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Marriage licenses issued in Columbia County in September 2019. The date is the day the license was issued. Most recent licenses are listed first.
Drivers traveling from South Arkansas to Central Arkansas via Interstate 30 should be aware of lane closures due to construction in Saline County.
Circuit Judge David W. Talley Jr. sent several people to prison Thursday during the twice monthly criminal docket at the Columbia County Justice and Criminal Detention Facility.
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 …
Final divorce decrees in Columbia County during September 2019. The name listed first is the plaintiff. Most recent decrees are listed first.
There was no grand prize winner of Friday’s Mega Millions lottery.
A motorcycle driver from Monroe, LA, was killed Friday and his passenger injured during a wreck on a highway in North Arkansas.
About half of magnoliareporter.com readers put something in their coffee, while roughly equal numbers drink it black, or don’t drink coffee at all.
Jason Dale McAteer, 38, of Camden has died from injuries sustained in a Monday morning wreck in Calhoun County.
Education
Caleigh Moyer has been promoted to director of Communications and Marketing at Southern Arkansas University.
The College Board Advanced Placement Program has notified Keith Watson, a 2019 Magnolia High School graduate, that he has earned National AP Scholar recognition.
Dr. Edward Kardas, distinguished professor of psychology and Honors College director at Southern Arkansas University, is a co-editor on the recently-published “Handbook of Cognitive Archeology: Psychology in Prehistory.”
Cherisse Jones-Branch will deliver the annual Robert B. Walz Lecture in Arkansas and Regional History at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, in the Grand Hall of the Reynolds Center at Southern Arkansas University.
Southern Arkansas University’s Family Day on Saturday, September 21 will begin at 11 a.m. and run throughout the day with events and activities for everyone to enjoy.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has announced the award of more than $2.8 million in youth literacy grants that work to help students and educators reach their literacy goals throughout the academic year.
ARKADELPHIA -- The 2019 fall semester marks the third consecutive year of growth in residential undergraduate enrollment at Ouachita Baptist University increasing from 1,492 to 1,506 since last fall.
McGehee High School is one of 35 schools selected by the National Council for Behavioral Health, with support from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, to participate in the country’s expanded teen Mental Health First Aid pilot program in January 2020.
Editor’s Note: NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor visits Howard Auditorium at Louisiana Tech in Ruston at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 24. The event is the kick off the university’s 2019-20 New Frontiers in Biomedical Research Series at 6 p.m. in Howard Auditorium. To highlight her visit, L…
Construction work has begun on the new First Financial Bank Poultry Education Facility at Southern Arkansas University.
Obituaries
Hosey “Killer” Wyrick was born April 16, 1951, in Magnolia to Hosey Wyrick Sr. and Birda Moore Wyrick.
Mary Helen Turner of Magnolia was born in Olney, IL on May 5, …
Dr. James A. Rasmussen, 78, of Magnolia passed away peacefully…
Gene E. Hicks III was born February 23, 1986 to Hope Arriola a…
Patsy Baker, 66, of Emerson died Thursday, September 12, 2019 …
Fredrick “Fred” Harper was born in Magnolia, Arkansas on Febru…
Dale Andrew Nix, 37, of Waldo passed away Saturday, September …
Hosey Wyrick, 68, of DeKalb, TX, passed away Monday, September…
Entertainment
CLICK THE VIDEO PLAYER to see coverage of the 2019 Columbia County Fair Junior Livestock Sale.
CLICK THE PDF to see the sale order for the Columbia County Fair Junior Livestock Sale.
Here is the remainder of the Columbia County Fair schedule through the end of its run on Saturday.
The Magnolia Arts Center production of “Southern Fried Funeral” opens Thursday.
Here is the remainder of the Columbia County Fair schedule through the end of its run on Saturday.
Here are the winners in the two divisions of the Columbia County Fair Parade, held Monday in downtown Magnolia.
Opinion
About half of magnoliareporter.com readers put something in their coffee, while roughly equal numbers drink it black, or don’t drink coffee at all.
A plurality of magnoliareporter.com readers support increases in Arkansas’ minimum wage, but a slight majority believe that statewide voter approval of a higher minimum wage was a bad idea in hindsight.
Readers don’t like the two-year-old conversion of North Jackson Street between Columbia Street and Southern Arkansas University to two driving lanes with a continuous turn lane.
A majority of magnoliareporter.com readers like the new angled parking around the Magnolia Square.
Community
Nolan Michael Alexander was born at 8:31 a.m. Monday, September 16, 2019 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 22 inches long.
Aria Rayne Bedwell was born at 12:28 p.m. Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 inches long.
The deadline to apply for community beautification funding through the Greening of Arkansas grant program has been extended this year to October 31.
Central Arkansas Development Council has announced that its 2019 Summer LIHEAP Utility Assistance program will end September 30, 2019.
Sports
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day use fees normally charged at boat launch ramps and swimming beaches at its recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 28.
PARON — With archery deer season opening Saturday, September 28, many hunters are hitting the woods looking for likely places to set up for the season.
Lower White Oak Lake in Ouachita and Nevada counties, which underwent a renovation by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission earlier this decade, has seen several boat lane markers moved or go missing in recent years.
Southern Arkansas swept Great American Conference cross-country awards for the week.
MUSKOGEE, OK -- The Southern Arkansas men's golf team logged a sixth-place finish at the 21st Annual NSU Golf Classic on Tuesday afternoon.
ARKADELPHIA – The Southern Arkansas volleyball team dropped its Great American Conference opener Tuesday against Henderson State.
