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Mayor Continues To Occupy Territory Not Belonging To Her
How is it that the Mayor of Hardy Arkansas is permitted to continue to occupy a building that does not belong to her? Namely, the Historic Hardy Gym. A building that was donated to the City by the school board, rehabilitated by funding of private donations and grant monies acquired by the Main Street Hardy association and now unavailable for use by the people.
City Hall Moved To Historic Gym
I Hear The Sound Of Music
“Main Street Singer Search” Is a professionally produced singing contest and the winner will win a $5000 Recording Package sponsored by Lake Paradise Recording Studio consisting of a fully mastered fully produced two song CD recording session with a complete professional recording package including industry consultation & career guidance. This is a state of the art recording studio with producers – session musicians – engineers and backup singers. The winner will also receive a CD Release Party at: Words & After Words!
ANYONE CAN ENTER!
ALL SINGERS MUST PRE-REGISTER! Registration is $25 per singer.
Yarnell’s Premium Ice Cream Ceases Operations
Yarnell’s Ice Cream of Searcy, Arkansas — a staple at Fourth of July
celebrations across the state — announced shortly before the holiday weekend it was shutting down operations immediately. For people in Arkansas, the ice cream is an institution. University of Arkansas Razorbacks fans love “Woo Pig Chewy,” a brownie-flavored ice cream. A purple vanilla, created for Purple Cow restaurants in Arkansas, is a popular novelty.
Yarnell’s Premium Ice Cream ceased operations on June 30th, 2011, after the Board of Directors voted yesterday to end production indefinitely. The privately owned company, headquartered in Searcy, Ark., told its approximately 200 employees today that they would be paid through every day worked but not beyond that.
Underage Drinking & Spring River = Bad Combination
A tragedy happened this Saturday, and it is one that should have never happened. Any loss of life is tragic, but when its our youth, and due to actions that could have been prevented it makes it even worse.
According to the Sharp County Sheriff’s website, on July 2nd, 2011, at 1:09am. Sharp County Dispatch received a call from a camper at the L.B. access to the Spring River. The caller was reporting that some young men could not find their friend who is 17 years old and possibly intoxicated. The caller stated that the young men did not want the police called because the juvenile had been drinking. It was believed that the youth had fallen into the Spring River.
The Magic Of Hardy Comes To Memphis
Personalized Wands
How do you create a buzz for Hardy, Ar in areas like Memphis? What can you do to get Memphians excited and talking about driving to Hardy, AR for the day or weekend? Well one way is to bring Hardy’s well-known hospitality and even a little bit of its magic straight to the folks from other communities such as Memphis, TN.
History Of Mother’s Day
First, let’s say..HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all the MOM’s. Second, since we have been celebrating this holiday for so long, sometimes we forget its history. So, let’s review…In celebrating Mother’s Day, The majority of countries that celebrate Mother’s Day do so on the second Sunday of May. On this day, it is common for Mothers to be lavished with presents and special attention from their families, friends and loved ones. But it wasn’t always this way…
Spiritual Origin of Mothers Day
Civil Rights Complaint Filed on Two Men
LITTLE ROCK—Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced that Jason Walter Barnwell, age 37, of Evening Shade, Arkansas, and Gary Don Dodson, age 32, of Waldron, Arkansas, appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Beth Deere for an initial appearance on federal civil rights charges.
Barnwell and Dodson were arrested yesterday on a federal complaint charging them with use of a destructive incendiary device in the course of a conspiracy to deprive a Hardy, Arkansas couple of their civil rights. In addition, each defendant was charged with interfering with the housing rights of the couple; with using fire in the commission of a felony; and with being a felon in possession of an unregistered destructive device. If convicted, the two face a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of 40 years’ imprisonment and/or up to a $750,000 fine.
Wayne’s World – Tumbling Down
A Sharp County judge says a developer, Wayne Watkins, who returned last week from Mexico to face charges that he defrauded buyers of land in a subdivision must remain in jail until he comes up with $107,000 in cash.
Jonesboro television station KAIT reported that the cash-only bond for 63-year-old Wayne Watkins was set in a hearing Monday at Ash Flat.
Police arrested Watkins Feb. 21 at a Houston airport as he returned from Mexico, where he had lived for four years. Larry Kissee, Watkins’ lawyer, said Watkins was returning to see his seriously ill father, and knew he would be arrested on a 2007 warrant charging him with theft by deception.
Keeping Our City Safe!
It doesn’t happen often but sometimes even in small cities problems do come up. We are happy to know that our Sharp County Sheriff’s department is on the job making sure our city remains a safe city to its citizens. 
On 11/22/2010, the Sharp County Sheriff’s Department and the 3rd Judicial District Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the home of Terry Painter in Hardy. During a search of the premises, Officers found 7 reaction vessels used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine as well as other items of drug paraphernalia. Terry Painter a 53 year old man was arrested for manufacturing of a controlled substance, methamphetamine and possession of drug parphernalia after confessing to cooking methamphetamine 4 times at his residence in the past month. Mr. Painter is currently incarcerated in the Sharp County Jail awaiting filing of formal charges.
Mineral World: Good, Bad And Ugly Lecture Dec 2, 2010
If your interested in the mineral world and wish to attend a interesting lecture, then be sure to set aside time to attend the upcoming THREE ASPECTS of the MINERAL WORLD: GOOD, BAD AND UGLY given by Mr. Lorenzi on December 2, 2010 at 10:am. Mr. Lorenzi will be talking about some intersting aspects of the mineral world. One is the good minerals that are necessary for life. Two: the bad minerals which include some of the godd minerarls that have gone bad by the “Midas touch.” Three: the “ugly” minerals which are “downright” dangerous. And, why we should know and respect them all!
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