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- Santa. Shopping. Entertainment. Arts Center and Museum both open -- Merrytime in Magnolia!
- Griffin names senior staff for Attorney General's Office
- How much money will you spend on Christmas gifts this season?
- Mike McNeill’s Diary for Friday, December 9, 2022: The more important number
- Parasites return to Southwest Arkansas fisheries as waters cool
News
Attorney General-elect Tim Griffin on Friday named his senior staff and a restructuring within the office.
We acknowledge focusing too much in our reporting on local employment rates. As we report today, Columbia County’s unemployment rate is 3.8 percent – down almost a full percent from September. That’s great. Fantastic. Way to go. But not the most important figure. The more important number is…
The majority of magnoliareporter.com readers say they are worse off financially than they were at this time a year ago.
Columbia County's unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) decreased to 3.8 percent in October from 4.7 percent in September, according to a preliminary county by county report released December 2 by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.
The following people have recently been booked into the custody of the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in Magnolia. All of the following people are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Not listed are people serving brief commitments or state …
Flu continued its annual rampage through Arkansas last week, with 2,300 new cases reported to the Arkansas Department of Health for the week that ended Friday.
Recent arrests made by the Magnolia Police Department. Many, but not all, of these arrests have previously been listed in our daily report Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility bookings and releases.
Readers may have noticed in today’s business incorporation report that Denae Gillentine, representing Dorothy’s Diner LLC, has received its certificate of organization. We contacted her. She plans to have the restaurant open in the former Chatterbox location by January 1. Initially, her plan…
South Arkansas incorporations and related actions by county for the week ended Tuesday, December 6, 2022, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Education
Louisiana Tech University has announced graduates from its Fall 2022 commencement ceremonies held November 19.
The local Albemarle Foundation council recently made a $72,000 grant to the Magnolia School District’s Performing Arts Center.
Southern Arkansas University Tech has announced that Joyce Elliott will be the guest speaker for the annual Black History Celebration on February 23, 2023.
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education recently invited all Arkansas school districts to participate in the "Holiday Cards 4 Our Military Challenge,” and Magnolia students accepted it.
The University of Arkansas-TexARKana campus will offer new courses in welding this spring.
Grambling State University has signed a student exchange agreement with Management College of National Defense University, a military academy located in Bade District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China, to establish an ROTC Student Exchange Program.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship programs.
BATESVILLE-- Lyon College received official notification from the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council (IAC) regarding the college’s change requests that have been under consideration since March 2022.
Louisiana Tech University’s Chemical Engineering program has added a new experiment to the Senior Unit Operations Lab. The fermentation experiment is designed to help students understand biochemical reactions and as an experiment that the students would enjoy.
ARKADELPHIA – Ian Cosh, vice president emeritus for community and international engagement at Ouachita Baptist University, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Education degree from Liverpool (England) Hope University recently at the university’s graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom.
Obituaries
Bula Lorene (Kirkpatrick) Doss Henderson, 86, of New Boston, TX, formerly of McNeil, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at the Christus St. Michael Health System in TEXarkana.
Joel Stewart was born June 26, 1943 at El Dorado. He was the s…
John H. Simpson, 88, of Taylor passed away Wednesday, December…
Barbara Waller Young, 78, of Emerson passed away Monday, Decem…
Kerry Joe Easter was born July 15, 1954 to the late Irene Evan…
Cecile Annette Pyle Camp, 85, of El Dorado, formerly of Magnol…
John Paul Cooper, 69, of Magnolia passed away Monday, November…
Jodene “JoJo” Randolph Gilfillian, 88, of Magnolia passed away…
Entertainment
Merrytime in Magnolia and the Christmas Market return Saturday to the Magnolia Square.
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado announces the return of The Penguin Project to the stage for another special theatrical production for actors of differing needs and their mentors.
Here are more photographs from the Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, and the Southern Arkansas University Celebration of Lights, held Thursday.
The South Arkansas Arts Center of El Dorado has announced the cast selection for the December production of “Frozen, Jr.”
Hempstead Hall and the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council present “Hope for the Holidays: Songwriters in the Round!” featuring local and regional talent, including Mae Estes, Lance Carpenter, C.J. Solar, and Rachel Hale.
Float winners have been announced for the Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, held Thursday.
Opinion
The majority of magnoliareporter.com readers say they are worse off financially than they were at this time a year ago.
Should voters be required to register as Republicans to vote in the elections that really decide many races – even though their taxes pay for those elections regardless?
We already knew that prisons, tax cuts and public schools would be the big issues in the upcoming legislative session. But Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, says they actually are the only ones that really matter, at least at first.
“Merry Christmas” is the most-used seasonal greeting, magnoliareporter.com readers say.
Community
The Pentecostals of Magnolia, on Highway 79 Bypass, will present their Christmas Drama this weekend.
Apostolic Christian Academy, which is part of First Apostolic Church of Magnolia, will present a comedy play, “Christmas in Columbia County,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
LeadAR, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s leadership program, is accepting applications for its next class of leaders. For Arkansans who are passionate about the futures of their communities, LeadAR provides an in-depth learning experience covering important economi…
South Arkansas Heritage Museum in Magnolia will hold its first Christmas Open House from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, December 10.
One-third of Arkansans vaccinated against COVID-19 reported some level of vaccine hesitancy during a study conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research.
Alzheimer’s/dementia caregivers are invited to a luncheon at noon Friday, December 1 in the rotunda of the Lelia Enrichment Complex, 600 Lelia St., Magnolia.
Sports
Southwest Arkansas anglers are reporting red dots on the skin of some bass they’ve caught.
The Great American Conference announced the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors for the fourth week of the 2022-23 season.
Arkansas Activities Association high school football playoffs scores from the past week, and next weekend's games.
Derrian Ford, a freshman from Magnolia, played during the Arkansas Razorbacks 99-58 win Saturday against San Jose State in Fayetteville.
Southern Arkansas put up a feisty effort in the Saturday afternoon game against the Harding Lady Bisons to open GAC play at home, falling 105-103 in overtime.
Southern Arkansas never trailed on Saturday afternoon as the Muleriders used a solid effort from the floor (56.1%) and from beyond-the-arc (50%), while winning the rebound battle (+13) in a 94-58 Great American Conference win over Harding.
