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- Two Flippin residents arrested on burglary charges
YELLVILLE - Two Flippin residents were arrested on burglary charges Monday after items were found at a Mountain Home pawn shop.
- See government in action, attend a local meeting
With the holiday season officially over, it's time to get back to business as normal.
- Elected officials take oaths of office
New Year's Day saw most of the elected officials around the area taking their oaths of office, both veteran officials and those just elected last fall.
- Marion County assessor sets meetings
YELLVILLE - Marion County Assessor Glenda Treat will be on the road to communities in the county to make personal property assessment more convenient for residents.
- Tornado Watch in Effect
A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of Western and Northwestern Arkansas. A Tornado Watch is in effect until 7am Saturday for the following counties... POPE, YELL, BAXTER, BOONE, MARION ,NEWTON,SEARCY, ...
- Christmas Eve church services
St. Thomas Anglican Church A traditional Christmas Eve Service with carols and Holy Communion will be 10 p.m. today at St.
- Magic of Christmas stories
"On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed. I did not rustle the sheets.
- Christmas Wishes ready to be picked up
The Christmas Wish center remains open only two more days but continues to provide help to families who want to give their children a happy holiday.
- 11 drug charges filed against a Yellville man
A Yellville, Arkansas man has been released from jail after posting bond on nearly a dozen-drug charges.
- Yellville man arrested on drug charges
A Yellville man was arrested Thursday on eight counts of drug delivery charges. Hershell Paxton, 57, was arrested when authorities executed a search warrant at his residence, according to a Marion County ...
- Schools' Athletic Expenses Detailed
The Yellville-Summitt School District spent more than 7 percent of its salary and operating expenditures on athletics last school year, higher than any of the other districts in 14 counties in the northwest ...
- NEWS
News Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 ABC Division to seek sweeping liquor law changes By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division will seek sweeping revisions to the state's liquor laws ...
- Yellville woman injured in crash
About 4:30 p.m., Patti Ware, 46, of Yellville was driving west on U.S. Highway 62 in Cotter when she failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road, traveling about 300 feet before hitting a tree, said ...
- Honors
Olivia Wolfe, 14, of Cotter recently won first at the Arkansas Home School Talent Competition in Searcy.
- Christmas Wish program helps 266 families so far
Christmas Wish volunteers have been very busy. As of Thursday evening, 266 wishes have been distributed or are ready for pickup.
- Tour benefits single-parent scholarship fund
YELLVILLE - Imagine getting pregnant in high school and married two weeks before starting college.
- Still on the Hill concert is free at Bentonville Library
The popular folk duo Still on the Hill will appear at the Bentonville Public Library in a free concert at 2 p.m. Saturday.
- Jefferson-Davenport
YELLVILLE - Larry and Debbie Davenport and Bryan and Tammie Jefferson, all of Yellville, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Hope Noel Jefferson and Brandon Kyle Davenport.
- On the back roads, seeking the treasures among us
"Lord, I was born a ramblin' man," goes the Allman Brothers song. "Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can." How deeply American is the ramblin' man, and where would American blues be without him? "I ...
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City DescriptionYellville is a city in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Marion County.
Yellville is named after Archibald Yell who was the first member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas, second Governor of Arkansas, and who fell in combat at the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War. Yellville existed well before the state of Arkansas was accepted into the United States in 1836, but under a different name. The actual name of Yellville is explained by Marian Burnes in the 1979 book, The History of Marion County:
In 1836 Marion County was formed...At that time, Yellville was chosen as a name for the town, in honor of Arkansas's second governor, Archibald Yell. The story has been handed down that he wanted the new town named in his honor and offered the founding fathers $50 to do so. They named it Yellville, but the $50 was never paid. Before Archibald Yell, the settlement was called Shawneetown for the Indian villages located here. Yell fought in the Mexican War under General Zachary Taylor and died in the war in 1848. The name Yell can be seen across Arkansas, as in Yell County, ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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