Float winner announced
The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce has announced First Community Bank as the winner of the Best Float award from the 75th White River Water Carnival parade. The parade was scheduled to take place at Riverside Park in Batesville on Sept. 8, however, rain led to...
Ghost of Davidsonville to host fall fest
DAVIDSONVILLE -- Summer turns to autumn, green leaves to rusted reds, and the ghosts of the past stir from their resting places once more to wander their ancestral homes. Davidsonville Historic State Park will hold an evening of fall fun, music and history beginning...
Museum to host fish fry
CALICO ROCK -- The Calico Rock Museum will host a fish fry from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the museum. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help support the museum's efforts to add new science exhibits about electricity, astronomy, nature and the river. For more...
Rodney Crowell to Headline 21th Annual Depot Days Festival
Rodney Crowell to Headline 21th Annual Depot Days Festival The 21th annual Depot Days music festival is set to take place September 28th-29th, 2018 on historic Front Street in downtown Newport, Arkansas. The festival is a showcase of local, regional, and national...
18th Annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest Now Accepting Submissions
18th Annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest Now Accepting Submissions The Ozark Foothills FilmFest is an eclectic celebration of the cinema arts that takes place in April each year in Batesville, Arkansas. It is one of extremely few film festivals taking place in a truly...
Newport Chamber of Commerce Upcoming Events
Jubilation Jazz will be performing at the Arkansas Steel Associates Bluesday Tuesday Concert on Tuesday, September 18, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Front Street park. Free admission, concessions will be provided by the Downtown Newport Farmers Market. In the event of...
Upcoming Davidsonville Historic State Park Events
Upcoming Davidsonville Historic State Park Events September Nature Writing Workshop Saturday, September 22nd, 9:00am-3:00pm Admission: $10 There's no place quite like the outdoors to get creative. Grab your inspirational muse and join park staff for a seminar day of...
FilmFest to welcome featured entertainer
BATESVILLE -- The Ozark Foothills FilmFest, a Batesville educational nonprofit organization, will present Fayetteville singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst at a fundraising event at 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Elizabeth’s Restaurant, 231 E. Main, Batesville. The first Ozark...
The second annual Race for Hope 74 is scheduled for September 25-29 at the Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust
Reproduced in part with permission from Jeanni Brosius, AY magazine For more information go to RaceForHope74.com. When legendary NASCAR driver Mark Martin retired in 2014, he came back to his hometown of Batesville, with a desire to help others in his community,...