Ouachita County recorded its 116th COVID-19 death on Thursday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Columbia County Judge Denny Foster has declared a ban on all outdoor burning in the county.

Union County has suffered its 191st COVID-19 death, the Arkansas Department of Health said Wednesday.

Magnolia Police are investigating a homicide that happened on Tuesday night.

Ouachita County recorded its 115th COVID-19 death on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Columbia County Health Unit is hosting its annual flu clinic until 6 p.m. today.

COVID-19 active cases were down Monday in five South Arkansas counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Columbia County Road 36 between CR 435 and CR 450 will be closed to through traffic today through Wednesday for road repairs.

Active COVID-19 cases fell slightly in the five-county area of South Arkansas on Sunday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

COVID-19 cases were up slightly in Columbia and Nevada counties on Saturday, and down in Ouachita and Union counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

A Stamps driver died and four people were hurt when two vehicles collided at the U.S. 82-County Road 13 intersection about 8:48 p.m. Saturday.

COVID-19 cases are down in South Arkansas since Thursday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that voters can decide in November whether to make recreational marijuana legal in the state.

Columbia County passed a sad milestone on Thursday, as the Arkansas Department of Health recorded the county’s 100th COVID-18 death.

Arkansas 98 will be closed to traffic just north of U.S. 82 near Magnolia as construction crews work to replace a box culvert structure.

Friday, September 30 will mark a year since anyone in Chad Tompkins’ family has seen the Emerson man. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office still has no clues of his whereabouts, officials said.

COVID-19 cases rose in Union County but dropped in other South Arkansas counties on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

COVID-19 active cases fell in the five-county area of South Arkansas on Monday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

COVID-19 active cases were down in the five-county area of South Arkansas on Sunday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

COVID-19 cases rose in Nevada, Ouachita and Union counties on Saturday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ gubernatorial campaign said Friday that she had a successful surgery for thyroid cancer.

Scammers are calling Columbia County residents and asking for credit card numbers and access codes.

COVID-19 cases rose in Columbia County on Thursday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

COVID-19 active cases rose in Columbia, Lafayette and Union counties on Wednesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

The number of active COVID-19 cases rose in Columbia County on Monday, and declined in three other South Arkansas counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Asphalt work to a railroad crossing on Arkansas 98B near McNeil will cause a temporary highway closure at 7 a.m. Thursday through 7 p.m. Friday.

Active cases of COVID-19 were down in most South Arkansas counties on Monday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Town of Emerson’s City Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to a lack of new business.

One-time bonuses for Columbia County law enforcement personnel are on the agenda for the 5 p.m. Monday meeting of the Columbia County Quorum Court.

The Arkansas Department of Health reported no new cases of the COVID-19 virus on Sunday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, especially those who suffered loss due to the virus. Nothing can replace loved ones, but FEMA may be able to help ease the financial burden that comes with that loss.

The number of active COVID-19 cases rose in Columbia, Ouachita and Union counties on Saturday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

COVID-19 cases were up Friday in Columbia, Ouachita and Union counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Governor Asa Hutchinson has appointed several South Arkansas residents to state boards and commissions.

Isolated to widely scattered afternoon and early evening thunderstorms will be possible today across far Northeast Louisiana and portions of South Central Arkansas.

Active cases of COVID-19 were up slightly in Columbia and Ouachita counties on Thursday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

The number of active COVID-19 cases rose in Columbia and Nevada counties on Wednesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

An Emerson resident died Thursday when she was struck and killed by a vehicle in Little Rock.

COVID-19 active cases continued to drop in South Arkansas on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

A “Tip of the CAP” event in El Dorado will celebrate highway improvements in Southern Arkansas made possible by the ½ cent sales tax revenue dedicated to road and bridge projects.

The State of Arkansas has established a process for people to report suspected misuse of a disabled license plate, disabled placard, or a disabled parking space.

Active COVID-19 cases in Columbia and Union counties dropped substantially on Monday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

COVID-19 cases rose in Union County on Sunday, but dropped in Columbia, Lafayette, Nevada and Ouachita counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

Isolated to widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into early this evening across the Four State region.

Monday is Labor Day.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Union County soared by 16 on Friday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. Columbia County active cases rose by one to 57.