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MH sees increase in business permits According to figures released by Jeannie Anderson, Mountain Home Planning and Engineering manager, the City of Mountain Home issued 27 business permits in April, including 10 licenses issued to out-of-town businesses operating in the city, as well as one local, home-based businesses. New Bull Shoals mayor faces time crunch BULL SHOALS —When most mayors in Arkansas take office, they have four years to achieve their goals. Bull Shoals Interim Mayor Carol Duss has just seven months. News Community Briefs Editor’s note: Due to the weather and holidays, some meetings and events may be canceled or rescheduled. Please check with the entity you are planning to attend about its individual schedule. Save the Date Calendar Editor’s note: Due to the weather and holidays, some meetings and events may be canceled or rescheduled. Please check with the entity you are planning to attend about its individual schedule. Save the Date Calendar Editor’s note: Due to the weather and holidays, some meetings and events may be canceled or rescheduled. Please check with the entity you are planning to attend about its individual schedule. Community Briefs Editor’s note: Due to the weather and holidays, some meetings and events may be canceled or rescheduled. Please check with the entity you are planning to attend about its individual schedule. Community Briefs Editor’s note: Due to the weather and holidays, some meetings and events may be canceled or rescheduled. Please check with the entity you are planning to attend about its individual schedule. Save the Date Calendar Editor’s note: Due to the weather and holidays, some meetings and events may be canceled or rescheduled. Please check with the entity you are planning to attend about its individual schedule. More news Advanced search 3-Day Forecast Wednesday Patchy Fog then Sunny High: 80°F (26°C) Low: 60°F (15°C) Thursday Chance T-storms High: 83°F (28°C) Low: 61°F (16°C) Friday Showers Likely High: 77°F (25°C) Low: 58°F (15°C) Get the full forecast Sports Today’s e-Edition Saturday, May 11, 2024 View this issue Browse other issues Baxter Bulletin TV Week TV Week - Oct. 28, 2023 View this issue More special sections Local news MH issues 16 building permits in April Homemade household cleaners can reduce expenses Local Briefs Regional Entertainment Calendar Mother’s Day trivia game BC Quorum Court votes to re-appropriation funds Council discusses fate of SRO position May 10 proclaimed as ’Feed the Pack Day’More local news ASUMH players earn postseason honors Several Arkansas State University-Mountain Home baseball players received postseason recognition after their season came to an end over the weekend at the NJCAA Division II Region 2 Tournament at … State tourney roundup: Scranton ousts Viola in first round The Scranton Lady Rockets jumped out to a 6-0 lead, and the Viola Lady Longhorns saw their season come to an end with a 10-2 loss Thursday in the opening round of the Class 1A State softball … Lady Bombers topple Texarkana, fall to Beebe at state tourney HARRISON — Mountain Home held Beebe in check for five innings, but the Lady Bombers never got going offensively in a 3-0, season-ending loss to the Lady Badgers on Friday in the Class 5A … Norfork whips Jasper, falls to Taylor in quarterfinals GREERS FERRY — The Norfork Panthers advanced to their first state baseball quarterfinal since 2014 before falling to the No. 1 ranked team in Class 1A on Friday. Norfork whipped the … Morris heading to South Dakota to play at Mount Marty A chance meeting led to an incredible opportunity for Mountain Home tight end Corwin Morris. Before his senior season, Morris had several colleges on his radar, but while working at Baskin … Wolves evade Bombers’ upset bid at state tourney HARRISON — Mountain Home recovered from a dismal first inning with a stellar relief performance from sophomore Drew Haney, but the Bombers lost all of their momentum on a controversial … MH’s Jaidyn McCurley signs to cheer at Arkansas Tech Mountain Home cheerleader Jaidyn McCurley (seated, third from left), pictured with family and coaches, signed Monday her letter of intent to join the spirit squads program at Arkansas Tech University … Rison slugs past Cotter at state tournament PALESTINE — Cotter’s softball team needed only one inning Thursday to double the amount of runs it had scored in its three previous state tournament trips combined. Unfortunately for … Fosness looks to make impact for ASUMH softball If Mountain Home’s Ava Fosness has been playing "catch-up" this softball season, opposing pitchers won’t want to face her when she’s caught up. Fosness moved with her family last spring to … More sports Opinion Venting: Spring cleaning of the mind I’ve been doing some spring cleaning in my head. Along with the cobwebs and dust, there are things in there I just need to toss. Things I can’t do anything about no matter how much they annoy me because they’re out of my hands. They frustrate me, anger me, befuddle me, and give me a bad attitude. Some are things other people find just as annoying, angering, and frustrating, and maybe sharing them, and expressing them aloud will clear our heads. Let’s talk about "Nope Ropes" Brian, my taller and follicularly challenged better half, and I were in the garage the other evening preparing to plant some new blackberry and blueberry bushes we’d ordered when I was summoned to greet an unexpected guest. Remembering mom on ’Her’ day My mother died 46 years ago and, by today’s measure, she died young — 58. But, as premature as her passing may seem, her span was four years beyond the life expectancy of a woman born in Arkansas in 1920, as was she. Time stops for no one, not even Willie and Dolly The herd gets thinner as more entertainment legends cross that big stage in the sky. Duane Eddy, who provided some of the coolest guitar licks known to man, is the latest joining the greatest band in the universe. He follows Dickey Betts, whose guitar playing gave the Allman Brothers Band its unique southern rock ’n’ roll sound. No doubt the Pearly Gates are rockin’ now. It All Started With Leo I mentioned in my last column that we had been treating ourselves to movie nights that consist of old Hollywood movies with stars such as Cary Grant, Irene Dunne and Ingrid Bergman. I salivate over the decadent fashions of these eras; back when class was in style. Hats, trousers, heels, curled hair… standards just seemed higher back then and we pine for the days of morality and class and decency, but I digress. Anyway, I suddenly realized that I became interested in one aspect of all these movies… Letter to the Editor Biden’s election exposes a bigger problem with America Reader Feedback RRC” thinks I devoted too much attention to the sorry state of Britain’s seat of government, the Parliamentary Estate, and the billions upon billions of pounds (as much as $28 billion in U.S....