News
Football season ends with sigh
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:19 p.m.The Decatur Junior Bulldog football season ended with a sigh.
New tire shop open in Decatur
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:19 p.m.A new business, Decatur Tire and Auto, recently opened on Main Street here.
Decatur Barbecue and Bulldog Days could be combined
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:18 p.m.Parks and Recreation Committee members attended Monday’s Chamber of Commerce meeting to discuss the possibility of combining Bulldog Days and the Decatur Barbecue into one festival.
Chamber make plans for coming Christmas parade
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:18 p.m.This year’s Christmas parade, planned for Dec. 11, will feature a float-decorating contest for school organizations and $200 in prize money for the best float.
Revival set for Baptist Church
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:17 p.m.The Decatur First Baptist Church will be holding revival meetings with guest evangelist Pastor Mitch Jackson Nov. 7 through 11.
It’s time to clean chimneys
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:14 p.m.Fire chief David Flynt would like to remind residents to clean their chimneys and check their smoke alarm batteries.
DECATUR COMMUNITY EVENTS
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:14 p.m.Revival Meetings The Decatur First Baptist Church will be holding revival meetings presented by Pastor Mitch Jackson on Nov. 7-11. The schedule of services will begin on Nov. 7 with a youth indoor olympics at 3 p.m., followed by a mini-concert at 6:30 p.m.
Fall book fair, yard sale set at TL&M
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:08 p.m.Talbot Library and Museum, 500 So. Colcord Ave., Colcord, Okla., will be hosting a Fall Book Fair and Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. There will also be bluegrass music by the well-known Flint Hill Ramblers Band from noon to 2 p.m. Chili dinners will be for sale as well.
Gentry City Council approves final plat, parking restrictions and three new street lights
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:08 p.m.City council adopted an ordinance accepting the final plat of the Matthews Investments, LLC, addition to the city of Gentry.
Trial for dad who fired shots pushed back to later date
George David Reed is accused of shooting his daughter’s boyfriend.
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:07 p.m.Turner enlists in National Guard
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:06 p.m.Private Payton Turner of Gentry recently enlisted in the Arkansas Army National Guard.
Quorum Court could add 2 in 2012
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:06 p.m.In 2012, the Benton County Quorum Court will likely add two members with the certification of the 2010 census.
Many U.S. Senate candidates already running for office
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:05 p.m.Numerous U.S. Senate candidates have already announced for Arkansas’ 2010 U.S. Senate race.
Doctors Caucus weighs in on health-care debate
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:04 p.m.In a GOP Doctors Caucus hearing last week, U.S. Rep. John Boozman, RArk., an optometrist, and other Republican House members in the healthcare profession offered their knowledge of health care.
Veterans training bill headed to House
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:04 p.m.The Veterans Affairs Committee passed the Veterans Retraining Act of 2009, introduced in February by U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Ark.