30/08/2024
Yes, we will be working Monday. As always, though, submissions are encouraged in the days prior to deadline day.
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The Stone County Leader is the community's hometown weekly newspaper in Mountain View, AR, since 1952. Award-winning member of the Arkansas Press Association.
21/08/2024
The Community Calendar for September will be published in the Aug. 28 issue. Submit event information by Friday (or Monday before 10 a.m. at the absolute latest). Listing for public, non-profit events are free; call to inquire about paid listings for others. 870-269-3841. Submit events to [email protected].
21/08/2024
The Stone County Fair Catalog is inserted in this week's issue of the Stone County Leader. Find copies of the Leader in news racks and vendors around the county, or at our office at 103 W. Main St. on the courtsquare.
17/08/2024
These are the food vendors behind the courthouse for Mountains Music & Moyorcycles. Scouts are inside the picket fence serving gumbo.
16/08/2024
The 2024 Mountains Music & Motorcycles is underway. Activities continue Saturday, and close out with biker breakfast and church service Sunday morning.
09/08/2024
Four races have developed for Mountain View City Council positions coming up in the Nov. 5 General Election. Incumbent J.K. Williams is challenged by Jessica Sterlin and incumbent Finis Brewer is challenged by Gary L. Williams in Ward 1.
Incumbent Ricky Shuttleworth is challenged by Charles R. Widmer and incumbent Truman L. Bullard is challenged by Bobby Day in Ward 2.
Ward 3 incumbents Dana Woods and Danny E. Simmons filed for re-election without opposition.
More details will be available in the Aug. 14 issue.
03/08/2024
There's a photo page in this week's issue, and now a photo gallery online.
Some participants in town for the C10s in the Mountains event July 27 took part in the C10 Cruise In downtown that evening. Rick and Sonya Stewart of Woodlawn showed their 1969 …
25/07/2024
The Community Calendar for August will be published in the July 31 issue. Submit event information by Friday (or Monday before 10 a.m. at the absolute latest). Listing for public, non-profit events are free; call to inquire about paid listings for others. 870-269-3841. Submit events to [email protected].
22/07/2024
The boil order for the Mountain View water system in the areas on Hwy 87 from Wilcox Drive to Chateau Pointe Loop has been lifted, according to a system alert posted at mvwater.org.
18/07/2024
A recent feature story subject in our Stone County Living magazine…
18/07/2024
The Stone County Courthouse in Mountain View is reflected in water pooled in the courtyard after heavy rains Tuesday/Wednesday. LEADER/Lori Freeze
17/07/2024
https://stonecountyleader.com/stories/house-fire-fatality,4895
A Mountain View man identified by police as Richard Gonzalez, 70, died in a house fire Monday evening. Mountain View Police Chief George Bethell said the fire at 609 W. Main St., which occurred …
17/07/2024
BOIL ORDER ISSUED FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW WATER:
Due to a leak on Mountain View Water System, the areas on Hwy 87 from Wilcox Dr to Chateau Pointe Lp. will be under a boil order until further notice. The roads included are: Double Bridge Lp., Heritage Oaks Dr., Jacobs Ln., Rendezvous Ln., Bob White Ct., Peace Mtn Rd., JW Dr., Tucker Ln., Sycamore Dr., Dogwood Valley Dr., Wilcox Dr., & Chateau Pointe Lp.
17/07/2024
Sylamore Creek claimed hay bales, kayaks, and other objects, including a camper trailer shown in this video as it strikes the piling of the Highway 5 bridge just after 11 am Wednesday (July 17) and enters White River in pieces. As much as 15 inches of rain fell overnight northwest of Mountain View.
12/07/2024
Applications are open for the 2025 Governor's Arts Awards.
Established in 1991, the annual Governor's Arts Awards program recognizes Arkansas artists, arts patrons, arts educators and businesses for their outstanding contributions to the arts community.
09/07/2024
🌧⚠️ Market CLOSED on Tues July 9th due to heavy storm forecast!! *BUT also 🍅🥒 tomato/cuke pickup can be arranged! (keep reading)
Of course we need the rain, but due to the amount predicted, current storm timing and needing to plan, our vendors decided it's best cancel Tues July 9th. However Tomorrow's Bounty will be around and have tomatoes and cucumbers available -- you can arrange Tues pickup in Mtn View if you message them thru their page! 🎉🍅🥒
Stay safe everyone 🙏 and we'll see you next week and/or Saturday 😊
Storm Beryl image from
US National Weather Service Little Rock Arkansas - US National Weather Service Little Rock Arkansas
20/06/2024
The Community Calendar for July will be published in the June 26 issue. Submit
event information by Friday (or Monday before 10 a.m. at the absolute latest). Listing for public, non-profit events are free; call to inquire about paid listings for others. 870-269-3841. Submit events to [email protected].
