Izard County News Archives

The body of a former Norfork man was found Sept. 18 after being involved in an apparent motorcycle crash a few days earlier.

Solitary woodworker Owen Rein urges dirt-road-shocked visitors to come on up to the porch of his home, which lies deep in a forest of thrift, planning and foresight - and also off Arkansas 58 near Guion.

Its Friday! Here are some of the stories you'll see tonight on Region 8 News: Police in Izard County are receiving calls about a suspicious van in the area.

The Izard County Lady Cougar golf team claimed the Class 2A Region 2 Golf Championship with a team score of 278 on Friday at Coopers Hawk Golf Course in Melbourne.

Izard County residents are being warned to keep a closer eye on their children. Izard County officials were notified Monday of a white van that had approached a young girl on Morrison Street.

The Fulton County Quorum Court was faced with limited options as the financial soundness of the county was discussed during the September meeting of the court.

NORFORK - A Norfork volunteer firefighter was overcome by heat Thursday as the she and other members of the Norfork Fire Department fought a blaze that destroyed the residence of Carol Nagy at 19 Wild Fern Lane.

Rachel Harmon, of Izard County High School, finished second in the United States Junior Golf Tour Tournament played at Coopers Hawk Golf Course in Melbourne last weekend.

A locked gate and control over a trail is believed to have spurred on a dispute between land owners that ignited last week and ended with the murder of Joseph Clifton, 32, of Viola.

MELBOURNE - Izard County authorities have arrested a man on a charge of intending to manufacture methamphetamine and two others for allegedly possessing drugs.

The Izard County Lady Cougars topped the host Pocahontas Lady Redskins 125-171 at Rolling Hills Country Club Tuesday in Pocahontas.

Safe Passage, the Fulton County and Izard County equivalent of Baxter County's Serenity House, is in need of a new domestic violence shelter by Nov.

Funding provided by the tobacco tax, passed during recent legislative session, along with federal funds, has allowed local school districts statewide to offer the seasonal flu shot to children, grades K-12, beginning in mid-October. Each year in the United States, over 200,000 are hospitalized and 36,000 die because of flu infection.