The City of Batesville

06/21/2026

06/18/2026

Hey Batesville Neighbors!
Stay informed and stay safe with a new free service available through TextMyGov!
Sign up for National Weather Service alerts by texting BatesvilleNWS to 91896 or scanning the QR Code in the picture.
You'll receive text notifications for important weather and emergency warnings, including:
✅ Tornado Warnings
✅ Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
✅ Flood & Flash Flood Warnings
✅ Ice Storm Warnings
✅ AMBER Alerts
✅ Other local emergency notifications

These text alerts come directly from the National Weather Service and other authorized emergency agencies for the Batesville area, 72501 zip code.
** Please note! They will only make the text sound you have previously selected on your personal device**

To avoid sending too many notifications, we've chosen to send WARNINGS ONLY—not watches. We encourage everyone to have multiple ways to receive weather alerts, and we hope this provides another valuable tool to help keep our community safe.

06/16/2026

Interested in learning more about Civil Air Patrol? Check out this event coming up on June 25th at Batesville High School!

06/16/2026

Be watching for this in Batesville on July 1st!!

✈️🇺🇸 FLY OVER ARKANSAS COMING TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE 🇺🇸✈️

The Arkansas National Guard is taking America's 250th celebration to the skies!

From June 29 through July 2, military aircraft will fly over dozens of Arkansas communities as part of the Fly Over Arkansas tour celebrating America's upcoming 250th anniversary.

📅 JULY 1 STOPS INCLUDE:
Beebe, Searcy, Heber Springs, Batesville, Mountain View, Melbourne, Ash Flat, Mountain Home, Newport, Jonesboro, Paragould, Blytheville, Marion, Helena, and Stuttgart.

📅 JULY 2 STOPS INCLUDE:
Clinton, Leslie, Marshall, Yellville, Berryville, Eureka Springs, Bentonville, Springdale, Fayetteville, Huntsville, Harrison, and Jasper.

The statewide event is designed to honor our nation's history while bringing communities together as America prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence.

🇺🇸 Watch the skies and join the celebration as the Arkansas National Guard flies across the Natural State!

READ MORE on this story from ArkansasRadio.com CLICK the LINK BELOW in the comments

06/11/2026

Levitt Amp concert series continues!! Come join the fun on Main Street Batesville - Arkansas tonight!

🎶 TOMORROW NIGHT! 🎶

One of the things that makes Levitt AMP Batesville so special is the incredible talent growing right here at home — and this week we're turning the spotlight up even more!

Before national touring artist Marielle Kraft takes the stage, we'll kick off the evening with TWO local performances:

🎤 6:00 PM – Whitt Mietzen
🎤 6:30 PM – Pete & Syd accompanied by Shannon Rounds and Mark Reaves

From seasoned performers to rising stars, our local music scene continues to thrive, and we couldn't be more excited to showcase the artists helping shape Batesville's creative culture.

Bring your lawn chairs, grab dinner downtown, and join us for an evening packed with hometown talent, community spirit, and unforgettable music.

📍 Downtown Batesville
🕕 Music starts at 6:00 PM
🎟 FREE Admission

🎶❤️

06/10/2026

Attention Batesville Water Utility Customers:
If you received an unexpected email recently about your account, please don't be alarmed — your account and service are completely fine though you will have to go online at
www.Batesvillearkansas.gov and click on Pay Water Bill to set up a new online profile if you want to use our new Online Payment
System. We will not be charging any late fees or disconnect fees for the next two months during this
transition period.
We recently upgraded to a new, more secure online payment system called Invoice Cloud. An email was
sent to our customers without our authorization by our previous payment vendor, and we apologize for
any confusion it caused.
A few things to know:
✅ Your account is in good standing
✅ Saved links and logins from the old system will no longer work
✅ You can make a payment or set up a new account at the link below
✅ Make a payment by Phone: Call 888-332-1563

Thank you for your patience — we are here to help!

Batesville, founded in 1821 is the oldest existing city in the state of Arkansas. We invite you to come take a look around.