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Times photos/Jessi Dreckman The roadway that once connected the Tecumseh Lake access entrance to the parking lot and boat ramp was washed away last fall. A large section of asphalt is missing, currently preventing drivers from accessing the ramp or parking lot. The Corps of Engineers has the access gated off, but it is working on a solution to, hopefully, allow foot traffic this spring.
Last fall, raging floodwaters from Bryant Creek and the North Fork of the White River submerged the Tecumseh access at Norfork Lake beneath its murky waters.
Although the bridge remained standing, just as it did when the historic flood of 2017 came through, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public...
Ozark County Commissioners are, from left, Eastern District Commissioner Layne Nance, Western District Commissioner Jim Britt and Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton.
The Ozark County Commissioners approved a new vacation policy during the regular weekly commissioner’s meeting held at 9 a.m. Monday.
According to the commissioners, prior to 2020 the maximum unused vacation time employees could roll over into the next year was 40 hours. However, because of the...
The Caulfield Community Center has announced that it will close the facility until sufficient funding becomes available to cover operational expenses this year.
After careful consideration and a thorough review of the budget, the Board of the Caulfield Community Building (CCB) announced that they voted to close the facility until sufficient funding becomes available to cover operational expenses.
The CCB requires approximately $5,000 per year to cover...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman The Ozark County Recycling Center is located on County Road 502 in Gainesville, east of town. Motorists on Highway 160 should look for recycling center signs about a half-mile east of the elementary school. From Highway 160, turn onto County Road 513 (either near Lily Ridge Baptist Church or CedarSafe cedar mill), then turn onto County Road 502 and drive a short distance to the center. The recycling center is open from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Tucked down County Road 502, just east of Gainesville, the Ozark County Recycling Center has been making a big impact on this county and beyond since its formation in 1992.
Every day, employees can be seen unloading bags of plastic, paper, glass and metal as they are brought in by residents—...
White River Connect photo White River Connect, a subsidiarity of White River Valley Electric Cooperative, has been working in the Gainesville area over the last several weeks to bring fiber internet to residents and businesses. The first Gainesville customer to get internet to their home will be this Thursday, Feb. 13. Above, a White River Connect contractor works to install a Network Interface Device (NID) on the side of a residential dwelling here. The company is committed to offering fiber internet to all WRVEC customers, which includes most of the central and west side of the county. At this time, the service will not extend to the east side of the county, which is serviced through Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative.
For years slow internet speeds have been a frustrating reality for Ozark Countians, but that is all about to change for Gainesville residents this week.
High-speed fiber internet is finally making its way to the area through White River Connect, a subsidiarity of White River Valley Electric...
Lorie “Shannon” Collins
Last week Lorie “Shannon” Collins, 50, of Gainesville, walked into the Ozark County Courthouse with her public defender Chase Opolka and officially accepted a plea agreement in connection with an incident last year that ultimately led to the death of her longtime boyfriend, Mark Ault.
During the...
During their Feb. 3 meeting, the commissioners decided to table action on county employees’ vacation rollover until the Feb. 10 meeting.
According to Presiding Commissioner Terry Newton, the commissioners are getting more information about some different options for the vacation rollovers.
“We’re...
Patrice Santos-Duvalier
Defense Attorney Joshua Brown and Prosecuting Attorney Lee Pipkins both appeared before Associate Judge Raymond Gross for a bond reduction hearing for Patrice Santos-Duvalier, a Dora woman who is facing charges of murder and assaulting a special victim in Ozark County in connection with the death...
Times photo/Jessi Dreckman Gainesville resident Holly Uchtman is pictured here with the contents of a care package that will be distributed to a local family through Sammy’s Window, a program within the FosterAdopt Connect organization. The packages include free food, hygiene items, diapers and wipes and other necessities families may need to help support children.
Many people in Ozark County have opened their hearts and homes to children who are not biologically their own. Now, those families have better access to a program to help support them.
Sammy’s Window, a program of FosterAdopt Connect, has officially opened a new distribution center in Gainesville...
Renee Schmucker
At this month’s meeting, January 2025, Gainesville City Councilman Renee Schmucker, who has a seat for the center ward, announced that she was resigning from her position due to health issues.
Schmucker told the Times that she has Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a serious lung condition. The only...