During the upcoming Virtual Claims Clinic, veterans may speak to staff of the Little Rock VA Regional Office who are ready to assist them with specific questions regarding VA benefits claims.

Now that every home in the United States is eligible to order in-home COVID tests for no cost from the federal government, the Cooperative Extension Service wants to see whether people prefer at-home testing over those done in a medical office.

This historic photograph was taken of a Columbia County grand jury on the courthouse steps on the Magnolia square in 1911. The gentleman standing at the far left was Judge A.A. Reid. There is no notation as to what the case concerned. Fourteen jurors were present for the photograph. Used by …

There is a critical need for volunteer blood donors across the Four State region as the demand for blood from local hospitals far exceeds the number of blood donations.

The Boys & Girls Club of Magnolia will be the beneficiary of this year’s Provisional Class of the Magnolia Junior Charity League.

Columbia County 4-H conducted its annual Talks and Demonstrations O’Rama virtually for county 4-H members.

South Arkansas historic sites will be among those receiving honors on January 28 from Preserve Arkansas, the statewide nonprofit advocate for historic preservation.

The Farmers Bank Foundation of Magnolia donated a total of $5,000 to five affiliate offices of The CALL, a non-profit organization that mobilizes and equips local churches to serve children and youth placed in foster care.

Harvest Regional Food Bank is returning to Columbia County with its TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry.

The Arkansas Arts Council will award up to 18 Individual Artist Fellowships in six categories in 2022, which doubles the program, and will increase each award to $5,000.

Thirty-seven Arkansas 4-H members are back from National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, where they were recognized for their achievements and continued learning about leadership, citizenship, global awareness and inclusion.

Columbia County 4-H Teen Leaders are asking residents to clean out vehicle consoles, dressers and other places where they keep spare change and bring in to the Extension Office in Magnolia by Monday.

Columbia County 4-H conducted its annual Talent and Fashion Revue recently at the Unity Church Life Center in Magnolia.

Magnolia tree blossoms have long been favorite subjects for many local artists.

Southern Arkansas University is hosting the Columbia County Angel Tree, working with local groups, individuals and schools to help every child in the county have a wonderful Christmas.

Columbia County 4-H clubs stuffed 74 Operation Christmas Child boxes in the month of November.

Arkansas Children’s Innovation Center, in partnership with Arkansas entrepreneurial support organizations, will present a 48-hour digital health challenge featuring a $10,000 cash prize.

James A. England operated a sign and billboard company in Magnolia from 1917-1919. This original certificate states he was a member of the Arkansas Poster Advertising Association in 1918.

The American Legion Post on Legion Drive in Magnolia is starting a food pantry for needy persons.

Lois Ann Franklin was born in Smackover in 1935, and is the only daughter of James L. and Catherine Lois Terrell Franklin of Village, and later McNeil. She is pictured here in about 1940, and is a fourth-generation South Arkansan, as her mother, maternal grandmother, and maternal great-grand…

An Arkansas couple who has fostered more than 300 children over two decades has been honored as the state’s 2021 Foster Parents of the Year.

A fully functional dental clinic for public school students, oral health educational resources in Spanish, and emergency tooth extraction services are among the projects that will be awarded a total of nearly $400,000 through 2022 grants from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation.

Enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends is a priority for many Americans, but paying attention to how the meal will impact the budget is also important.

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hayes Grayson of Magnolia was the beautiful wife of Thomas Samuel Grayson. She was born in Indiana in 1870, but lived most of her ninety years in South Arkansas.

A pediatric COVID-19 drive-through clinic will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Magnolia Family Medical Clinic, 104 Hospital Drive.

Dr. Henry Alvin Longino is featured here in an original framed pastel donated to the South Arkansas Heritage Museum by Magnolia artist Dr. Moises Menendez. Dr. Longino practiced medicine in Magnolia from 1892 until his death in 1925.

USDA commodities will be distributed at 9 a.m. Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19 at the Boys and Girls Club of Magnolia, 1600 Hollensworth.

In the same way a coffee break helps relax and revive a worker, the Caregiver Lunch Break is designed to help the caregiver take a deep breath, enjoy lunch, and relax for an hour.

Wentworth Place invites the public to its Chili Cookoff, noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 17 at 38 Warnock Springs Road.

Dr. Johnson Joshua Baker is pictured here with his wife, Sallie F. Cotton Baker, who is holding their first daughter, Clyde Baker, in 1910. Dr. Baker was a physician in Columbia County for 50 years.

A community blood drive will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 13 on behalf of Micah Gunnels.

Two telehealth rooms are now available, at no charge, for Medicare beneficiaries in the Lelia Enrichment Complex, located at 600 Lelia Street in Magnolia.

Harvest Regional Food Bank is returning to Lafayette County with its TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry.

Aron Pagan with UAMS South Arkansas Center on Aging, will present a program about opioid pain medications during the monthly caregivers' break.

Magnolia and Columbia County first responders will host a drive-through “Safety Tricks and Sweet Treats" from 4-7 p.m. Saturday.

The Celebrate! Maya Project will close out its 2021 activities with a virtual public program called “Conversations: 50 Years of Memories in Lafayette County, the Place Maya Angelou Called Home.”

The Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department recently paid a visit to the Cornerstone Childcare Center in Magnolia.

Harvest Regional Food Bank is returning to Columbia County with its TEFAP USDA Commodity Mobile Pantry.

Editor’s Note: magnoliareporter.com always encourages local organizations to apply for grants that may be available.

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) will be conducting public meetings to discuss the State Preservation Plan.

Aron Pagan with South Arkansas Center on Aging in El Dorado will present "Understanding Opioids Pain Medication" to the Magnolia Alzheimer's Support Group on Wednesday, October 6.

Magnolia’s Third Annual Scarecrow Crawl is coming.

West Hagaman has received the Boys and Girls Club Wes Wieser Youth of the Year scholarship.

The Arkansas State Archives (ASA) announced it has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue the digitization of historic Arkansas newspapers for a third cycle of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).