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This year’s Hootin an Hollarin quilt show will be held in a new location - on the west side of the square next door to Ozarks Wifi.
This year’s Hootin an Hollarin quilt show, sponsored by the Friendly Neighbors Extension Club, will be held in a new location - on the west side of the square next door to Ozarks Wifi. Look for the quilt show sign out front.
Lily Branco, one of the show’s organizers, says the workers are looking...
It’s a long-standing tradition for Hootin an Hollarin festival-goers to kick up their heels on the square dance platforms in front of the Main stage. This photo, taken by Karla Smith at a festival a couple of years ago, shows a wide view of the dancers on the platforms. Last year’s festival had a very large crowd of square dancers, which extended beyond the platforms and into the streets. This year, organizers have added a dance platform. Photo by Karla Smith.
To find the heart of the Hootin an Hollarin spirit, look no further than the swirling, twirling groups of folks out on the old wooden platforms dancing the night away under the starry September sky.
Every night from 9 p.m. to midnight, Hootin an Hollarin turns its focus to one of its most fun and...
Emma Veach was crowned 2024 Hootin an Hollarin Queen. Emma is a Gainesville High School student and the daughter of Sarah and Levi Treat and Preston and Brittney Veach. In the photo above, she is pictured with her court. From left: Miss Sweetie Pie Ella Sue Barber; Princess Lakely Anderson, Queen Emma Veach, Princess Isabelle Martin, Princess Cami Strain and Deputy Queen Cheyenne Wachtel. Photo by Karla Smith.
The Hootin an Hollarin queen pageant will be held at its usual time of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.
The pageant is open to girls who are 14 to 18 and are either homeschooled or attending high school at the time of the festival. Contestants must either live in or attend school in Ozark County. ...
Fiddlemaker Stacy Davenport from Yellville, Arkansas, will be returning to Hootin an Hollarin this year, setup on the courthouse lawn showing festival attendees how to make traditional fiddles. He's pictured here with the first fiddle he made, finished in 1991. He was taught by Violet Hensley, who was 107 at the time this photo was taken last year. The fiddle is also signed by country music legend, Grandpa Jones, he said.
The spirit of Ozark County’s past shines brightest through the many demonstrators who set up at Hootin an Hollarin each year. These talented volunteers give their time freely to share the skills and traditions that once defined daily life in the Ozarks. In response to festival goers’ requests, the...
Hootin an Hollarin Chairperson Paula Rose (center) is pictured here with her husband Randy and her children Tali Rose, far right, and Tyne Burns - along with Tyne’s husband Kellen and their children Jae and Cru.
Welcome to the 64th annual Hootin an Hollarin festival on the Gainesville square! We’re tickled to have you here to laugh, dance, eat and celebrate everything that makes Ozark County the best place on earth.
Our theme this year is “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” and I don’t know of a better way to...
A 46-year-old Bakersfield woman suffered minor injuries when she struck a deer Saturday evening.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report, the woman was driving her 2016 Buick Lacross northbound on Highway 101 in Howell County, two miles south of Caulfield. The woman was...
We hope you’re ready to hoot and holler, because the town of Gainesville is just about to be decked out in its celebratory best for the famous three-day Hootin an Hollarin festival, now only a week away. The fun kicks off Thursday evening, Sept. 18, and lasts clear through midnight on Saturday,...
A 30-year-old Ozark County man was killed Thursday afternoon when he was ejected from his ATV.
According the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report, the accident occurred at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 when the Dora resident was driving his Can Am Outlander 1000R ATV on County Road 7590...
This year marks the 142nd year that the Ozark County Times has been in business, and the 10th year of being locally-owned by Norene and Tim Prososki of Protem. The newspaper office is located on the southeast corner of the Gainesville square.
For 142 years, folks in Ozark County have been picking up the Times to catch up on the news of their neighbors: who got married, who had a baby, whose boy made the honor roll or which youngster brought home the biggest buck or the best turkey. The pages have also reported deadly tornados, homes...
Photo by Simeon Petresku of SP Photography A record number of entries were entered at the 2024 Bakersfest car and motorcycle, making the 2024 show one of the best ever, according to organizers. The car show, which had 104 entries this year, was one of the main attractions at Bakersfield’s annual fall festival that was held Saturday, Sept. 14. In addition to the car and motorcycle show, festival goers this year will also enjoy live music, vendors, drawings, crafts, games, food and many more activities in the Bakersfield High School parking lot.
The 2025 Bakersfest festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 13, in the Bakersfield High School parking lot. There will be crafts, music and food, along with the “Walk the Streets of Bakersfield” 27th annual car show.
Vendors are needed and can find out more by contacting Kelly Marsh at 417-372-2757...