By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The MC Cruise-In at Licking Sonic held their first Toy Drive of the season last Thursday. Members brought new and unwrapped toys that will be distributed at the annual Licking Christmas festivities. Last year over 100 little ones went home with a gift and a smile on their face due…

In addition to the current media postings, in this week’s print edition of The Licking News: The 7th Annual Ride to Remember and free concert in honor of Anthony Michael Mordis will be held this Saturday at the Licking Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Grounds. Next weekend on September 10, there will be a run/hike at…

Two Licking fugitives were apprehended in August, and charges against a Beulah man were upgraded last week. Roger Burgess, of Licking, was apprehended in Pulaski County earlier this month. He is currently incarcerated in the Dent County Jail where probation had been revoked on a 2017 charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. He also…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Author Christy Porter, illustrators Billie Jean (Blaylock) Boley and Connie (Blaylock) Wallace, tinsmith Jeff Goris, and museum administrator Jackie Duncan greeted attendees at a book signing at the Texas County Museum of Art and History Saturday. Porter’s creation, “It’s an Elephant,” is a children’s book set in Licking, and was written…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor On a recent field trip, literally a field trip, with Dr. Dan Hatch and his wife, Cookie, we were met by landowner Hal Dandridge. Guided to a remote valley, I was blessed to see a majestic and historic Burr Oak tree named “The Liberty Tree” nestled in that valley, surrounded…

By Shari Harris, Publisher Kissiar Sunflower Patch held their season opener event Saturday and had a good attendance throughout the day. A steady flow of visitors came to the patch, with owner John Kissiar reporting cars began arriving at 10:30 a.m. Prior to the opening, Cherie Kissiar sponsored a meeting of the Ozark Baptist Church…

By Christy Porter, Managing Editor The Licking Rural Volunteer Fire Department collected donations totaling $1,930 in the “Fill the Boot” campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) this past Saturday at the Hwy. 32 – Main Street intersection. All four corners were covered as David and Cherokee Potts, Addie Markus, Lt. Larry Potts, new firefighter…