2020 Polling Sites
Polling Sites for the 2020 Primary Election Early Vote (times and dates) Calico Rock – Brand New Church (Hwy 56 and 223) Dates: February 29th, 2020 10 am – 4 pm March 2nd, 2020 8 am – 5 pm Melbourne – Ozarka College Dates: February 18th – 21st, 2020 8 am – 6 pm February…
Read MoreSiren Test
The City of Calico Rock will be testing the local tornado sirens at 12:00noon on Wednesday January 15th.
Read MoreHoot Rush passes
The community is sorrowful this evening after hearing of the passing of Alton “Hoot” Rush today. Hoot was beloved by many in the community and had done many things for our small town. Visitation services will be on Friday, December 13 from 6-8 p.m. Eddie’s Family Funeral Home in Calico Rock. Funeral service will be…
Read MoreAnnual Christmas Parade & Living Windows
Come out this Saturday for a day full of events on Main Street! Downtown Calico will be alive with the Christmas spirit including singing, music and multiple living windows displays. Start your day by enjoying a tour of the current Construction Site at the Calico Rock Museum at 10:00 a.m. Saturday will also be the…
Read MoreBridge dedication ceremony for Sgt. & Fire Chief Mike Stephen
The White River Bridge is being dedicated to honor the memory of late Pineville Fire Department Chief Sgt. Mike Stephen in a public ceremony to be held on Friday, December 13 at 3:30 p.m. The ceremony will be held beside the Calico Rock Museum on Railroad Street overlooking the bridge. In the event of inclement…
Read MorePrinting Press Cafe Sells To Babycakes Owner
Calico Rock, Arkansas—The Calico Rock Community Foundation is pleased to announce the sale of the Printing Press Café to Tyler and Stacey Waldroup, owners of Babycakes Bakery. The Waldroups will move Babycakes to the historic Calico Rock Progress building on Main Street and operate the Printing Press Café and Babycakes Bakery together on Main Street. …
Read MoreCalico Rock Artist’s Paintings Support ICARE
Janine “Grace-Emma” Johnson is an artist of many talents. She attended some Bob Ross Painting Classes at the Mountain View Meeting Place where she gained the skill of using oils which she applied to acrylics, too. This newfound love of expressing her art on canvas led her to a prolific time of producing beautiful works…
Read MoreSeptember 24th is Voter Registration Day!
Tuesday, September 24, is National Voter Registration Day. Secretary of State John Thurston encourages all Arkansans of voting age to be sure and register to vote. Of Arkansas’ over 3 million residents, there are currently 1,721,116 registered voters. “Voting is the bedrock of our constitutional republic; but in order to vote, you must be registered. …
Read MoreConstitution Day
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union”. What do these words mean to you? Do you know where this phrase comes from? Do you know what it is the Preamble to? Is it important to our lives? These words are the opening words of the Preamble to…
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