20/06/2024
Share your homesteading dreams! On Saturday, June 22, 2024 the Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Village will host Ozark Farmways workshops. Workshops include Composting for a Healthy Garden; Using goats, sheep & chickens to reclaim land; Make Your Own Sauerkraut; Donkey Power in the Ozarks; Herbal Bug Repellents; History, Herbs, & Healing; and more. There is no preregistration required and regular Craft Village admission fee covers all workshops. The Village is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
06/06/2024
This story was intended for the June 5 issue but was not published.
Stone County's women Veterans will be honored at the quarterly meeting of the Stone County Historical Society on Sunday, June 9 at 2pm. The public is invited to be part of the celebration that will take place at the auditorium of the Stone County Museum at 206 School Avenue, Mountain View.
Read the full story:
https://stonecountyleader.com/stories/women-veterans-to-be-honored,4869
06/06/2024
The Mountain View Area Chamber of Commerce has immediate openings for office volunteers! Duties include answering phones, welcoming visitors, and answering general questions about the area. We have openings available on Monday and Friday mornings, Tuesday afternoons, and Saturdays. Contact Tracy at the Chamber office at 870-269-8068.
04/06/2024
01/06/2024
We are set up (as are other canvassers) and ready. There is a voter registration clerk on site as well. We’ll be here until 2:00.
To get details, or to read the text of the proposed FOIA initiatives, visit arcitizens4transparency.org.
30/05/2024
To get details, or to read the text of the proposed FOIA initiatives, visit arcitizens4transparency.org.
17/05/2024
The Mountain View School Board hired former coach and recent Mountain View Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Tim Howard as the district athletic director and dean of students, and tapped Ashley Dearien as high school assistant principal at Mountain View contingent on approval from the state Department of Education.
Read the full story in the May 22 issue of the Leader.
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13/05/2024
A water main break has resulted in a boil order.
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Sylamore Creek claimed hay bales, kayaks, and other objects, including a camper trailer shown in this video as it strikes the piling of the Highway 5 bridge just after 11 am Wednesday (July 17) and enters White River in pieces. As much as 15 inches of rain fell overnight northwest of Mountain View.
Town is hopping today on Eclipse-eve. Vendors are open, as are many shops downtown. Vehicles parked around the square include some from Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Washington, Missouri, Iowa, Mississippi, Georgia, Minnesota, Florida, Massachusetts, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and Illinois. There is a dance on the courthouse stage at 2:00, and Lane Long performs at 4:00 today.
Mountains Music and Motorcycle Saturday is getting cranked! Lots of bikes out on the highway for the poker run, car show until noon, bike show at the front of the square. Main Street at the square will be closed 2-5 pm for the stunt shows and biker games.
4:10 Sunday in downtown Mountain View, AR
Update. So cold!
Current conditions in downtown Mountain View. So far, the forecast is holding true. Temp is dropping fast.
Damien Cooper for the win! Rural Special senior boys by two points over West Side. We’re working on a story that attempts to do this game justice.
Damien Cooper for the win! Rural Special over West Side. We’ll be working on a story attempting to do this game justice, along with a story for the Lady Rebel win, as well, for next week’s issue.
Veterans are being honored on local school campuses. Mountain View presented a program this morning, along with a display of artwork in the gymnasium lobby. This was part of it. We join the artists in saluting all veterans.
The former Cedar America building (aka Knot Hole Factory) in Mountain View is being systematically demolished so that the lot can be developed as a new location for Meadows Ford.
One heat of Saturday’s outhouse race, in which Box Drop was defeated by the sheriff’s dept. Watch the reaction of the “baby” team members at the end. See coverage of the 40th Bean Fest in this week’s newspaper, available today!
Wind is proving to be a challenge but the bean chefs are getting it done for the 40th annual Bean Fest and Championship Outhouse Race in Mountain View. Beans will be served at noon and the races are set for 1:30 on Main Street.
Destin Morrison of Timbo wins the “King of Pipes” title at Mountains Music and Motorcycles, which started today in Mountain View. His bike registered 122.7 decibels. Amanda Casad of Bismarck won “Queen of Pipes” with a reading of 121. There will be live music on the courtsquare tonight, and more activities Saturday.
Mountain View Water Department personnel are working along Sylamore Avenue near the post office to stop a leak in the 10-inch main line. Two men are submerged to their necks attempting to slip a clamp over the leak, which is at the site of an old service connection. Rocks beneath the line are hindering progress.
March 11 snow in Mountain View
The snow is a lot more visible than it appears in this video from 1:15 pm in Mountain View.
Highway 5 at the base of Freeze Mountain looks patchy with ice on the Cove Prong bridge. How are the roads elsewhere?
Highway 5 heading south from 14 junction, crossing Mill Pond bridge just after 1 pm. Met the snow plow closer to Freeze Mountain. What are you seeing in other parts of the county?
Conditions in downtown Mountain View at 11:35.
Conditions in downtown Mountain View, AR at 9:30 am Thursday.
Christmas Parade in Mountain View, Arkansas. Dec. 4, 2021
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