Mountain Home cadet honored for saving classmate’s life at Norfork Dam

A Mountain Home High School student has received a national Navy honor for performing CPR on a fellow cadet who stopped breathing during a school trip in May. Cadet Petty Officer 3rd Class Ross Landreth was awarded the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Meritorious Achievement Ribbon for his actions on May 26. Principal Mary…

ByChris FultonAugust 14, 20260Comments

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Mountain Home precision rifle team wins state championship

The Mountain Home High School Precision Rifle Team is the Arkansas State High School State Champion after winning the state championship match March 19. The Bombers outshot teams from across the state at the Arkansas State High School Championships to bring home the title. Dylan Prins led the team with the top individual score in…

ByChris FultonMarch 24, 20260Comments

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Mountain Home NJROTC falls to Kaiser High School in week 7 air rifle match

Mountain Home NJROTC dropped a Week 7 match to Kaiser High School of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1004.9 to 954.9 in the 2026 National Air Rifle New Shooter League, moving the unit to 3-3 on the season. Both squads fielded first-year competitors in the three-position match, with each athlete firing 30 shots across kneeling, prone, and standing…

ByChris FultonMarch 18, 20260Comments

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JROTC Booster Club hosting mini golf tournament to fund Washington, D.C. trip

The Mountain Home High School NJROTC Booster Club is hosting a mini golf tournament on Saturday, April 11, to help raise funds to send cadets to Washington, D.C. for the nation's July 4th parade marking the country's 250th anniversary. The tournament will be held at Little T's Mini Golf on Highway 5 North, with two…

ByChris FultonMarch 18, 20260Comments

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JROTC Booster Club hosting mini golf tournament to fund Washington, D.C. trip

The Mountain Home High School NJROTC Booster Club is hosting a mini golf tournament on Saturday, April 11, to help raise funds to send cadets to Washington, D.C. for the nation's July 4th parade marking the country's 250th anniversary. The tournament will be held at Little T's Mini Golf on Highway 5 North, with two…

ByChris FultonMarch 10, 20260Comments

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Mountain Home NJROTC halfway to Washington as cadets log banner year

The Mountain Home High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit is halfway toward its goal of sending cadets to Washington, D.C., for the nation's 250th anniversary parade, the program's commander told supporters Tuesday, as the unit closed out a competitive year that included 15 active teams, 821 community service hours and placements at…

ByChris FultonMarch 6, 20260Comments

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Mountain Home NJROTC evens record at 3-2 with win over South Lakes in national air rifle league

Mountain Home NJROTC evened its record at 3-2 at the halfway mark of the 2026 National Air Rifle New Shooter League season, defeating South Lakes AJROTC of Reston, Va., 989.6 to 964.2 in Week 5 action. The New Shooter League is a 10-week national competition exclusively for first-year air rifle competitors. Teams of rookie shooters…

ByChris FultonMarch 5, 20260Comments

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JROTC Booster Club hosting mini golf tournament to fund Washington, D.C. trip

The Mountain Home High School NJROTC Booster Club is hosting a mini golf tournament on Saturday, April 11, to help raise funds to send cadets to Washington, D.C. for the nation's July 4th parade marking the country's 250th anniversary. The tournament will be held at Little T's Mini Golf on Highway 5 North, with two…

ByChris FultonMarch 3, 20260Comments

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Mountain Home NJROTC cadets need $56,000 to march in nation’s 250th birthday parade

The Mountain Home High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps unit has been selected to march in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., on July 4, part of the nation's 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Now they have to figure out how to get there. The…

ByChris FultonFebruary 27, 20260Comments

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Mountain Home NJROTC cadets invited to march in nation’s 250th birthday parade in Washington, D.C.

Mountain Home High School's NJROTC program has been invited to represent Arkansas in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C., on July 4, marching down historic Constitution Avenue as part of the nation's 250th birthday celebration. The invitation, extended Dec. 1 by the National Independence Day Parade organization in partnership with the U.S. Department…

ByChris FultonFebruary 26, 20260Comments