• Violet Hensley, the ‘Stradivarius of the Ozarks,’ dead at 109

    Violet Hensley, the ‘Stradivarius of the Ozarks,’ dead at 109
    Arkansas musician and fiddle maker Violet Hensley’s age alone is enough to warrant recognition: Born in 1916 near Mount Ida, Hensley died at her home in Yellville on Aug. 7 at the age of 109. But Hensley was much more than merely a centenarian. A performer at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, for more than 50 years and a guest on TV shows like “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “Captain Kangaroo” and “Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee,” she also spent
  • More Arkansas communities putting data centers on hold

    More Arkansas communities putting data centers on hold
    The number of Arkansas communities rejecting or imposing new limits on data centers is growing faster than the list of places considering such projects publicly.Madison County joined four other counties in passing a three-year moratorium on data center projects last week, though it doesn’t have any known projects in development. The pause is the second-longest in the state; only Independence County’s is longer.The Madison County Record first reported on the moratorium, which passed

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