CITY GOVERNMENT


Mountain View CITY OFFICIALS


MOUNTAIN VIEW –


Billing itself as the “Folk Music Capitol of the World,” Mountain View has a rich tradition of preserving folk music and culture. It hosts the Arkansas Folk Festival, various folk artists at Ozark Folk Center State Park throughout the year, and weekly music gatherings on the court- house steps that are free and open to the public. The largest city and


county seat of Stone County, Mountain View is also known for its outdoor recreations, including Blanchard Springs Caverns, trout fishing on the White


River and the Ozark National Forest. Located at the in- tersections of AR High- ways 5, 9, 14 and 66, Mountain View rests north of Greers Ferry Lake, to the


Roger Gardner


east of Marshall, to the south of Mountain Home and to the west of Bates- ville. It has a population of 2,838 residents ac- cording to the 2010 cen- sus.


The mayor is Roger


Gardner and Peggy Lancaster serves as city clerk. The fire chief is


Curt Decker and B.J. Day is the chief of po- lice.


Mountain View’s


name derives from its location in a valley bor- dered by the Blue Moun- tain Range of the Ozark Mountains. It was in- corporated on August 14, 1890. Two major festivals


dominate the Mountain View calendar, the Ozark Folk Festival and the Arkansas Bean Fest and Great Championship Outhouse Races. Held every April, the Ozark Folk Festival features a parade, folk craft ven- dors and live folk music. During the last week of October, nearly one ton of pinto beans are cooked up in large, an- tique kettles along the court square and free beans and cornbread are


served to the crowd. The festival continues with the Outhouse Race, where teams of partici- pants push outhouses built on wheels (similar to a go-kart) in a series of races. Handmade crafts and folk music also play an integral role in this festival. Other local events include the Mountain View Blue- grass Festival, held in both mid-March and mid-November; an Old- Fashioned Fourth of July held July 3-4; and the Ozark Mountain Christ- mas, held throughout the month of December. The latter festival features the lighting of the town Christmas tree and the lighting of the downtown square. The Ozark Folk Cen-


ter plays host to several events throughout the


Mountain View City Hall 311 West Main St. Mountain View, AR 72560 (870) 269-3804 Mayor Roger Gardner City Clerk Peggy Lancaster Ward 1, Position 1 J.K. Williams Ward 1, Position 2 Bruce Stevens Ward 2, Position 1 Ricky Shuttleworth Ward 2, Position 2 Truman Bullard Ward 3, Position 1 Dana Woods Ward 3, Position 2 Cindy Hubberd


year, including live concerts, the Arkansas State Fiddle Champi- onships and workshops teaching banjo, dulcimer and other folk crafts.


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