Opinion

Neal leaves district in good standing After eight years at the helm of the Pea Ridge School District, superintendent Rick Neal is stepping down, passing the baton to assistant superintenent Keith Ma... by Annette Beard - June 3, 2020

Recollections 50 Years Ago June 3, 2020

Cows are glad when Joe gets back home After we had a stack of pancakes at Slim Jim's and said our good-byes, we were on the road going toward Y City. We arrived at Y City about 8 o'clock that mornin... by Joe 'Pea Patch' Pitts - June 3, 2020

Strong leadership is needed for unity America has a problem. by Leo Lynch - June 3, 2020

CARES Act funds available LITTLE ROCK --More than 10,500 Arkansas businesses have been approved for grants to reimburse them for the expenses of protecting the health of employees and cu... June 3, 2020

Water has power and is essential One of the most ordinary things we use every day is water. We can't do without it. June 3, 2020

Summer reading program began this week on app Much like every business around us, we are making changes to our future programming in order to reopen and adapt to the pandemic. All of our content has moved t... June 3, 2020

Recollections 50 Years Ago May 27, 2020

Reflections on 'staying in' I don't recall any time in my life that would be really comparable to the last month or so of this year. We're "staying in," "social distancing," "wearing a mas... May 27, 2020

Baseball tall tale wins tale-telling contest (Continued from last week) by Joe 'Pea Patch' Pitts - May 27, 2020

Senate Education Committee evaluating waiver effects LITTLE ROCK -- In June the Senate Education Committee will hear a report on the effect that public schools have seen due to the recent widespread requests for w... May 27, 2020