Francisco “Pancho” Lozano, 55, is owner of Pancho’s Brewing Lab and Homebrewing Supply Store in TEXarkana, where his dream of brewing his own business has become a reality.
The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will consider three Arkansas properties -- including the Brown Duke Diner in Magnolia -- for listing on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places.
There was no grand prize winner of Friday night’s Mega Millions lottery, which increases the jackpot to $493 million ($296 million cash) for Tuesday’s drawing.
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An excessive heat warning has been extended for the Four State region through 9 p.m. Saturday.
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A Magnolia man who caused more than $1,000 in damages April 30 to a new Arkansas Welcome Center on U.S. 71 must pay restitution to the Arkansas Department of Transportation as a condition of his five-year probation.
A motorcyclist died in Webster Parish on Wednesday night when he wrecked while trying to evade a traffic citation.
Southern Arkansas University, which recently purchased the Bluebird Hill Apartments for $1.3 million, has rechristened the property as “Mulerider Pointe Apartments.” The apartments are reserved for juniors and seniors with a cumulative GPA of 2.25 or higher. CLICK HERE to see more informatio…
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 …
The intersection of Vera Street and U.S. 79 will be closed Friday for highway construction work.
A heat advisory remains in effect for South Arkansas until 11 a.m. Friday, and an excessive heat warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Friday.
A total of 38 Arkansas State Police trooper recruits graduated Thursday night and will begin their careers patrolling state highways within the department’s Highway Patrol Division.
EL DORADO -- The visual arts committee of the South Arkansas Arts Center invites the public to an artist’s reception for the Annual Juried Art Competition Exhibit, sponsored by Smackover State Bank, from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Demolition work continues at Magnolia High School to make way for a new ninth-grade academy and practice gym.
Thirteen Phi Beta Lambda members at South Arkansas Community College recently took home awards at the organization’s National Leadership Conference in Baltimore, with several placing in the top five.
When we fall ill, our bodies give us symptoms to signal to our brains that trouble is afoot. A fever, for example, lets us know that our body is working in overdrive to fight off some sort of infection. While it may be causing us tremendous discomfort, we know that the fever itself is not th…
Many magnoliareporter.com readers would have a fish if they didn’t have a dog or a cat.
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Jerry Kennedy Walsh, 72, the former executive director of South Arkansas Youth Services in Magnolia, plead guilty on Thursday to misapply $380,000 from the agency without authority from its Board of Directors.
It’s hot in Magnolia, and it’s dry. We have recorded six 100-degree-plus days this year. Our high yesterday was a relatively mild 96. Columbia County is under a heat advisory today and Friday. Most of Columbia County is under a severe drought and the entire western half of the state is under…
Final divorce decrees in Columbia County during July 2018. The name listed first is the plaintiff. Most recent decrees are listed first.
Marriage licenses issued in Columbia County in July 2018. The date is the day the license was issued. Most recent licenses are listed first.
Recent South Arkansas bankruptcies by county for the week ended Tuesday, July 17, 2018, according to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.
Recent South Arkansas business incorporations by county for the week ended Tuesday, July 17, 2018 according to the Arkansas Secretary of State.
Two drivers were killed and a third was injured about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in a wreck on Arkansas 138 east of Monticello.
The 2018 Murphy USA Summer Concert Series presented by MAD and Main Street El Dorado continues this month in downtown El Dorado.
Broiler-type chicks placed for meat production in Arkansas were 22.3 million during the week ending July 14.
Hope Water & Light held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday at the Graves-Foster Water Treatment Plant in Fulton.
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A McNeil man died and a Magnolia resident was injured about 1:15 p.m. Wednesday in a one-vehicle wreck in Nevada County northwest of Rosston.
The intersection of Greene Street and U.S. 79 in Magnolia will be closed Thursday for construction work on the highway bypass.
Published on this website today is an article we picked up from a fellow online publication, The Tyler Loop in Tyler, Texas. It details the most recent efforts to “recycle and rebuild” downtown Tyler. Tyler, like Magnolia, has its share of abandoned or disused hotels, gas stations, vacant lo…
Central Arkansas Development Council will distribute USDA commodities in Columbia County on Thursday, August 16, and Friday, August 17.
TYLER, Texas -- The last few years have seen big changes in downtown Tyler.
There was no grand prize winner of Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery, which increases the jackpot to $422 million for Friday’s drawing ($254 million cash, but in reality about one-third of the prize amount after taxes).
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A trash container has appeared in front of the SAU University Village location where Panda Express will be located. This means that work will soon start toward the opening of the restaurant. Bring on the orange chicken.
Manpower, 623 E. North St. in Magnolia, is the Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Business of the Week.
RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT, TX – Due to no additional workload materializing for the fiscal year, the Red River Army Depot near TEXarkana has to execute the second phase of a workforce reduction.
The 2018 Arkansas 4-H champion forestry team is not skimping on training time in their effort to bring home the national title for the third time in a row.
A routine bridge inspection over the Prairie Bayou in Hot Spring County requires temporary lane closures on Interstate 30, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.
Columbia County Road 278 will be closed for approximately two weeks starting Monday, July 23.
Most magnoliareporter.com readers would not make a horizontal job move.
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The search ended Monday night for a murder suspect who escaped from the Searcy County Jail in Marshall, AR, on Saturday night.
The sign in front of the former Larry’s Pizza says that Sam’s Southern Eatery & Seafood will open soon. The first Sam’s opened in Shreveport in 2008, and now has more than 50 locations in nine Southern states. About one-third of its entrees feature seafood of some description, while also…
The third time may be the charm for a major street resurfacing project in Magnolia.
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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. These defendants may or may not be required to appear in court at this time, depending on various circumstances.
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