Welcome to Searcy County AR! There use to be more shops on he square. @4:37 on the corner was a Ben Franklin 5 and dime way back when. Rotens had bought out a lot of the buildings that had closed up and now they've gone out of business. They decided to retire. The barber shop has been there as long as I can remember and the DMV has been same place too. So many businesses closed up over the years or moved. It's a shame. I remember there being a soda fountain at the Baker Drug store back in the late 60's or early 70's. My grandparents had a farm at Shady Grove near Chimes. Mom moved us to the farm from Chicago when I was 16. What a culture shock that was! It's funny, but no matter how many times I've left, I keep coming back. Searcy County is home. I lived in Leslie for a good many years too. Raised my kids between Searcy and VB counties. @6:20 that is one of my favorite lookouts! I love it! Did you know that it was the mid 60's when hwy 65 got paved all the way to Little Rock? The road has changed quite a bit since then too. Can you imagine having to drive 100+ miles of dirt road to go see a specialist? Oh, I graduated from Leslie HS in 1974. We were the Leslie Bulldogs then! Leslie, Marshall and Witt Springs schools consolidated in (I think) 2004 or maybe 2005.
Thanks for that! My grandparents lived in Leslie from 1960-1980. Seeing Marshall square where we hung out while grandpa went into the feed store on the corner was a good memory. I'll be contacting you soon. Time for God to take me home again.
lived in Witts Springs in the late 60,s to mid 70,s class of 71, drive in was the place to be on the weekends fellow grad Ron worked as a butcher at the store now has a used car lot on north side of road in town at least he did last time i was there fun place to grow up in
My grandma and grandpa born and raised and married in Marshall, most of my family is buried there in the cemeteries. Kyle and House I'm related to those names. I just went down for a family reunion this past June it was a great time!
Looking at different places in Arkansas to retire. Marshall looks like a nice place. My husband is more of a city boy, so it remains to be seen if we actually end up in a small town but I've been researching Marshall and I think you're very lucky to be living there. My great grandparents lived up North for their entire lives in (Pocahontas). So, I have a lot of relatives in that part of the state. They loved it in AR and spent their whole lives there.
@@ozarksrealtor When we make our decision, I will let you know. You put a lot of work into sharing this video and information about the area. We are planning a trip there in the coming months just to check the area out. I live in a very busy area in FL...I like the idea of a small town.
I stayed there for a while trying to get through something. It was okay, quiet peaceful, just a typical small town nothing special about it. I really dont understand what it is that people want to stick around there for though. I mean there are no opportunities or jobs there other than the kind that are more suitable for someone who is just entering the workforce but not for someone who has been working for twenty or thirty years like fast food, grocery, changing tires, things like that. It seems like a waste of life to me but I'm not and never have been the kind who is afraid of changes or starting over some place new away from family and friends. I hate being in the same place for too long even though I have faced hardships along the way.
Where did you come from? 3 times you mentioned coming from somewhere else. I think you might not be that far from V W Family on youtube. They are great check them out.
Nice little town. The thing i want to ask is this... I work unemployment for our workforce development area in Texas and the job market is always on my mind. I am finding more and more people losing their jobs due to the mandate, and less employers willing to hire those that are not v.d. What is the employability outlook there? Could someone some in and find employment?
As I do business all over this town, I see signs everywhere for places hiring. Keep your eyes on the governor of Arkansas for mandate changes. If someone wants to work, they will find it. You can get ahold of our chamber of commerce for more information. They are very helpful!
@@HarmonyHillHomestead1 This is the answer I got to your question: "There is no hiring agency in Searcy County. Harrison has one. The chamber pushes hiring through our Searcy County is Hiring Facebook. There is almost a continual need for employees at our restaurants, sawmills, Harps, home health, and special services like Friendship and Searcy County Special Services both of Marshall."
I lived in Marshall in the past and ended up leaving due to serious lack of employment opportunities. If you are serious about finding employment and want to make good money NWA is where you want to be. There are tons of jobs here around Rogers,Bentonville, Springdale and Fayetteville mostly in production and manufacturing but there is a pretty wide range of other jobs to choose from as well. I have seriously lost one job here before and had three other job offers on the table by the end of my shift. There are several big companies like Walmart, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Clorox, Tyson and many others with home offices based in this area the sky is the limit here. This place is a freaking jackpot for job seekers.
I’m looking for apartments there because I’ll be attending Harding University & google don’t seem list all of them. If someone could help me that’ll be awesome!
