized the baseball team at the May board meeting for a successful season. The team finished conference runner-up and district champions of 4A - East. They...
All of the Lights!
Fresh off the heels of a full solar eclipse, Twin Lake area residents got another chance to witness a rare astrological event after the Northern Lights shined over Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes following a severe geomagnetic storm Friday evening. The Northern Lights, or the Aurora Borealis, are an atmospheric...
‘Arkansas Graveler’ expected to bring hundreds of bicyclists to Northeast Arkansas
CAVE CITY, Ark. (KAIT) - Several Region 8 towns are gearing up to host hundreds of bike riders next month. Last August, K8 News reported that the Ozark Foundation planned to bring its statewide biking tour, the “Arkansas Graveler,” to Northeast Arkansas. The six-day, 300-plus mile tour will...
UACCB receives grant for expanding, enhancing nursing program
Featured image (from left): UACCB Director of Health Professions Dr. Becky Warren, UACCB Chancellor Dr. Brian Shonk, and UACCB Vice Chancellor for Academics Dr. Holly Smith. Image: UACCB. The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) has received a $368,614 grant to help support the development of the nursing...
Softball Recap: Fouke falls short of Melbourne in the playoffs
Fouke and Melbourne squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Fouke had to settle for second. They fell 3-0 to the Melbourne Bearkatz. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Fouke's shutout was a dramatic turnaround. For Melbourne's part, they saw six different players...
College holds graduation for graduates’ pets
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A Northeast Arkansas college held a graduation for its recent graduates’ pets. Lyon College said in a social media post “It’s not just the students that get recognition for their years of hard work.”. Around seven students brought their pets to the ceremony...
Northeast Arkansas student wins congressional art competition
HIGHLAND, Ark. (KAIT) - A Northeast Arkansas student is heading to Washington D.C., where her artwork will hang in the nation’s capitol. In a first for Highland High School, Freshman Amara Miles’ art piece “Flowers for You” will hang in the United States Congressional Building in Washington D.C. after winning Congressman Rick Crawford’s competition.
BACC holds ribbon-cutting for AgHeritage Farm Credit Services
A Batesville business recently celebrated its move to a new location. On April 25, the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the new AgHeritage Farm Credit Services (FCS) opening at 1169 Batesville Boulevard. “With our move to the new office, we show our commitment to...
Stevens Capitalizes For CCSDS Bad Boy 98 Opener Win
LOCUST GROVE, Ark. — Capitalizing on leader Scott Crigler’s flat left-rear tire on lap 23, Tyler Stevens went on to register the $5,000 victory with the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series on Friday evening during the opening round of the Bad Boy 98 weekend at Batesville Motor Speedway.
Bakersfield High School hosts 2024 graduation ceremony
Bakersfield graduates, pictured from left, are: front row: Bo Bean, Scarlet Bouchard, Joseene Hensley, Laci May, Levi Hodgson.Second row: Yaniel Martes, Dominick Robinson, Deanna Nickason, Marayia Deatherage, Paisley Rader, Brooklynn Kaiser, Alexis McGhee, Jessie Keith, Johney Everett, Amani Kowiti. Third row: Braden Ettner, Carlos Ramirez, Mason Bean, Holly Montague, Rienna Velasquez, Hayden Pearson, Jesse Tackitt, Eddie Deluna, Ethan Cotter, Gavin Pearson. Back row: Wesley Durham, Cash Brackney, Jacob Watlington, A.J. Hensley, Dylan Bonham, John Cotter, Waylon McCollum, Asa Divelbiss, Jacob Wolters.
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