
Results 1 - 20 of 48 in Hardy, AR
Fugitive developer may surrender
... return from Mexico to face a theft of property charge. Watkins collected downpayments from those who bought lots in Hardy. He had the investors sign installment land sales contracts, which allowed him to automatically withdraw monthly payments from ... Comment?
Man Accused In Hardy, Ark., Scheme May Surrender
... of logistics involved." Watkins collected down payments from those who bought lots in the Spring River Beach Club in Hardy. He had the investors sign installment land sales contracts, which allowed him to automatically withdraw monthly payments from ... Comment?
Attorney negotiating possible surrender of fugitive developer
... return from Mexico to face a theft of property charge. Watkins collected downpayments from those who bought lots in Hardy. He had the investors sign installment land sales contracts, which allowed him to automatically withdraw monthly payments from ... Comment?
Fugitive Developer May Surrender
... return from Mexico to face a theft of property charge. Watkins collected downpayments from those who bought lots in Hardy. He had the investors sign installment land sales contracts, which allowed him to automatically withdraw monthly payments from ... Comment?
An Area Business Salute - Horrell's Furniture
... proud to call home. Repeat customers are something that Jack Horrell is used to, and after serving the Highland and Hardy area since 1959, it is no wonder customers keep coming back to furnish their homes with furniture from Horrell's Furniture. The ... Comment?
Two staff writers win first place for land-buyer series
By Michelle Day LITTLE ROCK — Two Arkansas Democrat-Gazette staff writers won first place in the enterprise business reporting category in the 2009 Green Eyeshade Awards for their coverage of troubled north Arkansas land deals. The contest - sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists and which judges entries based on excellence and service to the public - also honored several other Democrat-Gazette writers for their work. C.S. Murphy and Amy Upshaw won in the daily newspaper division for a series of stories called "Lost Paradise." Murphy and Upshaw wrote about an Arkansas land developer's practice of selling land using installment contracts, not recording deeds and then selling the same property to others. Wayne Watkins also used those lands as collateral for personal loans, and lenders seized those properties when Watkins defaulted on $2.6 million in loans. After the series ran, the state attorney general sued Watkins on behalf of an unknown number of buyers, who lost thousands of dollars and never got their land. Authorities have been unable to locate Watkins, who is believed to be in Mexico. Judges in the Green Eyeshade contest cited the stories' "wonderful digging and personal anecdotes" as well as the fact they resulted in "turning up the heaton government officials" in their decision to give Murphy and Upshaw the first place award. "Cindy and Amy deserve this recognition for their investigation into unscrupulous land deals in Sharp County," said Sonny Albarado, projects editor for the Democrat-Gazette. "I'm really proud of their work, and I'm really glad the judges thought so too." The Green Eyeshade Awards are open to journalists in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Winners were chosen from more than 500 entries from print, radio, television and online media outlets. Judges were SPJ members from outside the contest region. Comment?
Cherokee Village proposes A &a SP tax
... tax would be used to assist in this endeavor. The city currently has no city tax, unlike all of the sister cities of Hardy, Ash Flat and Highland. The presentation outlined how the tax could potentially increase home sales by attracting tourists to ... 8 comments
Joe Spurlock of Hardy, beloved father & grandfather, born July 7, 1946 passed away November 7, 2009 at the age of 63 years, 4 months, due to complications after a surgery and a massive stroke that he was unable to recover from. Comment?
Hardy gun show highlights troubles for gun sales
The Annual Hardy Gun & Knife Show happened Saturday and Sunday, the 7th and 8th, in the historic Sharp County town. Comment?
City council discusses possibility of water for Riverbend Park
The possibility of Riverbend Park's receiving city water and the potential of annexing the former Beach Club property into Hardy were the main topic of discussion at Hardy City Council's regular monthly meeting Oct. 1 comment
Floods once again wreak havoc on area
... rain swelled the river causing massive flooding in the area. The river caused damage to both Loberg and Buford Park in Hardy as well as washing out numerous approaches to the low water bridges in the county. In what seemed to be never ending ... Comment?
Flooding leaves the hills and is making its way to low-lying areas
... but what the northern areas receive as well. She says in the last few days they knew all of the rain areas like Hardy and Williford were experiencing would soon be headed their way. The maintenance crew at the park is made up of two employees. This ... Comment?
Sharp county deals with flooding...again
... got all the books off the lower shelves and more help was on the way but so was the rain, it just kept coming down. In Hardy, the river was nearly a mile wide, closing Loberg park and shorting out the railroad crossings. I stood on the front porch ... Comment?
Several rivers expected to reach major flood stage
... At that stage, numerous county roads are inundated along with thousands of acres of farm land. The Spring River at Hardy is expected to crest at 13.5 feet around Noon Friday. At 14 feet, homes on piling along the riverbank have water under them and ... 3 comments
Angela Morrow & Brian Bailey
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... granddaughter of the late Willie Carrol McCord and Irene McCord of Ash Flat, AR and step-grandmother Glenda McCord of Hardy, AR and Chuck and Johanna Morrow of Rea Valley, AR. Brian Bailey is the grandson of Wayne and Carol Kelley of Alpena, AR and ... Comment?
Ark. novelist peoples books with family, friends
... had to look no further than where she lived. Characters and places in her published works revolve around places like Hardy, Batesville and Cherokee Village and she says her family can supply some of the needed characters. Although she's now written ... 6 comments
Benefits showing of the The RIver Within set
... Church in Paragould, which he attended as a child, Harps grocery in Rector, and along the beautiful Spring River in Hardy. The movie explores the idea that everyone's life has a purpose, whether or not he or she knows it. The film opened in April at ... Comment?
Hightower arrested in burglaries
... after reviewing the video from the store, a male subject was identified by detectives and Police Chief Ernie Rose of Hardy and Police Chief Anthony Wiles of Ash Flat as possibly being David A. Hightower. The detectives checked Hightower's record and ... 3 comments
Using newspapers as a learning tool
... Journal are the Quad Cities Rotary Club, First National Banking Company, City of Ash Flat, Brien Nix-Hall, City of Hardy, McDonald's of Hardy and Ash Flat and KSAR. Areawide Media can accept two more sponsors for the Villager Journal's Newspaper in ... Comment?
Officials in the city of Hardy and Sharp County told Region 8 News Friday the Spring River isn't expected to rise. Comment?