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- Mike McNeill’s Diary for Friday, April 16, 2021: Welcome, Larry Fowler Trucking
- Dr. Berry tells board that SAU is moving forward despite pandemic
- ABC reports no interaction with Columbia County last month
- Recent Columbia County jail bookings and releases
- 6 p.m. Thursday COVID-19 local report: Union County, SAU cases in slight uptick -- no Magnolia school cases
News
We welcome back Larry Fowler Trucking as an advertiser on magnoliareporter.com. Our MHS 1975 classmate needs mechanics and drivers and wrecker operators with commercial driver’s licenses. People who want a job in any of these fields may apply in person at the Larry Fowler Trucking office on …
No business from Columbia County retailers came before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in March, according to reports on the ABC website.
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 …
COVID-19 statistics as reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Thursday. Symbols (+) or (-) mean changes in numbers since Wednesday.
Columbia County had lottery ticket sales totaling $688,785.50 for March, according to a report released April 12 by the Arkansas Department of Finance - Office of the Arkansas Lottery.
Major college sports are becoming more professional and less hypocritical as athletes have more options and therefore more power.
South Arkansas bankruptcies by county for the week ended Tuesday, April 13, 2021, according to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
South Arkansas business incorporations by county for the week ended Tuesday, April 13, 2021, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.
COVID-19 statistics as reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Wednesday. Symbols (+) or (-) mean changes in numbers since Tuesday.
There was no grand prize winner in Wednesday’s Powerball lottery.
Education
Southern Arkansas University continues to see growth in the midst of the pandemic and a low number of positive COVID-19 cases, President Dr. Trey Berry told the Board of Trustees during a virtual meeting on Wednesday.
Columbia Christian School has congratulated Barbara Pearson for being named Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year.
Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community held its Spring 2021 Tiger Serve Day event on Saturday, April 10, with 75 teams completing 76 projects throughout the Arkadelphia community.
Magnolia High School senior Maggie Grace Cassidy has been awarded the 2021 Governor's Distinguished Scholarship.
Magnolia High School Spanish instructor Mercedes Pittman was selected as the campus 2021 Teacher of the Year.
Campbell & Company of Magnolia, Inc., has been a supporter of Southern Arkansas University for over 25 years.
Each spring, Magnolia High students are among more than 3,500 students, teachers, parents, and community and business leaders who attend the largest EAST event of the year, EAST Conference.
Cynthia Cater was recently selected as the Walker Pre-K Center's 2021 Teacher of the Year.
The Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday on the Magnolia campus.
Columbia Christian School has announced its honor roll for the third nine-week period of the 2020-2021 academic year, ended March 12.
Obituaries
Jo Ann Litzsinger, 78, of Magnolia passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021 at The Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Magnolia.
Ken Barker, 66, of Magnolia, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, A…
Tommy Peace, 73, of Emerson passed away peacefully on Monday, …
Eddie V. Beal Jr., 51, of Waldo passed away at his home on Thu…
Mitchell Ray Colbert, 34, of Magnolia passed away on Sunday, A…
Jeremiah Davis Harper, 65, of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Stamp…
Willard Clifton Carpenter, 97, of Bismarck, Arkansas, formerly…
Funeral services for Mother Earline Beal will be held at 1 p.m…
Entertainment
The Magnolia Blossom Festival’s Art Show is heading back to the Columbia County Courthouse lawn for 2021.
A few spaces are left for children ages 5-8 in the Magnolia Arts Center’s “Heart for the Arts” Creation Station event, 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8.
Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist Tab Benoit will present the “summer kickoff concert” for the Murphy Arts District in El Dorado.
Hometown favorites deFrance return to Camden on Friday, May 7 for the city’s inaugural First Friday Monthly Market of the year.
The South Arkansas Arts Center will welcome El Dorado native and Broadway professional Tripp Phillips as the visiting director for "Steel Magnolias," the first production of their 2021-2022 season.
Columbia County’s festival schedule resumes on Saturday with the 2021 Festival on the Rails in McNeil.
Opinion
Major college sports are becoming more professional and less hypocritical as athletes have more options and therefore more power.
It took a while, but Arkansas finally passed a hate crimes law, although the sponsors don’t call it that and some Democrats say it’s not one.
COVID-19 disrupted a lot of goals this year – including Christie Erwin’s, who’s trying to reduce to zero the number of kids in Arkansas waiting to be adopted.
When Joe Biden was running for president, he promised not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 per year. Which would be just about everybody, right? So, the revenue raised from a tax increase on the over $400k crowd just isn’t going to pay for all the stuff the Biden-Harris adm…
Community
The Bethlehem Cemetery Association, Spotsville Community, will have its bi-annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Bethlehem Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Spotsville.
Madox I'mir Major was born Friday, April 9, 2021 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 6.7 ounces.
People who desire to own a Nuttall oak tree are in luck.
FERNDALE — It’s springtime, and parents’ thoughts naturally turn to finding summer camps for the kids. The Arkansas 4-H Youth Development program is ready to help with a variety of award-winning day and overnight camps, with registration now open.
The seventh-annual Mulerider Club Spring Supper Fundraiser will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at Bodcaw Bank, 2125 N. Jackson in Magnolia.
Brenton Dewayne Jones was born Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. He weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Sports
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District has resumed fee collection at Lake Greeson.
Strong winds may have dampened the sound of some gobblers last weekend, but there was no dampening the spirit of the youths participating in the 2021 Arkansas turkey youth hunt.
For the first time in two years, Southern Arkansas has an athlete recognized as the GAC's Women's Field Athlete of the Week.
Southern Arkansas senior golfer Kade Johnson has been named the Great American Conference's Men's Golfer of the Week following a stellar performance earlier this week at the 22nd Annual NSU Golf Classic in Muskogee, OK.
Whitney Brown, a marine biology major at Southern Arkansas University, has been named the 2021 College Disc Golf Women’s Individual National Champion.
Magnolia High School senior Jakamron Zackery recently signed a letter of intent from the Southern Arkansas University track program.
