The Nashville News-Leader

12/24/2024

The South Pike County School voted unanimously Tuesday night to hire Jay Turley as new Rattler football head coach and athletic director.
Turley, 53, of Murfreesboro, who was once the Rattler head coach, was picked from a field of 16 applicants that included: Todd Scott, Jonathan Bennett, Trenton Coffman, Dalton Pearson , Dylan Teague, Ashdone Bailey, Paydon Harlow, Tyler Clift, Chad Arnold, Mark King, David Jordan, Caleb Loe, Richard Strickland, Jayden Southard and Jason Hathcock.
See next week’s newspaper for more about the Rattlers’ new coach.

12/18/2024

Howard County RURAL trash collection schedule for the week of December 23rd:

Monday, December 23rd--normal pickup schedule
Tuesday, December 24th--normal pickup schedule
Wednesday, December 25th--NO routes will run
Thursday, December 26th--The Wednesday route will be picked up.
Friday, December 27th--The Thursday/Friday routes will be picked up.

Please remember to have your trash bagged and placed out for pickup by 7 A.M. on your scheduled collection date.

The Howard County Courthouse will close at noon, Monday, December 23rd and will reopen for normal operating hours Thursday, December 26th.

12/16/2024

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Murfreesboro residents please be aware that a 4 wheeler was stolen from just outside of town. Please contact the Sheriffs Office at 870-285-3315 if you have any information

12/14/2024

The Sr. High Quiz Bowl team placed 2nd in the Ashdown Invitational Quiz Bowl today! Members include Paige Eason, Abigail Vaughn, Krissyn Icenhower, Connor Bailey, Mason Smith, and Tristen Godwin. The quiz bowl team is coached by LeAnn Reel.

12/12/2024

Scrapperette junior Karstyn Scrivner (back row, second from left) scored her 1,000th career point Wednesday night, Dec. 11, in Nashville’s 76-24 win over Cossatot River in the Nashville Bankers’ Classic at Scrapper Arena. Scrivner’s family joined her after the game to celebrate the milestone. She is thought by local basketball observers to be the first Nashville play to hit 1,000. Her first points came Nov. 10, 2022, against Cutter.

12/10/2024

A three-time state champion will return to the Scrapper sidelines.
The Nashville School Board Monday night, Dec. 9, named Brad Chesshir as head football coach. He will meet with the football team Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 10.
Chesshir played on Scrapper teams that won back-to-back state championships.
He was defensive coordinator in 2015 when Nashville won another state title.
Chesshir will come to Nashville from the South Pike County School District, where he served as athletic director and head football coach.
Chesshir and his wife Phylicia have three children - Paisley, 9; Bailey, 6; and Parker, 4.
For more on the new head coach, see the Dec. 11 issue of the News-Leader.

12/04/2024

11/27/2024

🎄✨ Calling all first grade families! Join Mrs. Petty for caroling right after the parade! If you have a student participating in the parade, please let Mrs. Petty know so she can try to wait for them before starting.

11/27/2024

🎄 It’s that time of year again! 🎄

Get ready for Year 3 of our Annual Christmas Spectacular Event at UA Cossatot's Nashville campus! In Year 1, we had the Grinch, and last year, both the Grinch and Buddy the Elf joined us. So, who’s the special guest this year? 🎅 Santa Claus himself!

Thanks to a little North Pole magic, Santa will be there spreading cheer. But the real stars of the show are the Nashville Primary Choir, serenading us with festive Christmas tunes!

🎶 Join us for hot cocoa, cookies, and a cozy night of caroling—weather permitting, we'll be out in the courtyard to make room for our growing crowd!

🗓 After the Nashville Christmas Parade, follow the UA Cossatot float to our campus for an evening of holiday cheer! Meet us on December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you! 🌟

11/26/2024

The Hope Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a Missing/Endangered Person. Roberta Moser, 43, was reported missing from the 700 block of Greenwood Street on 11/25/2024. Moser was last seen wearing black sweat pants and a tan sweat shirt.

Moser has no family or friends in the Hope, AR area and her whereabouts are unknown. Moser suffers from mental health disorders.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of Moser, please contact Sgt. Daniel Oller at 870-722-2576.

11/26/2024

ATTENTION: The annual Rosenwald Community Center’s Christmas Parade will be held Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2:00 with lineup at 1:15 at the Antoine Post Office.
The parade’s Grand Marshal will be 2024 Miss University of Arkansas LilliAnn Nunley.

11/22/2024