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Hardy Arkansas Open For Tourist Season
Come Pause In Hardy, AR for a day, a weekend, or more! With Spring weather arriving so early and Summer just around the corner….all of us are looking for some fun times from the grind of work. Well remember Hardy is a great place to come to for an affordable fun time.
If you enjoy camping, we have a camper park right off of the Main street in Hardy on the Spring River that is open and ready for you. If your into Bed and Breakfast stays, we got that too as well as some great hotels/motels. Now if you have a larger group or family, many home rental options are available in the surrounding area.
Earth Day – The Movement Celebrated On April 22
Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Are you doing your part?
The height of hippie and flower-child culture in the United States, 1970 brought the death of Jimi Hendrix, the last Beatles album, and Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. Protest was the order of the day, but saving the planet was not the cause. War raged in Vietnam, and students nationwide increasingly opposed it.
Kelly Miller Circus In Ash Flat
Come one, come all to see the Kelly Miller Circus on Thursday April 12, 2012. Two show times one at 4:30 and another at 7:30. Be sure to come out in the morning if you have time to see the unloading of the animals and the raising of the tent by the elephants.
Kelly Miller Circus has been providing family entertainment since 1938. During that time millions of families have enjoyed this American Tradition. The 2012 show combines new acts with returning acts from 2011.
New are the Delara Duo first time ever aerial act, Mike Rice’s Mixed Liberty, the Fusco Family Gauchos, Rebecca Ostroff single trapeze, and 6 new routines from the clowns Steve and Ryan.
Longest Zip Line In Arkansas Is At Griffin Park In Hardy Ar.
Now you have even more reasons to come PAUSE in Hardy, Ar. The newest tourist attraction for Hardy will open up this month (April). They call it the Zippin Griffin and it’s a 5 thousand foot zip line located at Griffin Park at 45 Griffin Rd. You read this correctly, a Zip Line in Hardy, Ar !
The new zip line has 5 sections, the longest being 1800 feet where speeds can approach 55 miles an hour depending on your size.
Let’s Put Hardy On The Map – Literally
Rand McNally and USA TODAY have teamed up to create a community of road travelers reviewing the best stops on America’s highways and byways, from small towns to the points of interest in and between them–the Best of the Road. Access user photos and reviews, regional and themed road trips, and blogs featuring travel tips and news, U.S. destinations, and stories from the road.
Explore locals’ favorite spots, recommendations from fellow travelers, and editors’ picks while planning your next road trip. Then share photos and reviews of your favorite destinations and stops along the way to inspire other travelers. Our town and point of interest profiles provide inspiration for RVers, motorcyclists, and families on the road whether for long trips or weekend getaways—and traveler photos and reviews enhance these pages with real experiences.
Lauren Gray To Perform At Benefit Concert
American Idol Top 40 contestant Lauren Gray will perform at a benefit concert for the Ozarka College Scholarship Fund at 7 p.m. April 12 at the John E. Miller Education Complex Auditorium at Ozarka College’s Melbourne Campus.
Bad Boy Inc. and the Ozarka College Foundation are sponsoring the concert. Gray, of Hardy, competed on American Idol earlier this year and made her way into the Top 40. She was also chosen as one of four former contestants to go on the USO World Tour, which will begin in September.
Searching For Missing Boy – A Sad Day
(Hardy, AR) — A child is missing in the woods near a Boy Scout Camp site in Fulton County, Arkansas. We’ve learned that at least six different agencies are searching for him, some of them on horseback.
The four year old boy’s name is Caleb.
They are also using helicopters and ifrared FLIR thermal detecting technology to try to locate the boy through his body heat. He went missing around 11:30 Saturday morning at the Kia Kima Boy Scout Reservation near Hardy, Arkansas.
Paying Property Taxes Online
With the announcement of the new Sharp County website recently released, we are excited to announce that they now offer residents of Sharp County the ability to now pay your property taxes online!
The site was created to give taxpayers the opportunity to pay their taxes online.
The accepted payment method is with a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover credit card, or an electronic check.
Happy Leap Year Day 2012
2012 is a leap year, which means that it has 366 days instead of the usual 365 days that an ordinary year has. An extra day is added in a leap year—February 29 —which is called an intercalary day or a leap day.
Why is a Leap Year Necessary?
Highland High School Choir Joins Tim Janis in Celebrate America PBS Special
Highland High School joins the renown composer/conductor, Tim Janis, on Arkansas Public Television for Celebrate America.” Highland High School now joins the ranks of over eighteen thousand of our nation’s most outstanding young performers including celebrities such as Jackie Evancho and Emily Bear. The Celebrate America PBS Special includes a tribute to the U.S. Honor Flag which has flown millions of miles since 911, including to Iraq and Afghanistan, to honor our fallen fire, police and military heroes. Catch it all on Thursday, March 8, from 6:30-8:30 PM on Arkansas Public Television.
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