Yellville News

YELLVILLE - Tax millages for all Marion County towns, school districts, and county government were levied by the Marion County Quorum Court at its November meeting.

YELLVILLE - "That's crazy. That's a beetle party!" That's what Mike Rowe of the Discovery Channel's 'Dirty Jobs' series had to say on a promotional YouTube clip about Yellville grad Matt Connior's dirty job.

Yellville-Summit School District's new superintendent, John Dwyer, listened to the annual report to the public Monday and then shared with the school board and audience news and personal thoughts about the district's fiscal distress status.

YELLVILLE - The city of Yellville is planning its first City of Yellville Christmas Parade on Dec, 6, in conjunction with the Tour of Homes hosted by the Marion County Christian Women and Christmas on the Square.

YELLVILLE - The first Coats for Kids program sponsored by Marion County Single Parent Scholarship Fund and city of Yellville is under way.

The Rev.Nancy L. Taylor was installed as pastor at First Presbyterian Church Oct.

YELLVILLE - It's impossible not to smile and tap your toes when Violet Hensley plays the fiddle.

Dr. Hollis W. Morrow, 74, of North Little Rock passed away on October 12, 2009. He was born on August 7th, 1935 at Yellville, Arkansas to the late Harry and Gladys Morrow.

BMNN wrote: on Oct. 16, 2009: Created in memory of Mike Seeger, who as a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers received a 2004 Folk Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award, this fund will pay for transportation and an honorarium to bring a traditional musician or other tradition bearer to attend the FAI Conference each year to participate in ...

YELLVILLE - After a two-hour executive session Thursday night, the Yell-ville-Summit School Board unanimously accepted the resignation of Dr.

Nine years ago, Jimmy Lane asked a girl at the Turkey Trot street dance to dance with him.

The Cotter Lady Warriors dropped a three-set loss at the hands of the Yellville-Summit Lady Panthers Thursday night at Yellville.

YELLVILLE - Arvest Bank, North Central Arkansas, recently donated proceeds from its 13th annual Arvest Charity Golf Tournament.

YELLVILLE - After Friday and Saturday's 64th Turkey Trot Festival at Yell-ville, it may live on in a made-for-television documentary to be entitled "American Pageants" said Lyn Baker, festival chairman and president of the Yellville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Recently, our community suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Kymball Duffy, a junior at Yellville-Summit High School and member of the Panthers' football team.

YELLVILLE - The Yellville-Summit School Board is trying to deal with the district's budget deficit, which could mark it as being in fiscal distress with the Arkansas Department of Education.

J.R. Few of Yellville recently attended the seventh annual Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas' Striking Out Tobacco in Arkansas Conference in North Little Rock.

Pernell and Jackie Jennings of Flippin would like to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Leslie Jennings, to Justin Still, son of Wade and Melissa Still of Yellville.

OAKLAND - A town hall meeting for Oakland area residents is scheduled 6 p.m. Oct.

YELLVILLE - A $209,259 grant to Marion County from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund the hiring of two deputies for the Marion County Sheriff's Department over a period of two years and upgrade some law enforcement equipment immediately, according to Sheila Daniel, Marion County grants coordinator.