Historical society selling porch planks to finish Casey House restoration

The Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society is asking the public to buy the Casey House a new porch, one board at a time. The society is selling white oak porch plank sponsorships for $150 each as part of its All A-Board campaign, according to a flyer the group released this month. Smaller donations and…

ByChris FultonAugust 11, 20260Comments

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Historical society to mark 75th anniversary of Bull Shoals Dam

The Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society will mark the 75th anniversary of Bull Shoals Dam at its July meeting, with two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials as featured speakers. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, in the Knox Room at the Baxter County Library. Admission is free and the…

ByChris FultonJuly 13, 20260Comments

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Historical society to mark 75th anniversary of Bull Shoals Dam

The Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society will mark the 75th anniversary of Bull Shoals Dam at its July meeting, with two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials as featured speakers. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, in the Knox Room at the Baxter County Library. Admission is free and the…

ByChris FultonJuly 10, 20260Comments

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Jeff Quick to speak at Historical Society on Tuesday

The Baxter County Historical Society meeting Tuesday, June 23rd, will feature a program by Jeff Quick, Chief Executive Officer, Food Bank of North Central Arkansas. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Library. Mr. Quick has led the Food Bank since 2011 and has guided them to their mission of…

ByChris FultonJune 22, 20260Comments

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Baxter County Historical Museum to open Saturday with free ice cream sandwiches

The Baxter County Historical Museum will open Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and hand out free ice cream sandwiches to visitors ahead of the Red White & Blue Festival. The museum is at 300 Bomber Blvd. in Mountain Home. Visitors can explore photographs, artifacts and the stories that shaped the county.…

ByChris FultonJune 16, 20260Comments

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Food Bank CEO Jeff Quick to speak on the history of hunger in Arkansas June 23

The Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society will host Jeff Quick, CEO of the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas, for a free talk on the history of hunger in Arkansas. The program, titled "From Hunger to Hope," is set for Tuesday, June 23, at 6 p.m. in the Knox Room of the Baxter County…

ByChris FultonJune 16, 20260Comments

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Casey House restoration moves indoors with new floors and wallpaper

Restoration of the historic Casey House has moved inside, with crews refurbishing the home's floorboards and installing new wallpaper. The interior work is the latest step in a long effort to preserve Mountain Home's oldest surviving house. Earlier phases replaced the roof and rebuilt the front porch. Built in 1858 by Col. Randolph D. Casey,…

ByChris FultonJune 8, 20260Comments

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Historical society launches ‘All A-Board’ campaign to finish Casey House porch

The Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society is asking the community to help close a $15,000 gap in the restoration of the historic Casey House. Funding from Baxter County and the state of Arkansas covered most of Phase I of the project. It fell short of what is needed to finish the back porch and…

ByChris FultonJune 1, 20260Comments

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Historical Society cancels Tuesday meeting due to weather

The Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society has canceled its Tuesday meeting due to hazardous road conditions from last week's winter storm. Flippin native Cindy Wood Young had been scheduled to discuss her memoir "Growing Up Flippin" at 6 p.m. in the Knox Room of the Baxter County Library. Young, a child of the 1960s,…

ByChris FultonJanuary 27, 20260Comments

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Sonny Sharp named Mountain Home Observer’s 2025 Person of the Year

In a year when Mountain Home celebrated milestones in public safety, historic preservation and community development, one name kept appearing at the center of it all: Sonny Sharp. The Mountain Home Observer has named Sharp as its 2025 Person of the Year for his extraordinary contributions to the community, including a land donation that made…

ByChris FultonJanuary 6, 20260Comments