MAIN STREET HARDY

We here at Main Street Hardy Online are pleased to announce the newest addition to our online resource site…Live Chat !! This new FREE service will now give those in the community a way to interact and communicate with others in regards to questions, events, hobbies, business, etc.. You can go directly to the page from HERE.

Registration which is free is required to be able to login to the Live Chat system. However once you are logged into the main lobby (room) you will be able to view and respond in real time to others. This quicker method of communication hopefully will give you the community a new way to interact with others in the area and from far away too.

A nice feature is the ability to create your own room and even password protect it. This is a great feature for small groups who may wish to communicate in PRIVATE with others for various discussions. Additionally, since this new chat opens up in its own smaller window, you can even still surf the internet while chatting with others in the chat room.

Our site and is a extension of the Friends Of Hardy Arkansas “FOHA” organization who is dedicated to its “Unity In The Community” slogan.

In the future we plan to use our online chat to schedule live meetings for various groups. You then would be able to show up to the meeting (chat) along with others and then enjoy the ability to interact all from the comfort of your home or office computer!

  Here is the current local happenings for Hardy Arkansas  provided by the City of Hardy, Mayor Nina. It looks like its going to be a great year full of events. To view our new AREA COMMUNITY CALENDAR - CLICK HERE

We here at Main Street Hardy Online are looking for some folks who have always wanted to be a newspaper reporter !!  The job is a freelance position..well its not a paid position so we will just call it Freelance !!

We feel the area of Hardy has so many interesting things that take place everyday but is never reported. We want folks who are involved with the area to start to get that news about Hardy to us, so we can get it to YOU !!!

Hardy now has its very own ONLINE news resource site (this one) and it is here for our town Hardy, Arkansas. We want to report about, local sports, organization group happenings, local weddings, deaths, good news and even the bad are all important to the area. It’s time to stand own our own with our local news information and we are the place to view it.

All you need to do is submit your story HERE

Good news for our areas local Main Street Program which is part of the Historic Arkansas Preservation program. The local Main Street Hardy organization will be restructuring their board to better meet the needs of residents and to further improve upon the city of Hardy’s historic district. (Note: Main Street Hardy Online is not affiliated with this organization).

Main Street Hardy President Donna Cruse said in their Jan. 27 letter to the Hardy City Council, the organization communicated their intent to begin working on a adding new board members by March 1. Due to the large amount of inclement weather and illness, Cruse said the goal was not reached.

The Main Street Hardy Board met Feb. 11 and addressed the situation. They are currently providing resume forms for board members.  The board plans to have resume forms available at Hardy City Hall. Cruse said those interested in serving on the board should be committed to attend all meetings, to volunteer their time during events and fundraisers.

She said anyone interested should mail their completed resume to Main Street Hardy, P.O. Box 668, Hardy, AR 72542. She said the resumes will be evaluated both by the current board and the board at Little Rock will also review the applications.  Download Application Form HERE

Cruse said, “To ensure a successful transition of the addition of new board members and the continued success of the program, the current board will continue to serve until five new members are added. At that time, Rhonda Messer and myself will remain on the board.”

Current members include, Kim Wilson, Executive director, Donna Cruse, president, Joyce Ramsdale, Joella Vanhouten, Dale Maddox, Suzanne Frye and Rhonda Messer.

Resumes should be submitted by March 31 for consideration for a place on the Main Street Hardy Board. It is important to get qualifed and motivated individuals in as board members in order for the organiation to get back on track and moving forward.

The Feb. 16, 2010 meeting was almost the final stand for Main Street Of Hardy, Inc. (Main Street). In a last ditch effort it appears that the official Main Street Organization will not desolve as had been discussed in prior City Council meetings, but instead will work on restructuring itself and getting a new focus on its objectives plus strive for new supporters to continues its purpose.

The city council approved its $6,000 payment to the Main Street Of Hardy, Inc.  for the 2010 fiscal year. This funding  which is a reduction from prior years due to budget restraints. This had also  been a major part of the concerns that Main Street had in being able to continue its operation.

