Tull News

Hundreds of congregants have left a pioneering megachurch in Florida to form their own congregation because they were unhappy with leadership at the church that's seen as a bedrock of the religious right.

A feisty bull named Hardspun shot out of the gate aiming to toss Nathan Tull. With his hand flopping high above his head, the 30-year-old bull rider stayed on Hardspun's back more than the required eight seconds, scoring 78 points on his first ride and drawing loud applause from the 4,000 fans in Sky High Arena's bleachers.

The Fayetteville School District Board of Education plans to make a decision July 23 on whether to continue with its current designer and contractor on the planned high school or open the project up for proposals from other firms.

Julia Jones, 6, left, and Chasity Jones, 7, both of the Tull community, sit intently eating their popcorn and watching a movie at Herzfeld Memorial Library in Benton on Monday.

News Briefs Story date: May 29, 2009 Hickey pool to open Saturday M.J. Hickey pool, originally scheduled to open Memorial Day, is now scheduled to open at 11 a.m. Saturday for the season.

The Grant County Election Commission has voted to change the polling site for Simpson 1 Township in an effort to make it more handicap accessible.