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There is no denying the fact that Gainesville resident Ruby Winslow is a huge Whataburger fan - and the company apparently agrees.
Ruby told the Times she was shocked when she was recently contacted by a Whataburger official who asked her to be one of the company’s VIPs, a prestigious designation...
The 62nd annual Hootin an Hollarin festival, scheduled for Sept. 21-23 on the Gainesville square, is a month away, and members of the Hootin an Hollarin committee have been working behind the scenes to finalize details for the big event. This year’s festival theme is “The Best of Yesterday.”
The...
Ozark County Commissioners met Monday morning and discussed several topics including plans to update 911 addressing for a mostly off-grid development area off Highway 5 south of Gainesville.
Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton said commissioners discovered that several of the off-grid addresses in...
Gainesville School Superintendent Justin Gilmore attended the Aug. 8 regular Gainesville City Council meeting to discuss water needs for irrigating the school’s new baseball and softball fields, which are currently under construction in a parcel of land the school owns across from the high school...
A tornado warning issued for the city of Gainesville a little after midnight Sunday marked the first time a warning had been issued since the FEMA storm shelter addition was added to the front of the Gainesville School. Superintendent Justin Gilmore said that in the event that a tornado warning...
With more schools nationally transitioning to four-day school weeks, one local school is going against the grain.
Lutie School announced recently it was switching from its four-day school week back to a traditional five-day school week beginning Monday when classes resume for the 2023-24 school...
Ozark Countians are coming up for air this week with a forecast of hot and dry weather, a welcome reprieve from the hit-after-hit severe weather that residents have endured over the last couple weeks. The storms have left hundreds of thousands of dollars of destruction in their wake.
So, did a...
A benefit auction for the family of the late Mason Morpeth will be held Saturday, Aug. 12, at the strip mall in Theodosia. The event kicks off at 10 a.m. with activities including live music, bounce houses and more. Food and drinks will also be served.
A live auction will be held at 4 p.m. with...
An Ozark County road that ran through the Mammoth Assembly of God Church parking lot has been moved, according to Ozark County commissioners.
“It’s been an issue pretty much ever since I’ve been a commissioner, 20-something years,” said Eastern District Commissioner Gary Collins.
“The church burned...
Rob Collins of Chaney Monument/D&D Signs installs lettering on a new awning at Gainesville Elementary School Monday. Gainesville Superintendent Justin Gilmore said the new awning has been needed for a long time. “It’s been in the works for quite a while,” Gilmore said. “We are very glad to get...