Written by Tiane Davis // Graphic by Makayla McDonald After over a year of gathering input from the community, Crafton Tull, an engineering, design and survey firm, presented a city…
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Searcy churches celebrate fall
New Searcy Methodist Church opens
Stray cat finds home in local bookstore
Midnight Oil welcomes new management
Students participate in car club
Art, music displayed at Robbins-Sanford
New 7 Brew opens on Race Avenue
Searcy prepares for 2024 eclipse
New discount chain to come to Searcy
Searcy businesses introduce new March menus
New restaurant opens in downtown Searcy
Searcy renovates roads around campus
College of Education introduces new course
Four locals run for Searcy mayor
Community garden completed and thriving
Upward Bound encourages high schoolers
ASLA provides loan help (sponsored ad)
Bryce Corporation announced last Wednesday that the company would invest $80 million into expanding its operations in Searcy. With First Security Bank’s new tech center expected to be completed in 2023 as well, over 250 new jobs are predicted to enter Searcy within five years.
The Searcy High School (SHS)’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is hosting its annual fundraising event tomorrow at Citizen Park on West Arch Street, featuring a concert performed by local high school students. This will be its first fundraiser since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
For the first time in decades, First United Methodist Church is once again hosting a Lenten Lunch Concert Series. The series involves 20 minute concerts every Monday at noon through the season of Lent. The concerts cover a variety of music styles, from organ and piano to flute, guitar and voice.
Six local Searcy businesses were chosen three years ago to be featured in season four of the “Small Business Revolution,” sharing a $500,000 prize that went toward a makeover. Since then, three of those businesses have closed while the other three continue to seek ways to grow.
Searcy Fire Chief Brian Dunavan said the fire department responded to a 911 call regarding a fire at CJ’s Place apartment complex at 12:30 a.m. last Thursday, Feb. 10. The Daily Citizen reported that all residents safely exited CJ’s Place apartments, located on 1706 E. Moore Ave. However, all 25 families that lived in the apartments have been displaced.
Midnight Oil hosts T-shirt contest
Searcy is currently experiencing a dramatic increase in active COVID-19 cases, which is consistent with the rest of the state and country, largely due to the new omicron variant. Local health care providers, such as Unity Health, are struggling to keep up with and manage the increasing COVID-19 numbers.
Noodle House welcomes Searcy
City Council passes emergency clause
Community yard sale to take place tomorrow
On Saturday, the community yard sale charity event is happening on the corner of Main Street and Moore Avenue. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., all Harding students and staff are encouraged to go and look through the goods donated by people from the Searcy community.
High school sports update
Searcy, Arkansas, residents have created a campaign to support the renewal of the 1-cent sales tax, aiming to show others its importance and encourage eligible citizens to register to vote for the Nov. 9 election. The last day to register to vote is tomorrow, Oct. 9.
Java & Jazz to be held tomorrow
Tacos 4 Life has recently closed permanently, leaving many to wonder why such a popular restaurant shut down. Several factors point toward the worker shortages found all over the country, especially in areas of employment, like foodservice and hospitality.