The Mountain Home Observer has been named a finalist in three categories of the 2026 Arkansas Press Association Editorial Contest.
The finalists are a news story on Baxter County officials receiving training on changes to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and the investigative series "Power, Politics, and Public Accountability." The Observer was also named…
The Mountain Home Observer has received multiple nominations in the 2025 Diamond Journalism Awards from the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting, adding to a growing list of recognition for the publication's coverage of local issues.
Chris Fulton of the Mountain Home Observer was named…