Bus
Regularly scheduled bus service is available in select areas of the six-county region through Greyhound (1-800-229-9424) and local carriers.

Weekly scheduled bus service to St. Louis and Chicago is offered by Mountain Home Bus Agency. For reservations, call Scott Lumbert at (870) 492-5331.

Parts of Marion and Baxter Counties are served by North Arkansas Transportation Service. For current schedule information, call (870) 425-6989.

Telecommunications
Local phone service in the six counties of the North Central Arkansas Regional Economic Development area is provided by one of six companies, depending on location:

• CenturyTel provides local service to much of Baxter County, including Mountain Home, Izard County, including Calico Rock and Melbourne, and Fulton County, including Salem. Century Tel also sells Internet services and can be reached at 800-225-2594.

• NATCO serves a northern Arkansas territory including portions of Marion County, including Flippin and Bull Shoals, and Boone Counties, and can be reached at 800-775-6682. NATCO Technologies also sells Internet services and can also be reached at 800-775-6682.

• Yelcot serves towns in both Baxter and Marion Counties: Gassville, Cotter, Yellville and Summit, and can be reached at 870-449-4211.

• Mountain View Telephone Company serves Stone County, plus the southern tip of Baxter County and a northwest portion of Cleburne County and can be reached at 870-269-3232.

• Tri-County provides local, long distance and Internet services through Ritter Internet to the north and western parts of Searcy County and can be reached at 870-429-5211.

• Alltel provides local phone service and Internet to Marshall, Leslie, and surrounding areas of Searcy County and can be reached at 888-255-8351.

Long distance service is offered in the area by many companies. Some of them are:

• AT&T 800-222-0400

• CenturyTel 800-225-2594

• MCI WorldCom 800-444-3333

• Northern Arkansas Telephone Company 800-775-6682

• Qwest 800-860-2255

• Sprint 800-877-2000

• Yelcot 870-449-4211
   

Cellular Phone Service and Equipment

• American Cellular 870-425-0866

• Alltel Communications 800-255-8351

• Cellular Mobility 870-425-6726

• Russell Cellular 870-425-0866

• Telephone Connection, Southwestern Bell 870-425-7800
   

Internet Service
Much of the North Central Arkansas Regional Economic Development area has several choices in high-speed Internet access.

• CenturyTel offers DSL

• Cox Communications offers cable access

• NATCO Technologies offers DSL and ISDN in parts of Boone, Marion, and Baxter counties.

• Cebridge Connections offers cable access in parts of Searcy County.
   

Dialup Internet service is provided by several Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

• CenturyTel 800-667-8451, serving primarily Baxter, Fulton, Izard Counties

• InfoDash 870-425-4474, serving primarily Baxter County

• Mountain View Internet Service 870-269-3232, serving primarily Stone County

• NATCO Technologies - a division of Northern Arkansas Telephone Company - 870-453-8811, serving primarily Marion, Baxter, Boone Counties. Service is also available through a partner in Mountain Home (Brooks-Jeffrey Marketing, 870-425-8064).

• Alltel serving east and south Searcy County 888-255-8351.

• Ritter Internet serving north and west Searcy County 870-429-5211.

• OzComm serves Searcy and Stone Counties with Internet dialup and wireless services 870-447-3123.

Media
Three daily area newspapers

• The Baxter Bulletin, 870-508-8000
  Mountain Home, circulation 11,200
  (Area: Baxter, Marion, Fulton, Izard counties)

• Harrison Daily Times, 870-741-2325
  Harrison, circulation 9,500 Monday - Friday; 10,500 Sunday
  (Area: Boone, Marion, Searcy counties)

• Batesville Daily Guard, 870-793-2383
  Batesville, circulation 9,800
  (Area: Stone, Izard, Fulton counties)

Eight area weekly newspapers

• The Mountaineer Echo, 870-453-3731
  Flippin, circulation 2,300
  (Area: Marion County)

• The White River Current, 870-297-8300
  Calico Rock, circulation 2,200
  (Area: Izard County)

• The Melbourne Times, 870-368-4421
  Melbourne, circulation 2,620
  (Area: Izard County)

• The News, 870-895-2366
  Salem, circulation 3,000
  (Area: Fulton County)

• Izard/Fulton County Record
  Salem, circulation 5,800
  (Area: Izard, Fulton Counties)

• Marshall Mountain Wave, 870-448-3321
  Marshall, circulation 4,500
  (Area: Searcy County)

• Pacesetting Times
  Horseshoe Bend, circulation 1,400
  (Area: Izard, Fulton, Sharp Counties)

• Stone County Leader, 870-269-3841
  Mountain View, circulation 4,900
  (Area: Stone County)

• Stone County Citizen, 870-269-8626
  Mountain View, circulation 3,000
  (Area: Stone County)

Area radio stations

• KBCN, Country FM - 104.3
  100,000 watts
  Harrison/Marshall, 870-743-1157

• KCGS, Southern Gospel AM - 960
  5,000 watts
  Marshall, 870-448-5567

• KCTT, Oldies FM - 101.7
  6,000 watts
  Mountain Home, 870-425-3101, sales@ktlo.com

• KCMH, Christian Radio FM - 91.5
  Mountain Home, 870-425-2525, kcmh@cox-internet.com
  26,000 watts

• KKTZ, Hits FM - 93.5
  Mountain Home, 870-492-6022, radio@mtnhome.com
  25,000 watts

• KOMT, Music of Your Life FM - 107.5
  Mountain Home, 870-492-6022, radio@mtnhome.com
  100,000 watts

• KPFM, Country FM - 105.5
  Mountain Home, 870-425-6022, radio@mtnhome.com
  50,000 watts

• KTLO, Country AM - 1240
  Mountain Home, 870-425-3101, sales@ktlo.com
  1,000 watts

• KTLO, Easy Listening FM - 97.9
  Mountain Home, 870-425-3101, sales@ktlo.com
  50,000 watts

Cable TV

• Cox Communications, 870-425-3161
  (Area: Baxter, Marion Counties)

• Mountain View Cable, TV 870-269-4350
  (Area: Stone, Izard Counties)

• Melbourne Cable TV, 870-297-4880
  (Area: Izard, Stone Counties)

• Cebridge Connections, 877-423-2743
  (Area: Leslie)

• Buford Communications DBA Alliance Communications 800-842-8160
  (Area: Marshall)

Utilities
Utilities are provided by:
 

• Arkansas Western Gas (natural gas)
  Contact - Lynn Anderson, Mountain Home local office
  870-425-5445
  (Area: Baxter, Izard, Marion, and Stone Counties)

• Entergy
  Arkansas towns and cities,
  800-368-3749
  (Area: Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Stone counties)

• North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
  Salem in Fulton County is the corporate headquarters,
  870-895-3221 (Mountain Home office 425-2141)
  (Area: Baxter, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Stone counties)

• Petit Jean Electric Cooperative
  870-448-3477 or 800-786-7618
  (Area: Nine counties including Searcy, Stone, and Marion)

• Liquified Petroleum (bottled gas)
  (Available throughout the region from commercial suppliers)

Water resources include:

• Lake Norfork - source for Mountain Home, Baxter County; Northeast Lakeside Water Association, Lakeview/Midway Water Association

• Bull Shoals Lake - source for Marion County Regional Water (for Bull Shoals, Flippin, Summit, Yellville, part of Marion County)

• White River - source for Mountain View, Stone County

• Hughes Spring Lake - source for Marshall and Leslie in Searcy County

• Wells - source for Izard and Fulton County communities