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The region is experiencing a heat wave this August without much relief. One thing that thrives in the hot and dry climate in lawns and can become a real issue this time of year is chinch bugs.
A Junction City woman died as the result of injuries in a one-vehicle accident in the 3000 block of Wesson Road that happened about 11:58 a.m. Saturday.
Tammy Johnson, owner of Village One Stop, is branching out. She hopes to open by this weekend a new restaurant, Fins and Hooves, in part of the former South Arkansas Youth Services complex on Calhoun Road (County Road 11). Fins and Hooves will specialize in seafood. We hope to have more info…
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 …
South Arkansas residents have the chance to help a Union County project win a $25,000 grant.
The bid letting for Columbia County’s next major highway project apparently won’t take place until January 2020.
The bid for work on a stretch of Louisiana highway familiar to South Arkansas residents who have driven to Houston has been announced by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
magnoliareporter.com readers are expressing confidence that the Magnolia Panthers will have a winning football season.
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Education
HOPE – The realization of almost two years of planning, development and community collaboration will be completed with the grand opening of the Bobcat Clinic, the first-ever school-based health clinic in Southwest Arkansas.
Henderson State University surpassed its fundraising goal of $2.2 million and recorded the highest number of alumni donors for the 2018-2019 fiscal year that ended June 30.
C. LeMoyne Smith of Little Rock has established a new $1.55 million endowment with the Arkansas Tech University Foundation.
The director of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service on Wednesday announced plans to retire in June 2020.
Public schools start in Magnolia on Monday, which makes this an appropriate time to review Arkansas laws concerning school buses.
School entries are being accepted for the sixth annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest.
Magnolia High School graduate Roy Green’s jersey number 25 may soon be retired, becoming the first number retirement in Magnolia School District history.
Campuses of the Magnolia School District will sponsor “Meet the Teacher Visitation Day” from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.
Blue & Gold Day will be held on the Magnolia Square from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, August 20.
The Lafayette County School District has released its school supply list for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Obituaries
James B. Wallace, 84, of Magnolia passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Magnolia Regional Medical Center.
Sam Fitzgerald, 93, of Taylor passed away Sunday, August 18, 2…
Terry Lynn Pipkin, 58, of Taylor passed away Sunday, August 18…
Willie Paul Anderson, 76, of Magnolia passed away on Friday, A…
Doug Dickson, 49, of Waldo passed away on Saturday, August 17,…
Alita Dumas Ingram, 68, of Magnolia passed away Thursday, Augu…
Alvin James Mullins, 70, of Camden died Tuesday, August 13, 2018.
Victoria Lain Holmes, 72, of Magnolia passed away Wednesday, A…
Entertainment
Walkers and runners are invited to sign up for a 5K in El Dorado on Saturday, September 7.
Music Night returns to the Magnolia Arts Center on Friday, August 23.
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” will be featured in a free showing today at the Magnolia Arts Center.
El Dorado’s Murphy Arts District is surveying public interest in bringing a full-sized ice rink to the city during the holiday season.
The cast has been named for the Magnolia Arts Center production of “Southern Fried Funeral.”
The annual Cruisin’ Against Brusin’ car show will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 21 at Immanuel Baptist Church, 1823 E. North.
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Most of our readers say they have purchased an Arkansas Scholarship Lottery ticket.
A large number of magnoliareporter.com readers wish they had been better students in high school.
Two-thirds of magnoliareporter.com readers say they were born in Arkansas.
Community
Arkansas’ state champion 4-H forestry team has claimed its third national championship in four years. One of its members also earned the high point individual award.
The South Arkansas Women’s Network will meet at noon Wednesday at El Compadre.
Area motorcyclists held a poker run on August 3 to benefit the Columbia County Animal Protection Society, and donated $5,000 in proceeds to the organization this week.
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado is signing up students for artistic adventures in glee, visual arts, ballet, graphic arts, drama, voice and piano.
Sports
Mystic Creek Golf Club in El Dorado will host the 2020 and 2021 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championships.
As summer begins to take its toll and the start of deer season nears, many deer hunters are beginning to think about how they can help the deer in the areas where they hunt.
Practice No. 5 for Southern Arkansas on Friday morning was different than the team's previous four as the Muleriders put on full pads.
A northern pintail, a favorite of many waterfowl hunters and birders, is featured on the 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission license plate, the 20th in the series.
Southern Arkansas’ volleyball team is tapped to finish 10th of the 12 Great American Conference squads this season.
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield will sponsor the “Pep Rally with a Purpose” Thursday, August 22 at Magnolia High School.
