CITY GOVERNMENT Norfork
CITY OFFICIALS Mayor James Reeves
Recorder/Treasurer Donna Hinton
Ward 1, Position 1 Don Sappington
Ward 1, Position 2 Eric Stover
Ward 2, Position 1 Lisa Harrison
Ward 2, Position 2 Nina Brewer
Ward 3, Position 1 Jimmy Mincey
Ward 3, Position 2 Vacant
Norfork City Council meets monthly
at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday. A
NORFORK — Located at the conflu-
ence of the White and North Fork rivers, the town of Norfork — in- corporated in 1910 — has five historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wolf Cemetery was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Wolf Cemetery has burial headstones dating back to 1823, in- cluding that of pioneer Jacob Wolf. Wolf Cemetery is located south of Norfork on County Road 68. The two-story log house known as
the Wolf House is the oldest standing structure west of the Mississippi that was a territorial government build- ing, and the town that grew up around it was known as Liberty. With grant money and volunteers, Baxter County restored the Wolf House. Two more historic structures are
the Davis House and Horace Mann school buildings. The old AR High- way 5 bridge over the North Fork River was replaced in 2014 with a new bridge. Norfork is about 14 miles south of
Mountain Home on AR Highway 5. Norfork Dam and Norfork Lake are about 5 miles upstream. Norfork’s annual Pioneer Day
festival, held the third Saturday of May, celebrates the town’s history. Festivities include parades, booths, crafts and live music. Pioneer Day typically draws hundreds of visitors to the Norfork area. Fishing, boating and captivating scenic views draw tourists and new
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council workshop is monthly on the
second Tuesday and is held for public debate. Meet-
ings are open to the pub- lic. Hours of Norfork City Hall are 8 a.m. to noon
and 1-4:30 p.m. Monday- Friday. Phone 499-5225, Fax 499-5224.
residents alike to Norfork. The town’s population was 498 in the 2014 census. Growth continues, particularly in the Norfork Village neighborhood west of the White River. Two parcels of resi- dential land were annexed into the city in 2009, and the city’s water sys- tem was expanded during 2010 and 2011 to better serve residents. A local bank opened in 2009, join-
ing the shops along the street leading toward the city’s fire station and the historic Norfork school. Built in the 1930s by the Works Progress Admini- stration, the old school campus is located beside Norfork City Hall. Officials continue to restore and find uses for the buildings no longer used by the school district. The Norfork Area Youth Center at
85 City Circle is open 3-6 p.m. Mon- day-Friday during the school year, and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the sum- mer, including breakfast, lunch and a snack, for kids ages 5-18. For infor- mation call 499-3006. Mayor James Reeves is the flood
plain administrator. Norfork’s police chief is Jim Griffin. Frankie Baker is the fire chief. Within city limits, residents enjoy
a Class 3 Insurance Services Office rating. Outside city limits, and within 5 miles of the two fire stations, the ISO rating is Class 5. Areas in the fire district that are 5 miles removed from the stations are rated Class 10. Norfork has a 1 percent city sales
tax, part of the combined city, county and state sales tax rate of 8.5 percent.
Fact Book 2016 Don Sappington James Reeves Dawn Miller Donna Hinton Eric Stover
Lisa Harrison
Nina Brewer
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