Stories from Sunday, January 8, 2017

Local author R.W. Bennett will read excerpts from his newest novel during a gathering Jan. 13 at the Cottonwood Collective, 230 North 2nd East St. Hosted in partnership with the Mountain Home Arts Council, Bennett's presentation of "Rock Creek: Water, Risk and Grit" begins at 5 p.m. that day...

People in the Mountain Home community will reflect on the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his call for Americans to serve others during an event scheduled for Jan. 14. Sponsored by the Mountain Home Community Black History Committee, this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast begins at 8 a.m. that morning at the Elks Lodge, 325 South 3rd West St...