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.
Magnolia Regional Medical Center and other facilities in the area will benefit from a $136,400 grade to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas.
The Compassion's Foundation Board of Magnolia has appointed Debra Martin to the position of executive director of the Compassion's Foundation Domestic Violence Shelter.
Locally sourced beef is gaining popularity in Arkansas.
The Columbia County Library will begin a pickup service Tuesday in its front lobby. Although no one can go inside the actual library, this will allow people to check out books, sign their children up for the summer reading program and receive handouts about how the library will proceed as CO…
Two South Arkansas residents have been named as delegates to the Democratic Party National Convention.
Two Community Health Centers in South Arkansas will have free COVID-19
Simple meals will be provided this summer free of charge to hundreds of Columbia County children.
Dr. Moises Menendez will retire as a general surgeon effective Tuesday, June 30, the Magnolia Regional Medical Center has announced.
The Emerson Farmers Market will open at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Bank OZK has announced contributions totaling $220,000 to 25 food banks in communities Bank OZK serves across eight states.
State and local law enforcement officers are sending a message to motorists for the Memorial Day weekend: Click It or Ticket.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded $8.6 million in grants to support summer, family and adult literacy programs across the nation.
Fidlar Technologies, the land record management company for the Columbia County Circuit Clerk’s Office, recently offered to make a $500 donation to a charity of its choice.
The Columbia/Lafayette County Unit of the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association will not meet on Wednesday, May 20.
The Harvest Regional Food Bank is returning to Columbia County with its TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry.
The support of teachers for students often goes beyond the classroom and that was certainly the case when a tree fell and hit Z’Niya Watson’s house last month.
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded several grants to South Arkansas organizations as part of its Rapid-Response COVID-19 Relief program.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is partnering with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to provide $309,172 in grants to 18 conservation districts across the state.
Central Arkansas Development Council will distribute USDA commodities in Columbia County on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15 in Waldo.
Preserve Arkansas’s 2020 Most Endangered Places list includes locations in Lewisville, Camden and Carthage.