Everyone agrees that Hardy’s Main Street area needs the representation and support that the Main Street Of Hardy, Inc. offers to the historic area and the community of Hardy!

City council spoke up in favor of Main Street and agreed that they needed to bring to the next meeting a signed contract to enter into a agreement with the City as required by law.

Note:  The Hardy Advertising and Promotions committee meets monthly at 5:35 p.m. , normally at Hardy City Hall break room, unless prior arrangements are announced for an alternate meeting location.

HARDY — Sharp County residents may decide if a proposed $30 million project to run natural gas lines throughout the county will be built.

Home and business owners are being asked for a $100 deposit to give officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture an idea of how widely natural gas is wanted in the county, County Judge Larry Brown said.

“I hope we get a big response,” Brown said. “It could help spur economic growth down the road.”

The deposits are refundable if the lines are not built, officials said. Water companies in Hardy, Highland, Ash Flat, Cherokee Village, Evening Shade, Sidney, Strawberry and other towns are sending customers information about how to sign up for natural gas service. Read the rest of this entry »

Hardy finally receives a long talked about weather station and camera for our area.

In the past the closest weather observations were from Mountain Home.  This new weather station will provide the  residents in hardy with current temperature, wind speed and direction, how much rain has fallen. A&P is the first organization to sponsor a SkyCAM and are very proud of their new camera; it joins Arkansas Methodist Center in Paragould and ASU’s stadium cam.

Mayor Nina Thornton hopes that this new weather station will bring more people to their town. “It has so many great benefits for the community,” Thornton said.

Thornton said, “I think that this will bring tourism, more tourists people to come to our city. I think that people don’t really know exactly what we have to offer and they’re going to be able to see it live 24/7 now.

The weather station is sponsored by the Advertising and Promotions Committee of Hardy which sponsrs many exciting events and promotions for our area. The new weather station will allow the Region 8 StormTEAM to see what’s happening across the area and keep the area residents better informed.

Skycam purchased by the Hardy Advertising and Promotions Commission. Cutting the ribbon is Hardy Mayor Nina Thornton. From left are KAIT?account executive Howell Westbrook, March Herring, Margaret Harness, Sunni Cooper, Sherri Groves, meteorologists Justin Logan, Ryan Vaughn, Sarah Tipton and KAIT?Vice President and General Manager Tim Ingram.

Hardy Police Chief Ernie Rose announced that no foul play was expected in the Feb. 2 death of Hardy resident Charles Hall.

The City Council met on Feb. 2, 2010 for it’s regular by monthly meeting. First, a time for discussion of the liquor issue was on the agenda, as it will be every month until the election. This time is set aside at each meeting to allow both the public and council to offer considerations on ways to address the issue if it were to pass, making Sharp County a wet county in November. Mayor Thornton said one of the suggestions could be to add a supplemental tax on alcoholic beverages sold within the city limits of Hardy. She said this tax would also help generate revenue for the city and could be used in the event another police officer might be required.

Alderman Bob Gilliland suggested looking up old ordinances that might have been in effect from when the city used to be wet and repealing them and creating a new ordinance. Other options the city has discussed in the past include making the city of Hardy dry and creating laws banning alcohol in parks and public areas in the city. Gilliland said the city might consider creating ordinances governing the types of businesses allowed within the city limits. All these are just considerations and no items have been voted on. Thornton leaves this time slot in each meeting open for discussion and considerations. Read the rest of this entry »

Being a small town local news can sometimes be a little slow, not that we mind this. It’s why we all love our small town in the first place.  In an effort to continue to provide a better website experience, we are excited to now offer live video clips of Arkansas area news and National news right here on our website. 

Now you can visit our site to check out news clips that are constantly being updated in real time. This is just another addition to our site in our effort to continue to bring to the Hardy Arkansas area a way to come together through information and technology.

Additionally, we offer forums on our site to interact with questions and answers. Stories on our site has a comment section were you can leave your own opionion plus we even offer a classifieds ad section for the area too.

If you want to know whats happening in our area all you need to do is visit us anytime.

Click HERE to see Arkansas video news now!

Click HERE to see World video news now!