Mount Vernon News

Six contested school board seats for September ballot By JESSICA BAUER The week-long filing period for the upcoming school board election ended at noon Friday and there are six contested positions across ...

Area schools receive $10K donation Southwestern Energy awards five grants Many Faulkner County students returning to school in August will benefit from contributions Southwestern Energy Company is making to ...

Mount Vernon-Enola EAST students work to design city seal, flag By JESSICA BAUER Community service and technological design are two important aspects of Environmental and Spatial Technology classes, and Mount ...

Mount Vernon-Enola High School has accepted two international exchange students through the Student Travel Services Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that invites Faulkner County families to host a ...

Texas Lone Star Club The club will meet at Simple Pleasures in Bella Vista on Thursday.

Fresh produce makes return as Farmer's Market opens Around 300 people turned out for the opening day of the Conway Farmer's Market, according to Phyllis Strackboard, board member and treasurer for the Farmer's ...

Mount Vernon-Enola graduates have miles to go, promises to keep By JOE LAMB Mount Vernon-Enola High School's Class of 2008 stood facing the future Friday night and were shepherded into it by the faculty of a ...

“Downtown Conway is a buzz with renovation projects from one end of the historic downtown district to the other. It is exciting to see these positive changes taking place!”

Baum Gallery hosts Art in Architecture show The Baum Gallery of Fine Arts on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas was the site of the "Art in Architecture: Historic Homes of Conway" opening exhibit ... via Log Cabin Democrat

“Past that, I'll probably leave it up to the Lord”

CBC graduates 102 students By RACHEL PARKER DICKERSON Central Baptist College graduated 102 students Saturday at its 2008 commencement. via Log Cabin Democrat

“Just to throw a number out there, if gas reaches $4 a gallon, we may go to delivering meals three times a week instead of five times.”

Working to keep Faulkner County seniors off the waiting list By MONICA HOOPER Nearly 100,000 seniors in Faulkner County will rely on the Meals on Wheels program by June 30, according to Debra Robinson of the ... via Log Cabin Democrat

Driver charged in Sunday road fatality Faulkner County prosecutors charged a Greenbrier woman with negligent homicide, reckless driving and driving while intoxicated Wednesday after a Quitman teenager riding ... via Log Cabin Democrat

Warhawk 5K walk/run planned for May 17 The Warhawk 5K walk/run will take place at 7:30 a.m. May 17 at the Enola Park. via Log Cabin Democrat

“It's not only y'all and your parents that you've got to worry about”

By DANIEL DOYLE A group of sheriff's deputies took their jobs off the streets and inside the halls of Mount Vernon-Enola High School on Tuesday afternoon. via Log Cabin Democrat

“You don't see very many whites. We don't have a problem with racial profiling”

Horace Watkins is fresh on the job as Eudora's top cop. He and his two full-time officers keep busy dealing with the usual burglaries and drugrelated crimes. via Herald-Leader

“I heard a loud 'boom,' and a girl screaming, so I came running out of my house”

Firefighters battle structure blaze By DANIEL DOYLE HOLLAND Firefighters were pondering the cause of a structure fire Monday which destroyed a rent house on Highway 36 near Pipeline Road. via Log Cabin Democrat

“I think we take it to the people”

LOG CABIN STAFF WRITER Gov. Mike Beebe unveiled his proposal for a severance tax increase Tuesday at a State Capitol press conference. via Log Cabin Democrat

Faulkner County Sheriff Karl Byrd has announced his candidacy for re-election this spring. via Log Cabin Democrat

“Either we find the money to do those meals, or we look at starting a waiting list”

The Faulkner County Senior Citizens Program aims to keep seniors independent as long as possible through activities and services. via Log Cabin Democrat

Local couple charged with rape of child LOG CABIN DEMOCRAT A married Faulkner County couple was still in jail custody Friday night after each was charged with the rape of their child, who is younger than 14. via Log Cabin Democrat

The Norfork Panther bowling program picked up its first wins in school history Monday at Heber Springs with a boys' and girls' win over Mount Vernon-Enola. The Lady Panthers posted a 13-0 win over Mount ... via Baxter Bulletin