@@ozarksrealtor Thank you for replying! Yes, "country" people are much different from "city" people. (Even small towns in the Ozarks are "country".) I live in Missouri, but my family, before the "Civil War", lived in NW Arkansas, near Carrolton, and near Alpina. My gggrandfather enlisted there in Harrell's Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, CSA. After the War they moved to Lead Hill (where they had relatives), in Boone County, because the Yankees had burned out many of the farms and mills in Carroll County. He moved his mother and his wife and two children, and in Lead Hill they had four more children. In the '20's my grandfather moved across the White River into Missouri, in Cedarcreek near Forsyth, Taney County. There was a ferry crossing the White River in those days, where now there are three lakes. Did you see the movie "The Outlaw Josie Wales"? That's about the way it was in Missouri-and Arkansas- in the War. There really were "Red Legs" who killed Missouri civilians and they came from Kansas. Of course the Union Army also killed about 20,000 unarmed Missouri civilians during the War, because they occupied our State and didn't like Southern sympathizers. First they disarmed them, making it "illegal" for Missourians to be armed. Then they killed them. Welcome to the South! Here is Greg Judy talking about how to start a Regenerative (rotational) Ranch for beginning ranchers:ua-cam.com/video/xS4WbKXaRdY/v-deo.html Here he is talking about his "Rabitat", "houses" constructed for rabbits, on his land: ua-cam.com/video/6iZkYSRvvbY/v-deo.html You can see he is a Christian guy.
Beware of moving to Arkansas. If you rent an apartment, you essentially have zero rights. I have lived in my apartment for one year. I completed my lease. I paid every month through auto pay. They said that I could go month-to-month and they did not increase my rent. I received a letter from an attorney saving that I have to be out of my apartment February 29th. I'm screwed. I'm going through a medical condition through a cancer center in Little Rock and what they are doing is very wrong. In the law, it states that you can be a model tenant in a property management company can kick you out for any reason. If something goes wrong with your apartment, the property management does not have to fix it. Arkansas has the worst tenant laws in the country. Beware beware beware.
Welcome to Searcy County AR! There use to be more shops on he square. @4:37 on the corner was a Ben Franklin 5 and dime way back when. Rotens had bought out a lot of the buildings that had closed up and now they've gone out of business. They decided to retire. The barber shop has been there as long as I can remember and the DMV has been same place too. So many businesses closed up over the years or moved. It's a shame. I remember there being a soda fountain at the Baker Drug store back in the late 60's or early 70's. My grandparents had a farm at Shady Grove near Chimes. Mom moved us to the farm from Chicago when I was 16. What a culture shock that was! It's funny, but no matter how many times I've left, I keep coming back. Searcy County is home. I lived in Leslie for a good many years too. Raised my kids between Searcy and VB counties. @6:20 that is one of my favorite lookouts! I love it! Did you know that it was the mid 60's when hwy 65 got paved all the way to Little Rock? The road has changed quite a bit since then too. Can you imagine having to drive 100+ miles of dirt road to go see a specialist? Oh, I graduated from Leslie HS in 1974. We were the Leslie Bulldogs then! Leslie, Marshall and Witt Springs schools consolidated in (I think) 2004 or maybe 2005.
Thanks for that! My grandparents lived in Leslie from 1960-1980. Seeing Marshall square where we hung out while grandpa went into the feed store on the corner was a good memory. I'll be contacting you soon. Time for God to take me home again.
That's awesome. I'll help any way I can.
I enjoyed the tour. I have family land in Dennard and want to get closer to "get my feet wet" Thanks again. David.
Oh, heck yeah. Passed through Dennard this morning.
lived in Witts Springs in the late 60,s to mid 70,s class of 71, drive in was the place to be on the weekends fellow grad Ron worked as a butcher at the store now has a used car lot
on north side of road in town at least he did last time i was there fun place to grow up in
Thanks for the tour. I just bought 22 acres a few miles north of Marshall and haven't had time to drive there and explore the town yet.
Very nice. Where from?
@@ozarksrealtor Oklahoma now but grew up in south Louisiana but live all parts of the US and Hawaii.
My grandma and grandpa born and raised and married in Marshall, most of my family is buried there in the cemeteries. Kyle and House I'm related to those names. I just went down for a family reunion this past June it was a great time!
It's a great place to thrive.
Looking at different places in Arkansas to retire. Marshall looks like a nice place. My husband is more of a city boy, so it remains to be seen if we actually end up in a small town but I've been researching Marshall and I think you're very lucky to be living there. My great grandparents lived up North for their entire lives in (Pocahontas). So, I have a lot of relatives in that part of the state. They loved it in AR and spent their whole lives there.
Clinton and Harrison are just a short drive. Great cities. Marshall has the nicest people I have ever met.
@@ozarksrealtor When we make our decision, I will let you know. You put a lot of work into sharing this video and information about the area. We are planning a trip there in the coming months just to check the area out. I live in a very busy area in FL...I like the idea of a small town.
Good video. What area are y’all from? Enjoying the apartment in historic district.
From Roswell, NM
I stayed there for a while trying to get through something. It was okay, quiet peaceful, just a typical small town nothing special about it. I really dont understand what it is that people want to stick around there for though. I mean there are no opportunities or jobs there other than the kind that are more suitable for someone who is just entering the workforce but not for someone who has been working for twenty or thirty years like fast food, grocery, changing tires, things like that. It seems like a waste of life to me but I'm not and never have been the kind who is afraid of changes or starting over some place new away from family and friends. I hate being in the same place for too long even though I have faced hardships along the way.
