The Cooperative Extension Service has a new health specialist who will oversee several high-profile outreach efforts to improve the health and fitness of Arkansans.
Arkansas Children’s Foundation has announced the suspension of Circle of Friends volunteer chapters and their community-based fundraising through December 31, 2021.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8124 Auxiliary of Taylor has named its Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen essay contest winners.
Magnolia-area senior citizens may receive a free Thanksgiving plate meal from 2-4 p.m. Friday.
A four-hour workshop on Tuesday, November 17 in Magnolia will provide vital information to family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s/dementia.
The Columbia County Community Foundation will not hold the Annual Hunger Run this Thanksgiving. The run has raised money to support local non-profit corporations that fight hunger in the community.
Local artist Dr. Moises Menendez has presented the South Arkansas Heritage Museum with an original pastel portrait of Dr. Henry Alvan Longino.
Caregivers in Alzheimer’s and dementia families are invited to a “Lunch & Learn” program, “Making Holiday Memories,” at noon Friday in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 1417 N. Jackson.
The LifeShare Blood Center bus will be at the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, December 3.
Concrete Rose Dance Company of Magnolia took part in a majorette competition in Benton against teams from three states.
Donations of homemade cloth or purchased masks for Arkansas Children’s Hospital patients and family continue to be accepted by Circle of Friends.
For the past several years, the Rotary Club of Magnolia has presented dictionaries to third grade students in the Magnolia School District.
The Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced a commitment of $300,000 to the FFA and 4-H over the next five years to support the development of new facilities and the growth of the youth leadership programs.
The Rotary Club of Magnolia will soon engage in its 5th annual holiday wreath sale.
The eighth annual Light for the Fight will be observed at Southern Arkansas University during the month of October, including a virtual lighting ceremony today at Blanchard Hall.
Harvest Regional Food Bank is returning to Lafayette County with its TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry.
The Columbia County Animal Protection Society is having an open house 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, October 24 at its Second Chances thrift store on East Main.
A history of the Mount Vernon community of western Columbia County will soon be available in hardcover and paperback.
Compassion's Foundation will kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Friday with “Paint the Town Purple.”
Union Pacific Railroad’s Community Ties Giving Program awarded $10.2 million in local grants to more than 930 nonprofit organizations across its 23-state system.
Columbia County’s drive-through flu vaccination clinic will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Columbia County Health Unit, 207 S. Jefferson in Magnolia.
A retirement celebration for Boys & Girls Club of Magnolia director David Smith will be held 3-5 p.m. Friday at the club.
Registration continues for the annual “Walk Across Arkansas” exercise program.
A free family caregiver workshop for people dealing with dementia will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 1417 N. Jackson in Magnolia.
The basics of trusts, transfer of property, wills and other estate planning tools will be offered in a virtual three-part workshop by the Cooperative Extension Service.
Arnold-Baker Chevrolet recently presented Compassion’s Foundation with the keys to a van, as well as a $500 contribution.
LifeShare Blood Centers has issued a rare emergency appeal for blood donations in South Arkansas.
The Columbia County Animal Protection Society fundraiser “Going to the Dogs,” held on August 8, brought in $8,000 for the animal shelter according to Troy Alphin, CCAPS board president.
The Magnolia Chapter of the Brother’s Keepers Motorcycle Club made a $1,000 donation to the Columbia County Junior Livestock Sale.
Customer demand for local food, particularly that supplied through local vendors, farmers and farmers’ markets, has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, local experts said last week.
The Entergy spring tree giveaway gave yield to a bumper crop of fun outdoor activities for the whole family to enjoy while saving energy costs, absorbing pollution and filtering stormwater.
Murphy USA Inc. said store employees and customers have raised more than $1 million for Boys & Girls Clubs of America youth in 2020.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is offering another opportunity for organizations to apply for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).
LifeShare Blood Centers has announced its August blood drives in South Arkansas.
A Columbia County Animal Protection Society fundraiser, “Going to the Dogs,” will be held to help the dog and cat rescue organization on this Saturday.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Forestry Division is accepting applications for the 2020 Urban & Community Forestry Grant program through August 28.
The 2020 Class of Leadership Magnolia is beginning work on its project to remodel the Boys and Girls Club game room, and it seeks help from the public.
The Pedals for Compassion bike ride held on June 20 was a success raising about $16,000 for Compassion’s Foundation and bringing in revenue to the city of about $8,000.
The Magnolia Arts Council and other South Arkansas groups are among 103 non-profit arts organizations receiving Arkansas Arts Council CARES Act Relief Grants.
Several South Arkansas groups will benefit from the Arkansas Community Foundation’s second phase of funding from its COVID-19 Relief Fund.
The Magnolia Junior Charity League has been awarded a $1,000 grant from Arkansas Imagination Library and the Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation in Dallas.
The Rotary Club of Magnolia plans to resume its weekly meetings today – on the Zoom! Platform.
Harvest Regional Food Bank is returning to Columbia County with its TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry.
LifeShare Blood Center has listed upcoming blood donation locations in the Magnolia area.
Riders outdistanced a rainstorm and the coronavirus on Saturday during the second Pedals for Compassion bicycle ride through Columbia County.
It’s almost time for the second Pedals for Compassion bicycle tour to benefit Compassion’s Foundation’s Domestic Violence Shelter.
Simple meals will be provided this summer free of charge to hundreds of Columbia County children.
Richard Askew Jr. has been selected as the first recipient of The Kendrell Harris Peacekeeper Award.
The second Pedals for Compassion bike ride rolls through Columbia County on Saturday.
The Rotary Club of Magnolia presented cloth face masks to Magnolia Regional Medical Center.
A benefit program called Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) has been developed for states to help families that were receiving free or reduced lunches from their school.
