Marmaduke News

Marmaduke superintendent Tim Gardner joins students Maggie Mays, Charlie Froman, Layton Cramer and John Rubbo in the newly remodeled MES library.

Statewide, students are and will be rolling up their sleeves in preparation for the mass flu clinics to be held in Arkansas schools over the next several weeks.

The sales of Arkansas Scholarship Lottery scratch-off tickets began at midnight Monday, Sept.

August was a special month for members of White Oak General Baptist Church near Rector.

Property matters remain a key discussion for the Marmaduke City Council. While most of the town's residences have been restored and cleaned since the April 2006 tornado, there are still some properties which do not meet city code.

Here we are midway through September. I love this time of year. It won't be long before we can see the leaves beginning to turn.

The Greene County Sheriff's Department and Fire Departments responded to a house fire off Hwy.

Back for more, are ya? After last week's total and complete El Nino shitstorm of comments, we need to make a fresh start this week.

District court for Baxter County was held Aug. 18 and 21, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

During these tough times, schools are seeing a rise in free and reduced lunches.

One man's loss inspired him to speak up. Joe Francis of JD Farms in Marmaduke, lost his wife lost his wife to cancerjust last week on August 10.

It's extreme town makeover for Marmaduke residents as newly appointed mayor, Steve Dixon, rolls up his sleeves to clean up the town.

It's extreme town makeover for Marmaduke residents as newly appointed mayor, Steve Dixon, rolls up his sleeves to clean up the town.

It's extreme town makeover for Marmaduke residents as newly appointed mayor, Steve Dixon, rolls up his sleeves to clean up the town.

Fire destroyed a Rector landmark Saturday evening, as the historic lumber shed at the corner of South Main and West Fifth Streets burned.

Fire destroyed a Rector landmark Saturday evening, as the historic lumber shed at the corner of South Main and West Fifth Streets burned.

Huge balls of fire leapt to the sky Saturday night as firefighters from six area fire departments battled an inferno at a Rector pallet company, housed in the former Rector Lumber Company building at Main and West Fifth Streets.

Officials with the Rector Fire Department told Region 8 News Sunday insurance agents for the Rector Pallet Company will be in town early this week to assess damage sustained from a major fire Saturday night.

Being chosen may have been the easy part for newly-appointed Marmaduke mayor Steve Dixon.

The Marmaduke City Council heard from eight interested candidates in their search for the town's new mayor during Monday night's regular meeting.