Three local taxing authorities will hold their tax levy public hearings next week for Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). The levy hearing for Ringgold County is scheduled for Monday, March 24 at 10 a.m. in the supervisors’ office on the second floor of the county courthouse. The levy hearing for…

In a move that surprised many area high school sports fans, the Central Decatur board of directors has approved a transition to 8-man football. According to an article in the March 5 Leon Journal-Reporter, the 8-man format will be adopted in middle school in Fall 2025 and at the junior varsity level in 2026, with…

The Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce will host a town hall with state senator Tom Shipley and state representative Devon Wood on Saturday, March 29 beginning at 9 a.m. in the Assembly Room at the Ringgold County courthouse. As in past years, the legislators will provide opening comments and then take questions from attendees. The…

[Editor’s note: In recognition of Mount Ayr’s sesquicentennial observance in September, the Record-News will run an occasional feature story recounting the early days of the city and county. Items are told in the vernacular of the day in which they were written, but some have been edited with discretion.] Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in Ringgold…