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A preliminary docket for Columbia County Circuit Court Criminal Division has been released by the office of Circuit Judge David W. Talley Jr.
Lockheed Martin’s Camden facility will receive the largest part of a contract modification awarded Monday to the company’s Space Division in Titusville, FL.
Magnolia Regional Medical Center ended the month of October with a negative EBITDA of $260,784.
South Arkansas bankruptcies by county for the week ended Tuesday, November 22, 2022, according to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
South Arkansas incorporations by county for the week ended Tuesday, November 22, 2022, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.
If you live in a manufactured home and you’re concerned about severe weather, pay heed to the chart above from the National Weather Service in Shreveport.
Showers and thunderstorms will increase across much of South Arkansas late Tuesday morning through the afternoon, ahead of a strong upper-level disturbance that will progress eastward.
The trial against Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth resumed Monday with the second witness for the defense, led by Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office.
There was no grand prize winner Monday night of the national Powerball lottery.
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 …
Education
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education recently invited all Arkansas school districts to participate in the "Holiday Cards 4 Our Military Challenge,” and Magnolia students accepted it.
The University of Arkansas-TexARKana campus will offer new courses in welding this spring.
Grambling State University has signed a student exchange agreement with Management College of National Defense University, a military academy located in Bade District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Republic of China, to establish an ROTC Student Exchange Program.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initiative to expand its pre-apprenticeship opportunities for Job Corps students and connect them to Registered Apprenticeship programs.
BATESVILLE-- Lyon College received official notification from the Higher Learning Commission Institutional Actions Council (IAC) regarding the college’s change requests that have been under consideration since March 2022.
Louisiana Tech University’s Chemical Engineering program has added a new experiment to the Senior Unit Operations Lab. The fermentation experiment is designed to help students understand biochemical reactions and as an experiment that the students would enjoy.
ARKADELPHIA – Ian Cosh, vice president emeritus for community and international engagement at Ouachita Baptist University, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Education degree from Liverpool (England) Hope University recently at the university’s graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom.
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will offer fast-track Certified Nursing Assistant (CAN) and phlebotomy courses this spring.
School gardens can help bring the classroom outside, and they provide students with opportunities for hands-on learning in many subjects.
A record number of students were recently inducted into the South Arkansas Community College chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa academic honor society.
Obituaries
Jodene “JoJo” Randolph Gilfillian, 88, of Magnolia passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at the CHI St. Vincent Health System in Hot Springs.
John Cooper, 69, of Magnolia passed away Monday night, Novembe…
Otis Featherston, 68, of Magnolia, formerly of Lewisville, pas…
Derol Mayo, 67, of Magnolia passed away Sunday, November 27, 2…
Glenda F. Pate, 77, of McNeil passed away Sunday, November 27,…
Sarah Wooley Souter, 75, of Magnolia passed away Friday, Novem…
Incy Belle (Wright) Johnson, 79, entered her heavenly home Nov…
Fred Hutcheson, 74, of Emerson passed away Wednesday, November…
Entertainment
The Friday and Sunday performances of the Magnolia Arts production of “Frozen, Jr.” are sold out.
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism has announced a new funding opportunity for Arkansas nonprofit cultural institutions that are open to the public or in the process of opening a new or modified facility with plans for a major capital expenditure of $7 million or more.
The Visual Arts Committee of the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado is hosting its annual SAAC Membership Showcase and invites all area artists to submit their work for the exhibit.
Southern Arkansas University’s 38th Annual Celebration of Lights on Thursday, December 1 will offer an abundance of holiday cheer with festive lighting displays, photos with Santa, train rides, festive food, and a special presentation of “The Grinch.”
The South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado will welcome Delaine Gates and Darrin Riley as co-directors of their spring 2023 production of “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Contents Under Pressure, a comedy improv group from Rhodes College in Memphis, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Magnolia Arts Center.
Opinion
Most magnoliareporter.com readers prefer staying home over traveling on holidays.
Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders didn’t talk much with the Arkansas press during her campaign because she didn’t want to and didn’t think it was necessary. She was right, as the results showed.
The Republicans’ takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives means Arkansas’ four representatives will be getting better seats in congressional committee meetings.
Your Thanksgiving turkey’s white meat is a big favorite among magnoliareporter.com readers.
Community
One-third of Arkansans vaccinated against COVID-19 reported some level of vaccine hesitancy during a study conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research.
Alzheimer’s/dementia caregivers are invited to a luncheon at noon Friday, December 1 in the rotunda of the Lelia Enrichment Complex, 600 Lelia St., Magnolia.
The late winter months may lack color in the landscape, but with proper planning and a little effort, you can create an early spring indoors or make a beautiful gift by forcing your own succession of hardy bulbs.
Food safety may not rank high on your list of things to take care of during the holidays, but it can make a difference. You certainly wouldn’t want to be known as the “stomach virus” cook. But during the holidays, with all the extra cooking, food safety is sometimes thrown to the wayside.
The traditional Thanksgiving meal revolves around the turkey, and food safety is a must to make sure holiday celebrations go off without a hitch.
Summit Utilities Arkansas was honored with the award of “Outstanding Volunteer Group” from the Texarkana Harvest Regional Food Bank. The award was bestowed upon Summit for its outstanding commitment and dedication to the Texarkana community throughout 2022.
Sports
The schedule for tonight's non-conference basketball games between Magnolia and Crossett at Panther Arena has changed.
The Great American Conference has announced the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Player of the Week awards for the third week of the 2022-23 season. Northwestern Oklahoma State’s Malik Parsons earned the Men’s honor and Ouachita Baptist’s Makayla Miller won the Women’s distinction.
Ten whooping cranes were recently added to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ experimental population, the most since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Earlier this year, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a notice of intent to modify crappie regulations on Bayou D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish near Farmerville.
Here are the figures through Friday for the 2022-23 deer harvest in Columbia and some neighboring counties.
Arkansas Activities Association high school football playoffs scores from Friday night, and next week's games.
