Gentry makes plans for Christmas Season

“A Christmas to Remember” is the theme of this year’s Gentry Christmas parade set for 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12.
The parade, sponsored annually by the Gentry Chamber of Commerce, will begin at Curran Feed Store and travel west to the Gentry City Park.
Float entries should be lined up at 5:30 p.m. Awards of $100 in [...]

Gentry School Board Agenda for Monday

Regular meeting to be held Monday, November 16, 2009, at 7 p.m. in the central office board room
FY 10 MEETING 7
6:00 P.M. Pre-Meeting for School Board
Professional Development- 1 Hour Credit
1. Call to Order
2. Comments from the Public
3. Comments from the Staff
4. Consideration of Board Minutes of Regular October 19, 2009 Pages
5. Consideration of Financial Reports- [...]

Fishing along the shores of SWEPCO Lake

Courier-Journal print edition for this week now online

The Gentry Courier-Journal online edition, including this week’s print edition content is now available at www.nwanews.com/gentry.

Schools seeking public comment on list of suggested projects for the spending of federal stimulus dollars

Gentry School District is seeking comments from the public on the ideas suggested in a recent survey for projects and purchases for which the district might use federal stimulus dollars available to the schools under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Public comments may be submitted by e-mail to Gentry Schools superintendent Dr. Randy Barrett [...]

SWEPCO Lake in the morning

The smokestack of the Flint Creek Power Plant towered above the glassy waters of SWEPCO Lake this morning, causing a reflected image on the lake.
The lake is a popular spot for bass fishing because of the waters, warmed by the power plant.
A large boat ramp and a fishing pier are publicly accessible
by taking Arkansas Highway [...]

Gentry’s real incorporation date

Proof of publication from the Gentry Journal in 1895

GENTRY — While some histories of Gentry list its incorporation date as in 1894, the town was actually not incorporated until 1895.
According to the Gentry Journal’s certification of publication of the Notice of Incorporation Petition, pictured above, the petition to incorporate Gentry was filed at the [...]

Potential water service disruption and potential precautionary boil water notice

BENTON COUNTY — The Benton Washington Regional Public Water Authority — a regional wholesale drinking water provider to Water District No. 1 (including the towns of Avoca and Little Flock), Bella Vista Property Owners Association, Centerton, Decatur, Garfield, Gateway Public Water Authority, Gentry, Gravette, Highfill, Lost Bridge Village, Lincoln, Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Siloam Springs, [...]

Life in Gentry

What is Life In Gentry? It is a new Web log to supplement the news already reported in the print edition of the Gentry Courier-Journal.
The Web log’s name is its theme. The focus of this blog will be Life in Gentry. Not only will news briefs and announcements be posted from time to time, but [...]