Recollections

40 Years Ago

Wednesday, April 16, 1975

Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene

Ray Hoback, 23, a native of Bentonville who presently is assistant coach at Lockwood, Mo., was hired by the Pea Ridge School Board Monday night as football coach for the 1975-76 school year here. Upon motion by L.C. Barnett Jr., the board voted unanimously to hire Hoback at a salary that was guaranteed to be $8,500.

The home of Mrs. Henry Bray of U.S. Highway 62 was heavily damaged by fire early Friday morning, but Pea Ridge firemen, summoned to the scene at 3:30 a.m., were successful in saving the structural part of the house.

30 Years Ago

Wednesday, April 17, 1985

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

"I am satisfied with the amount of funds we have available. We're far from broke. So long as we're working together, we won't have any financial problems." Those were the words of Tony Fletcher Jr., secretary/treasurer of the Pea Ridge School District 109 Board of Education, in response to a question from The Times about rumors being circulated in Pea Ridge that the school is in financial difficulty.

A petition signed by land owners on the west side of Arkansas Highway 94 from McClure Road north to the Brush Creek Hills south entrance, just north of Kimberly Lane, has asked the county to allow the area to be annexed to the City of Rogers. The area has been under consideration by the planning commission of Little Flock for annexation to that city.

A special meeting of the Little Flock City Council was called as a meeting of the council as a committee of the whole, Monday night, in efforts to isolate funding for provision of city marshal services.

20 Years Ago

Thursday, April 20, 1995

The TIMES of Northeast Benton County

Construction began on a $250,000 addition to Oak Ridge Retirement Lodge, said owner Larry Goins. The addition will include 12 apartment units. Oak Ridge Retirement Lodge was built in 1989. Two wings were added in 1992.

A Tahlequah, Okla., policeman has been hired as chief of the Pea Ridge Police Department. Mayor Jackie Crabtree said that Tim Ledbetter will be on duty beginning May 8, if not before. Ledbetter, who will be paid $22,300, is a graduate of Harrison High School.

A Pea Ridge boy will compete next month in Fort Worth, Texas, in an attempt to qualify for a national archery meet in August in Blue Springs, Mo. He is John Cottingham, 15, son of Bob and Sue Cottingham. Cottingham is fresh off of a grand slam in archery two weekends ago in Avoca. He won the Full Draw Archery Club money shoot and trophy shoot, the best of 31 contestants.