I lived there for a short period. Beautiful place with great people! My only complaint is that they seem to "roll the streets up after dark"
Agreed. Where I came from, "rolling up the streets" would have been a huge benefit to the community. I much prefer it here!
@@ozarksrealtor What does "rolling up the streets" mean? The streets close after dark? If that's the case, sounds wonderful! And safe.
@@righton6442 not much happens after dark. It's peaceful IMHO.
I know this small city like the back of my hand, Leslie moreso though
I lived there when I was little
A great place for kids to grow up. Wish we had moved here when the kids were younger and could enjoy it longer.
Where did you come from? 3 times you mentioned coming from somewhere else. I think you might not be that far from V W Family on youtube. They are great check them out.
Fled NM to homestead here. No regrets.
Nice little town. The thing i want to ask is this... I work unemployment for our workforce development area in Texas and the job market is always on my mind. I am finding more and more people losing their jobs due to the mandate, and less employers willing to hire those that are not v.d. What is the employability outlook there? Could someone some in and find employment?
As I do business all over this town, I see signs everywhere for places hiring. Keep your eyes on the governor of Arkansas for mandate changes. If someone wants to work, they will find it. You can get ahold of our chamber of commerce for more information. They are very helpful!
@@ozarksrealtor yes we work with the chamber a lot here too. Do yall have a workforce center or hiring agency?
@@HarmonyHillHomestead1 This is the answer I got to your question:
"There is no hiring agency in Searcy County. Harrison has one. The chamber pushes hiring through our Searcy County is Hiring Facebook. There is almost a continual need for employees at our restaurants, sawmills, Harps, home health, and special services like Friendship and Searcy County Special Services both of Marshall."
I lived in Marshall in the past and ended up leaving due to serious lack of employment opportunities. If you are serious about finding employment and want to make good money NWA is where you want to be. There are tons of jobs here around Rogers,Bentonville, Springdale and Fayetteville mostly in production and manufacturing but there is a pretty wide range of other jobs to choose from as well. I have seriously lost one job here before and had three other job offers on the table by the end of my shift. There are several big companies like Walmart, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Clorox, Tyson and many others with home offices based in this area the sky is the limit here. This place is a freaking jackpot for job seekers.
@@livewire4438 thank you!
I’m looking for apartments there because I’ll be attending Harding University & google don’t seem list all of them. If someone could help me that’ll be awesome!
This is Searcy County. Harding is in the city of Searcy.
Harding university is too far to commute. It’s in White county.
looking to get out of the hustle and bustle of cali, looks homey
Raised in San Diego. Fled in 2004. Never looked back!
Prepare for large culture shock.
Looks like a nice town. I drove through Clinton and didn't like it. "Course I was on the highway (65).
The people here are amazing.
@@ozarksrealtor Thank you for replying! Yes, "country" people are much different from "city" people. (Even small towns in the Ozarks are "country".) I live in Missouri, but my family, before the "Civil War", lived in NW Arkansas, near Carrolton, and near Alpina. My gggrandfather enlisted there in Harrell's Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, CSA. After the War they moved to Lead Hill (where they had relatives), in Boone County, because the Yankees had burned out many of the farms and mills in Carroll County. He moved his mother and his wife and two children, and in Lead Hill they had four more children. In the '20's my grandfather moved across the White River into Missouri, in Cedarcreek near Forsyth, Taney County. There was a ferry crossing the White River in those days, where now there are three lakes. Did you see the movie "The Outlaw Josie Wales"? That's about the way it was in Missouri-and Arkansas- in the War. There really were "Red Legs" who killed Missouri civilians and they came from Kansas. Of course the Union Army also killed about 20,000 unarmed Missouri civilians during the War, because they occupied our State and didn't like Southern sympathizers. First they disarmed them, making it "illegal" for Missourians to be armed. Then they killed them. Welcome to the South!
Here is Greg Judy talking about how to start a Regenerative (rotational) Ranch for beginning ranchers:ua-cam.com/video/xS4WbKXaRdY/v-deo.html
Here he is talking about his "Rabitat", "houses" constructed for rabbits, on his land: ua-cam.com/video/6iZkYSRvvbY/v-deo.html You can see he is a Christian guy.
Beware of moving to Arkansas. If you rent an apartment, you essentially have zero rights. I have lived in my apartment for one year. I completed my lease. I paid every month through auto pay. They said that I could go month-to-month and they did not increase my rent. I received a letter from an attorney saving that I have to be out of my apartment February 29th. I'm screwed. I'm going through a medical condition through a cancer center in Little Rock and what they are doing is very wrong. In the law, it states that you can be a model tenant in a property management company can kick you out for any reason. If something goes wrong with your apartment, the property management does not have to fix it. Arkansas has the worst tenant laws in the country. Beware beware beware.
Are there houses to rent?
There is a dire need for rentals here. I hope to get a few up an running this spring
I live about 45 minutes from here. It's a bit dumpy.
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@@ozarksrealtor Sorry for my stupid spell check
@@midgie4410 this place is amazing. I love it.
@@ozarksrealtor I'm glad!
It is a little rusty yeah, but its relatively safe