Hardy News

Cherokee Village Lodge Senior Citizens Center participants enjoy lunch and bingo June 25.

Sharp county has a reputation for primarily being a recreational area centered around Hardy.

Lake Sherwood is a private manmade lake just north of Hardy. Apparently a new resident has taken up living quarters on the lake side.

Two convicts being held in the Sharp County Jail escaped June 2. According to a news release provided by the Sharp County Sheriff's Department, the inmates, 27 year-old Michael Shawn Lewis and 27 year-old Mickeal Shaun Painter, were noticed missing when the matron and jailer served breakfast around 6 a.m. After viewing the surveillance tapes, it ...

I have never seen such racing in one night in my life! All but one class had the ultimate winner challenged up to the last lap or even the last turn.

Hardy City Council met May 12 at Hardy City Hall. The proposed natural gas system, the upcoming Census and a request from Police Chief Ernie Rose for a replacement of the current search and rescue vehicle were the topics of the meeting.

The Spring River Chamber of Commerce met in their regular monthly meeting May 19 at Words and Afterwords in Hardy.

Memorial Day is the traditional start to the summer holiday. Businesses that depend on tourism really swing into action to get ready for these 3 days.

MELBOURNE - Practical nursing graduates at Ozarka College were honored at a recognition ceremony May 5. Students completing their studies in practical nursing were Charlotte Billingsley of Melbourne; Kristina Coleman of Brockwell; Logan Coles of Strawberry; Bridgett Farris of Melbourne; Kayla Foster of Norfork; Waid Holowell of Mount Pleasant; ...

The home of Phillip and Kristina Horrell on Spring Street in Hardy, housed Hardy's first hospital from 1937 until about 1943.

Jan Lusk was born and raised in Hardy. She has always loved to read and enjoyes books, which is much of the reason she will make a great addtion to the Sharp County Library Board.

When filmmaker Zac Heath thought about a filming location for his first movie, his native home of Paragould seemed like a perfect fit.

Good Friday! Thanks for stopping by the KSPR Weather Blog. Above are the 5pm temperatures on Friday afternoon.

It's kind of like being on a road trip with the whole family and every 10 minuites hearing, "Are we there yet?" When the kids hear the circus is coming to town, the anticipation is torture.

HARDY One year ago--the Spring River overflowed its banks--flooding homes and businesses in Sharp county.

Men, women and children of all ages! This is a welcome that is usually heard when something fun is getting ready to happen, and in this case it's a circus.

While many were glued to the television to watch the inaugural events in Washington Jan.

Looking at over 7" of snow in blytheville/Armorel this evening. It's beautiful. Sometimes we just need to sit back and taste the snow - smell the roses, you know.

Volunteers Barbara Casey, Vanita Harris, Bonnie Benton and Judy Collier help Tracy Qualls with a Disaster Relief box.

The Sheriffs' Youth Ranch program has had to close one of its facilities due to a drop in donations that has accompanied the recession.