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Arkansas boy in the running to win mullet competition, hopes to give back
Sixth-grader, Allan Baltz was named a finalist in the USA Mullet Championship. If he wins the competition then Baltz has vowed to donate the prize money to aid foster care organizations in finding homes for current foster children. Baltz, who’s from Jonesboro, was formally adopted out of foster care along with his twin sister in…
Read MoreBoard of Election Commissioners to hold public meeting
The Izard County Board of Election Commissioners will hold a public meeting on August 24, 2020 at the Izard County Courthouse at 5:30 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to have the ballot position draw for the 2020 General Election, approve all 2020 General Election polling locations, set the number of poll workers needed…
Read MoreArkansas Confirms presumptive positive COVID-19 Case
LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson today confirmed the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, in Arkansas. The case has been tested positive by the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for confirmation. The individual is currently in isolation in a hospital…
Read More2020 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 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 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 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…
Read MoreArkansas Razorbacks honor Sgt. Mike Stephen (Video)
Video courtesy of Jenn and Nick Fiorillo Posted by Jenn N Nick Fiorillo on Saturday, August 31, 2019
Read MoreInmate charged after attempting to escape from Calico Rock unit
Arkeil Daniel Thomas, an inmate at the North Central Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction at Calico Rock, has been charged with a felony count of escape, after leaving a mowing detail in late July. According to the probable cause affidavit filed Thursday, 29-year-old Thomas was assigned to a mowing detail at the east…
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