The Johnson County Graphic

06/24/2025

In this week's edition:

Lady Hornet For Life: Leanda Willis Embodies The Oark Spirit By Editor | June 24, 2025 | 0 by Janice Penix In a graduating class of just 11, Leanda Willis was one of only two who had been Oark Hornets since kindergarten. And she credits Oark Schools for instilling in her the values and confidence sh...

06/24/2025

In this week's edition:

Farming For The Future: Fox Family Is Franklin County’s 2025 Farm Family By Editor | June 24, 2025 | 0 by Janice Penix Like many other farm operations, Fox Farms in Charleston is a family operation. It’s an operation traced back multiple generations, one that Cody and Megan Fox hope will continu...

06/23/2025

🗓Meetings scheduled this week in Johnson and Franklin Counties:

Monday, June 23-
-Clarksville Connected Utilities, 4:30 p.m., CCU conference room
-Clarksville School Board, 6:30 p.m., Junior High media center

Tuesday, June 24-
-Clarksville Housing Authority, Noon, Foy Howard Community Center

All meetings are open to the public.

06/17/2025

Read about Westside’s Levi Gregory and find lots more local news in this week’s paper- online now!

Savoring The Moments: Westside’s Levi Gregory Treasures Memories Made Over Games Won By Editor | June 17, 2025 | 0 by Janice Penix If there’s one lesson Levi Gregory learned from playing sports, it’s to enjoy the experience. “Don’t take it too serious,” he said. “Have a good time and e...

06/16/2025

🗓Public meetings scheduled this week in Johnson and Franklin Counties.

Monday, June 16-
-Westside School Board, 6 p.m., Westside Cafeteria
-Altus City Council, 6:30 p.m., Altus City Hall
-Oark (Jasper) School Board, 6:30 p.m., Jasper campus

*UPDATED*
-CHA has been rescheduled for June 24.

Meetings are open to the public.

06/10/2025

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06/10/2025

Johnson County Public Library now has a manga and graphic novel collection.

A Journey To Another World: JCPL Launches Manga And Graphic Novel Collection By Editor | June 10, 2025 | 0 by Stephanie Baker The Johnson County Public Library’s new collection of manga and graphic novels is available for checkout. The new collection, which currently contains over 400 volumes, has...

06/10/2025

Read this and other stories in this week’s paper - online now!

A Friend And Leader: Brack Denton Brings Effort, Energy To Clarksville Athletics By Editor | June 10, 2025 | 0 by Janice Penix If there ever was an all-around trophy for Clarksville High School sports, Brack Denton would undoubtedly have been a contender. Before he graduated in May, Denton had made....

06/10/2025

Ethan Bowman will take over as head boys basketball coach at Clarksville High School. A graduate of Ozark High School and UofO, he has served as head girls coach at Mansfield for the last four years.

See this week’s issue of The Graphic for a full report on Coach Bowman!

06/09/2025

** Edited to add Lamar School Board, Wednesday, June 11, 5 p.m., admin board room

🗓Public meetings scheduled this week in Johnson and Franklin Counties

Monday, June 9-
-Hartman City Council, 6:00 p.m., Hartman City Hall
-Clarksville City Council, 6:00 p.m., Clarksville City Hall
-Clarksville School Board special meeting, 6:30 p.m., administration conference room
-Ozark City Council, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Ozark City Hall
-Ozark School Board, 5:30 p.m., Ozark Kindergarten Center

Tuesday, June 10-
-Knoxville City Council, 6:00 p.m., Knoxville City Hall
-Lamar City Council, 6:00 p.m., Lamar City Hall
-Coal Hill City Council, 6:00 p.m., Coal Hill City Hall

Thursday, May 15-
-Johnson County Quorum Court, 5:30 p.m., JC Courthouse
-Franklin County Quorum Court, 6 p.m., Charleston Courthouse

Meetings are open to the public.

06/03/2025

A look inside this week's sports section:

For The Love Of The Game — Grasen Price Finds A Home In Lady Hillbillies Volleyball By Editor | June 3, 2025 | 0 by Janice Penix Brazilian soccer great Pele once said that success is not an accident. “It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you ...

06/03/2025

In this week's edition:

Color Our World–Local Libraries Hold Summer Reading Programs By Editor | June 3, 2025 | 0 SUMMER READING PROGRAM BEGINS—Johnson County Public Library (JCPL) staff members preparing for summer reading program activities are (from left) Tyler-Jay Gale, collection coordinator; Korri Schuster, user ...