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- Downtown Hamburg wreck takes life of woman
- South Arkansas bankruptcies for the week ended Tuesday, December 1
- South Arkansas business incorporations through Tuesday, December 1
- Junior Charity League and Bodcaw Bank partner for backpack meals program
- El Dorado residents invited to parade through Union County Fairgrounds tonight
News
A Hamburg woman died Tuesday night when her car was broadsided by another vehicle at the intersection of Main and Polk streets in Hamburg.
South Arkansas bankruptcies by county for the week ended Tuesday, December 1, 2020, according to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
South Arkansas incorporations by county for the week ended Tuesday, December 1, 2020 according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.
The 2020 El Dorado Christmas Parade will be from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Union County Fairgrounds.
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 …
A Grambling, LA man died about 2:40 a.m. Tuesday in a crash on Interstate 20, west of the Simsboro, LA exit.
There was no grand prize winner in Wednesday’s national Powerball lottery.
Final divorce decrees in Columbia County during December 2020. The name listed first is the plaintiff. Most recent decrees are listed first.
Marriage licenses issued in Columbia County in December 2020. The date is the day the license was issued. Most recent licenses are listed first.
Uninsured Arkansans have until Tuesday, December 15 to enroll themselves and their families in a health insurance coverage plan through the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace.
Education
Ouachita Baptist University’s Cross Brandon was named the winner of the 2020 W. Francis and Mary McBeth Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition.
Louisiana Tech University has named recipients of degrees awarded at the conclusion of the fall 2020 semester.
The Arkansas Beef Council awarded research grants to four University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture scientists in the department of animal science.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will host its 162nd commencement ceremony, virtually, at 6 p.m. Friday, December 18 via the university’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Ouachita Baptist University has received a gift from Russell and Patti Morrison in memory of their daughter, Charlee Morrison, a former Ouachita student who passed away in 2000 during her senior year at Ouachita.
Holes that carry surface meltwater to the base of the Greenland ice sheet, called moulins, are much larger than previously thought, according to a new study based on observation and first-hand exploration by a team including a geologist from the University of Arkansas.
Henderson State University in Arkadelphia has received state approval to offer a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering.
Rose Law Firm has established the Rose Law Firm 200th Anniversary Public Service Award to promote and provide experiential opportunities for University of Arkansas School of Law students with public service and pro bono interest.
Louisiana Tech University in Ruston has started four new online graduate courses designed to support current educators teaching in the online learning environment across the state of Louisiana.
Ouachita Baptist University’s Dr. Sharon Hamilton has been awarded $297,431 in funding over the next two and a half years by the Arkansas IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE).
Obituaries
Harold Camp Jameson, 88, of Magnolia died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at his residence.
Effie Mae Jones died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the John R…
Danny Clay Phillips, 70, of Mount Holly passed away on Monday,…
Demeckus Singleton, 28, of Magnolia passed away Saturday, Nove…
Graveside services for Kathy Emerson, 63, were held on Saturda…
Jewelene Biddle, formerly of Magnolia, died Saturday, November…
Don L. McDaniel, 76, of Magnolia passed away Tuesday, December…
Clyde E. Wilson, 78, of Camden passed away on Monday, November…
Entertainment
There will be no Merrytime in Magnolia this year.
While it’s too late for Halloween and too early for Christmas, the Magnolia Arts Center has arranged for local entertainment that it will deliver the gift of horror online this week – Tim Kelly’s stage version of “Dracula, The Vampire Play.”
Christmas holiday traditions will return to Historic Washington State Park on December 5 and 12.
The South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra announced the cancellation of the November 28 performances of “The Nutcracker.”
The “Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular” is scheduled for El Dorado’s Murphy Arts District on March 13.
The City of Camden is planning a month-long "North Pole Fantasy” 2020 Christmas celebration.
Opinion
If you cannot imagine why half the country voted differently than you did this presidential election, get used to it. They will probably vote that way again.
You know what Benjamin Franklin said about nothing in this world being certain except death and taxes? In Arkansas come legislative session time, you probably could add “tax cut proposals” to the list.
The 2021 legislative session won’t be the “greatest of all time,” or “GOAT,” as Gov. Asa Hutchinson described the one in 2019. But it will be one of the weirdest, and probably one of the briefest – or maybe the longest.
I’m tired of hearing what politicians, media blowhards, and self-appointed experts think about COVID-19. I want to hear what doctors have to say. This week, they spoke.
Community
Magnolia Junior Charity League has recognized Bodcaw Bank as a Platinum Presenting Partner for the 2020-2021 Backpack program sponsored by MJCL.
Jeremy Deundray Foster Jr. was born Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. He weighed 10 pounds, 1.8 ounces.
Da'Laiah Demetria Dunn was born Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces.
A campaign to collect new teddy bears and other stuffed animals for patients at Arkansas Children’s Hospital is under way in Magnolia.
Kennedy Alise Ennis was born at 6:39 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center.
Arkansas is in the midst of deer season, and skillets are sizzling with the sound of a floured piece of backstrap cooking in grease.
Sports
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District is using a new electronic payment system for fee collection at the Lake Ouachita Twin Creek Campground.
The Magnolia Panthers basketball team will take the court Friday in their bid for a third consecutive Class 4A championship.
As the weather cools, and many outdoors enthusiasts begin to put away their boats for winter, some are cashing in on the solitude and lower fishing pressure on their favorite lake.
Editor’s Note: Cheyenne Meyer, a 2014 graduate of Southern Arkansas University, former Bray editor and cross-country team member, was seriously injured on August 8, 2016 when she was struck by a car in Harris County, TX. She was riding a bicycle while training for a triathlon. The following …
CLICK THE LINKS to see the current playoff brackets for Arkansas high school football championships by classification.
Here are video highlights from the Magnolia-Greenbrier Arkansas Class 5A football playoff first-round game, Friday, October 20, 2020 at Panther Stadium in Magnolia.
