Gateway’s golf scramble nears

HORSESHOE BEND — The Ozark Gateway Region Golf Classic three-person Scramble Saturday will be held at 8 a.m. Aug. 17. Coffee and doughnuts will be served at 7 a.m.  Entry fee is $120 per team, and cash prizes are determined by the number of entrants.  The entry...
Hardy — like a step back in time

Hardy — like a step back in time

HARDY — From the great outdoors to shopping, browsing, or relaxing the day away, Hardy is one town in the Ozark Gateway region that provides all this and more in Sharp County. From its historic downtown full of shops and eateries to the nearby Spring River to...
All in a day’s trip

All in a day’s trip

Where can you visit three parks each within a 15-mile radius of each other, all in one day? Right in the Ozark Gateway Region, of course. No matter where you start: Powhatan, Lake Charles or Davidsonville, fun awaits all year ’round.  At Powhatan State Park in...
A taste worth the trip

A taste worth the trip

Cave City’s watermelons aren’t touted as the sweetest in the world for no reason. One bite into one of these sweet, juicy melons makes it worth the trip.  The rich, sandy soil that is exclusive to the 20-mile-radius surrounding Cave City is what gives the melons such...