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Three Waldo men and one juvenile have been arrested in connection with a burglary at Hydrostatic Oil Tools in Magnolia.
Three people died about 6:55 p.m. Thursday in a collision on Arkansas 8 near Arkadelphia.
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 …
TexARKana Police have arrested a Little Rock man who falsely reported a high-value utility terrain vehicle as stolen, and attempted to collect insurance for the loss.
Three UAMS medical students have each been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas.
CROWLEY, LA — Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to the Louisiana timber industry, according to preliminary estimates by the LSU AgCenter.
COVID-19 infection information for 21 South Arkansas and seven Northeast Texas counties, and eight North Louisiana parishes, from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Thursday.
While press reports indicate a sudden outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the Crossett School District, Magnolia does not appear to be in the same predicament.
Final divorce decrees in Columbia County during September 2020. The name listed first is the plaintiff. Most recent decrees are listed first.
South Arkansas bankruptcies by county for the week ended Tuesday, September 15, 2020, according to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Education
In support of the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance, EngageAR AmeriCorps awarded a grant to SAU+VISTA to join in acts of service.
The Magnolia School Board heard reports from elementary principals during Monday night’s meeting.
The Magnolia School District has received a $290,000 grant for literacy skills education.
Taylor FFA members competed both virtually and in person in the State Agriscience Fair and Leadership Development Events.
The Magnolia School District has received more than $70,000 in grants to assure that students receive fresh fruits and vegetables with some of their school meals.
Ouachita Baptist University’s Elrod Center for Family and Community will host Tiger Serve Day on Saturday, September 26, encouraging Ouachita students, faculty and staff to serve the Arkadelphia community even amid a global pandemic.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has reported a sharp increase in year-over-year enrollment of new and continuing students, including graduate, undergraduate, transfer, Associate-to-Bachelor's (A2B) and concurrent students.
Arkansas food scientist Kristen Gibson is leading a multi-institutional research effort to ensure that dine-in restaurant customers will not be exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
LAWRENCE, KS — University of Kansas architecture professor Lou Michel had a way of making an impression on his students.
Southern Arkansas University honored the outstanding achievements of its faculty during a virtual assembly held last month.
Obituaries
Arthur “A.J.” Hayes was born April 17, 1925 in Magnolia to the late Mr. William Hayes and Mrs. Susan Ellen Willis Hayes. He died Saturday, September 12, 2020 in Magnolia.
Reginald R. “Boo” Bradley, 46, died Tuesday, September 8, 2020…
Emma Lee Clayton Williams, 89, of Magnolia passed away on Mond…
Linda Lambert, 64, of Anniston, AL, formerly of Waldo, passed …
Georgetta Buggs, 52, of El Dorado passed away Sunday, Septembe…
Robert Lee Todd Sr. transitioned from this earthly walk on Thu…
Willie J. Manning, 81, of Magnolia, passed away on Monday, Sep…
Louise Tate O’Dell, 85, of Magnolia passed away on Friday, Sep…
Entertainment
The 2020 Ouachita County Fair will have four days of fun September 23-26 at the Ouachita County Recreational Center, 2708 Mount Holly Road in Camden.
The 6th Annual Cruisin' Against Bruisin' Car Show will be held Saturday in the parking lot at Immanuel Baptist Church.
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado is featuring the paintings of Pine Bluff artist John Good in the Lobby and Price Galleries during the month of September.
The Magnolia Arts Center has issued its September Art Challenge, titled, “A ‘Fair’ to Remember.”
Registration is now open for the South Arkansas Arts Center Arts Academy's fall 2020 semester.
The South Arkansas Arts Center welcomes El Dorado artist Marla Tomlinson and her exhibit entitled "Cult of Color" to the Lobby Gallery, now hanging through August 28.
Opinion
The Cooperative Extension Service has released its 2020 Arkansas Ballot Issue Voter Guide.
By now you may have heard this is an election year. Actually, by now you are probably sick of hearing that it’s an election year! And still almost two months to go.
One of the issues many families stress about is money. Usually it’s because we don’t have enough of it, or at least we think we don’t have enough.
If you are over age 70 and have an IRA, then read on. If you are under age 70, you might just want to go watch the Weather Channel instead.
Community
Quinton DeVell DeAngelo Sharp was born at 8:53 a.m. Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.
Registration opens Monday for the annual “Walk Across Arkansas” exercise program.
A statewide produce grower remote training workshop will be held over two-day periods during the next four months.
Columbia County’s drive-through flu vaccination clinic will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 22 at the Columbia County Health Unit, 207 S. Jefferson in Magnolia.
A’Janae Monique Jacobs was born at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. She weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 inches long.
A free family caregiver workshop for people dealing with dementia will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 1417 N. Jackson in Magnolia.
Sports
With less than a year before his scheduled retirement, Mike Harris, an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission senior technician at Sulphur River Wildlife Management Area near Fouke, completed a quest that’s been a decade in the making — documenting the first pair of swallow-tailed kites to succes…
The summer of 2020 was pivotal for University of Arkansas-Monticello wildlife majors Dylan Rice and Clayton Whitaker.
The coronavirus pandemic delayed the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program’s annual late spring and early summer catfish tagging promotion, but the project is getting a reprieve as fall arrives.
Magnolia stunned Little Rock Christian on Friday, outpacing their hosts in a wild 52-49 non-conference football victory.
In just over two weeks, Arkansas will host its first-ever quota-based alligator hunt on private land in the southern portion of the state.
Southern Arkansas University trapshooting team member Callie Newsom hit it big at the 2020 AIM Grand National Championship August 2-4, in Linn Creek, MO.
