A young group of actors put on a nativity scene during this years tree lighting ceremony. This year’s ceremony also featured a Christmas festival featuring live axe throwing, carriage rides and more from Mountain Home’s Chamber of Commerce. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.




The Veteran’s Plaza war memorial also got a touch of Christmas spirit during this year’s tree lightning ceremony. The Christmas tree downtown is 26-feet tall. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.

















Darkness begins to descend on the Sheid before Mountain Home’s Coulter Celebration of Lights starts for the evening. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.
The Sheid after the sun sets during the Coulter Celebration of Lights. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.


A photo of the Coulter Celebration of Lights. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.







Cotter residents pose for a photo at the third annual “Christmas in Cotter.” Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.
Cotter added a new Christmas tree category to its annual decoration competition. The best decorated tree went to Christian Foster and Top Quality Services. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.
An elf prepares to hand Santa Claus a toy during the third annual “Christmas in Cotter.” Children attending the event received a free toy after visiting with Santa Claus. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.
Cotter’s Volunteer Fire Department joined in the Christmas fun during the city’s third annual “Christmas in Cotter” event Dec. 18. Photo by Alison Fulton/MHO.
A photo of Cotter’s newly lit RM Ruthven Bridge. Photo by Alison Fulton / MHO.
A photo of Cotter’s newly lit RM Ruthven Bridge. Photo by Alison Fulton / MHO.
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Christopher Fulton is an award-winning investigative journalist and U.S. Navy veteran living in Arkansas. Fulton graduated from the University of Memphis in 2020 summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. After seeing a void in Mountain Home’s local news market, he founded the Mountain Home Observer and currently serves as the online newspaper’s publisher and news reporter.