Hardy News

At an auction Thursday, the commissioner of state lands sought to collect $ 16, 000 in unpaid property taxes owed on land linked to developer Wayne Watkins, but at the end of the sale, the state had netted only ...

HARDY - After fugitive developer Wayne Watkins fled to Mexico nearly two years ago, his Spring River Beach Club fell into disrepair and closed after more than 20 years of operation. It’s now reopened under new management, with a new name and no obvious affiliation with Watkins. That nonaffiliation extends to the lifetime Beach Club memberships for which some property owners paid Watkins thousands of dollars. Those folks will have to pay admission, says Terry Houltzhouser, manager of what is now called Sunterra. Houltzhouser said he decided to lease the Beach Club, clean parts of it up and turn it into something for everyone after driving by the shuttered property last ...

Portions of the Spring River at Hardy and south of Mammoth Spring will be appearing in a movie.

John Earl Hall, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to a series of bank robberies in Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas.

The Arkansas attorney general's office said this week that its lawsuit against Sharp County developer Wayne Watkins will likely expand and could take years to wind its way through the system.

Officials from companies that use installment land-sales contracts say developer Wayne Watkins' recent troubles are casting a bad light on other businesses that sell land this way.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Sharp County developer Wayne Watkins and three of his business partners, Clifton Johnson, Virgil Griffin and Howard Baswell, accusing them of "unconscionable" behavior that violated the Arkansas ...

YAHOO! Iowa tragedy heightens fears among local Boy Scout parents 'Be prepared' motto does little to calm worries Janet Geater needs to hear Ben's voice.

Fulton County 9-1-1 coordinator David Keck spoke to the Fulton County Quorum Court at their June 9 meeting regarding an upgrade to the county's 9-1-1 radio system, saying currently Fulton County Dispatch has no ...

Officials say a train derailment in Mammoth Spring State Park has sent two cars into the lake there, shutting the park for the day.

A billboard that remained up in Hardy for quite some time saying "Wayne's back" is something about 25 people are wishing they would see these days.

GAZETTE Second of two parts When victims of Wayne Watkins' failed land deals turned to government agencies for help, they felt further victimized.

Posted By: Sharon Addington 2 mins ago Higher gas prices and economic woes are expected to keep more Americans closer to home this upcoming Memorial Day.

The town of Earle has not seen anything as severe as friday's tornado since the floods of the early 20th century.

An inmate awaiting trial on a murder charge is suing the county, complaining he has lost more than 100 pounds because of the jailhouse menu.

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded near Blytheville, Arkansas at 7:45 Thursday night.

Joe Christian of Cash says the wet spring has put him far behind in planting his crops this year.

Laughter drifted into the halls last week from the workout room at Jefferson Regional Medical Center's Rehabilitation Unit.

Real crocodiles bite. The kind of Crocs people wear don't. But escalators can, and that's why Japan is asking the maker of Crocs to consider changing the design of its footwear after complaints that children ...

Prosecutors in the retrial of a man convicted of killing a Dalton family have asked a judge in northeast Arkansas to reinstate murder charges against the man's son.