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- 6 p.m. Sunday COVID-19 local report: SAU's active case count drops by 11 to 8
- Magnolia advances with first-round bye to Class 4A basketball tournament
- Building Permits: El Dorado doctor remodeling Magnolia building
- Oil and Gas: Mission Creek finishes three Macedonia-Dorcheat workovers
- 6 p.m. Saturday COVID-19 local report: 52nd death in Ouachita County
News
COVID-19 statistics as reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Sunday. Symbols (+) or (-) mean changes in numbers since Saturday.
The pace of well completion and workover jobs increased in the region last week, according to the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission.
COVID-19 statistics as reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Saturday. Symbols (+) or (-) mean changes in numbers since Friday.
U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) said Saturday that he will seek a third term in the Senate.
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 …
There was no grand prize winner in Saturday’s Powerball lottery.
Final divorce decrees in Columbia County during March 2021. The name listed first is the plaintiff. Most recent decrees are listed first.
Marriage licenses issued in Columbia County in March 2021. The date is the day the license was issued. Most recent licenses are listed first.
There was no grand prize winner Friday night in the national Mega Millions lottery.
COVID-19 infection information for seven South Arkansas counties and three North Louisiana parishes from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Friday.
Education
Louisiana Tech University welcomed 364 new graduates into the Tech Alumni Family in two separate ceremonies held Saturday in the Thomas Assembly Center.
Two ribbon cuttings opened two new Louisiana Tech Athletics facilities Friday, almost 22 months after an EF-3 tornado plowed through Louisiana Tech University’s campus and the surrounding community.
Ouachita Baptist University's Dr. Sharon Hamilton, assistant professor of chemistry, has been awarded $20,000 in funding by Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE).
Henderson State University’s School of Business has added three new concentrations to its MBA program, including aviation management, data science, and engineering management.
Here are the overall winners for the 2021 Lafayette County Elementary School Science Fair:
Lafayette County Elementary School has named its February 2021 Students of the Month.
Central Elementary School held its first 3rd grade Science Fair on March 1-2.
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway held fall commencement in December.
Central Elementary School has named its Students of the Month for February 2021.
Judge Jeff, Susan, Gabrielle, and Stephen Cox, all of Bossier City, have made a $150,000 gift to benefit Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business.
Obituaries
Charles C. Jenkins, 77, of Stephens passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Conway.
Troy Waller, 74, of Emerson passed away on Friday, March 5, 20…
Jeffery Lynn Frazier, 56, of Magnolia passed away at his resid…
Jordan DeShaun McBride was born Thursday, November 28, 1991, t…
Sandra Henderson, 49, of Magnolia passed away Thursday, March …
Cecil L. Dempsey was born August 25, 1942 in Hope to Jewel "J.…
Jackie Gunnels, 81, of Magnolia passed away Wednesday, March 3…
Brenda Joyce Wyatt died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Magnoli…
Entertainment
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado announces the upcoming exhibit entitled “Collagraph and Collage,” presented by local artist and art educator, Katie Harwell and her sister-in-law and paper artist from Fairhope, AL, Kendal Blanchard.
Camden Downtown Network has plans for a “Dr. Seuss Celebration” on March 2-6 in Camden.
Arkansas Heritage has announced the winners for the 2021 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame.
Qui Nguyen, a 1999 Louisiana Tech speech and theatre graduate, has co-written the newest Disney animated film “Raya and the Last Dragon,” adding to his rapidly growing list of accomplishments and successes.
The Mid-American Science Museum in Hot Springs is Arkansas’s largest hands-on science center and first Smithsonian affiliate.
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado is accepting registration for its next virtual Zoom “Corks & Canvas: Early Birds Watercolor Workshop.”
Opinion
Being governor requires having many skills. One of the most important is the ability to count – to 18 and 51.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced an increase of only 94 new COVID-19 cases Monday, two months after the New Year’s Day increase was 4,304. He reported seven new deaths, compared to 66 reported December 29.
In early December, I quoted British Prime Minister Winston Churchill saying after a World War II victory in 1942, “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
The Arkansas Legislature’s former Republican Senate leader is no longer a Republican.
Community
If you’ve been looking for a good reason to start working off that “quarantine 15” or cure winter’s cabin fever, registration is open for the spring 2021 edition of Walk Across Arkansas.
The Arkansas State Highway Commission has opened the application period for its Arkansas Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and the Arkansas Recreational Trails Program (RTP).
Whitewater, a new peach from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station’s fruit breeding program, features a low acid, white flesh fruit that ripens in June.
What do you know about wines made in Arkansas? A new survey from the Arkansas Quality Wine Program wants to know.
The Rotary Club of Magnolia, in conjunction with the Magnolia Lions Club, has donated $2,300 to the Magnolia Public Schools for the purchase of new hearing and vision screening machines at the Freshman Academy.
The Columbia County Conservation District will have a drive-through tree give-away starting at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Sports
Unbeaten Magnolia nailed down on Saturday a first-round bye for the Arkansas Class 4A Boys Basketball Tournament, hammering Watson Chapel 63-48.
The Southern Arkansas track and field teams opened their spring season Saturday at the Mississippi College Outdoor Season Opener in Clinton, competing against a total of 30 schools ranging across all divisions, including NAIA and JUCO schools.
RUSSELLVILLE – No. 10 Southern Arkansas lost two baseball games Saturday against Arkansas Tech in Great American Conference action.
Take your pick of the most bizarre moments of the game, but the bottom line was that Magnolia kept its 52-game winning streak intact Friday with a 52-49 victory against Monticello.
Nevada County, the defending Arkansas Class 1A boys basketball champion, advanced to the Region 4 title game on Friday as the Blue Jays took a bite out of the Strong Bulldogs, 78-33.
SHAWNEE, OK – It took all 40 minutes for Southern Arkansas on Friday night, but the Muleriders' relentless effort on both ends of the floor paid as SAU beat Great American Conference Western Division Champion Oklahoma Baptist, 74-71.
