CITY GOVERNMENT


CITY OFFICIALS Norfork


NORFORK — Located at the


confluence of the White and North Fork rivers, the town of Norfork, incorporated 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 burials 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 building, 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 Highway 5 bridge over the North Fork River was replaced in 2014 with a new bridge. Norfork received a Trails for


Life grant of $35,000 in 2013 to build a one-quarter mile, hard- surface walking track on property behind City Hall. The trail was completed in 2014. Norfork is about 14 miles south


of Mountain Home on AR High- way 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 Nor- fork area. The 2016 Pioneer Day festival included a Mr. and Miss Pioneer Day from the senior class at Norfork High School. Fishing, boating and captivat-


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ing scenic views draw tourists and new residents alike to Norfork. The town’s population was 511 in the 2014 census. Growth con- tinues, 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 system was expanded during 2010 and 2011 to better serve residents. Alocal bank opened in 2009,


joining 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 Administration, 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. Monday-Friday during the school year, and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer, including breakfast, lunch and a snack, for kids ages 5-18. For information, call the center at 499-3006. Mayor James Reeves is the


flood plain administrator. Nor- fork’s police chief is Jim Griffin. Frankie Baker is the fire chief. Within city limits, residents


enjoy a Class 3 Insurance Ser- vices 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. Water services are available,


with a $100 deposit and $50 hook- up fee, at Norfork City Hall week- days 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chrissy McFall is water department clerk.


Jimmy Mincey Kay Gragg Fact Book 2017 Eric Stover Lisa Harrison Nina Brewer


Mayor James Reeves Recorder/Treasurer Christi Dobson 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 Kay Gragg Norfork City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. A coun-


cil workshop is on the second Tuesday of each month and is held for public de- bate. Meetings are open to the public. Hours of city hall are 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4:30 p.m. Monday- Friday.


James Reeves


Christi Dobson


Don Sappington


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