Many people across the region witnessed a meteorite or fireball in the sky about 6:50 p.m. Monday.
Columbia, Lafayette, Nevada and Ouachita counties all reported slightly fewer new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
COVID-19 cases in Columbia County have risen by five since Friday, and by a total of 13 since Wednesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
New cases of COVID-19 rose by eight in Columbia County on Friday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
More details are emerging about the escape of four prisoners from the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Monday morning.
Magnolia may not have received any freezing rain or snow from this week’s winter storm, but total precipitation is well above normal for recent years.
New cases of COVID-19 were down in Columbia and Union counties Thursday, and up in Ouachita County, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
The final line of severe winter weather and freezing rain produced ice of up to half an inch within areas in the southern region of Arkansas, Entergy Arkansas said in a statement Thursday night.
Entergy Corporation has released an initial assessment of ice storm damage in South Arkansas, along with an estimate of service restoration times.
Magnolia and Columbia County mostly escaped the ravages of a ice storm Wednesday night and early Thursday, but thousands of utility customers in the region had no electrical service.
The list of weather-related school openings or closures:
Ouachita County has suffered its 125th death from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Thursday's session of Columbia County Circuit Court has been cancelled, according to the office of Judge David Talley.
The winter storm warning issued Tuesday for Columbia County was something of a bust, but the National Weather Service has extended the warning through 9 a.m. Thursday as more wintry weather is forecast.
COVID-19 cases were down Tuesday in Columbia and Union counties, up by one in Lafayette and Nevada counties, and unchanged in Ouachita County, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Winter storm cancellation and closure list as received by magnoliareporter.com.
The weather forecast for the Magnolia area has been upgraded in severity to a winter storm warning.
Due to forecasted freezing rain and below-freezing temperatures through Tuesday night and Wednesday, Magnolia Schools will be closed Wednesday, February 1.
New cases of COVID-19 were down Monday in Columbia, Nevada, Ouachita and Union counties, and unchanged in Lafayette County, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
All four prisoners who escaped early Monday from the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility have been captured.
Three of the four prisoners who escaped early Monday from the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility have been captured.
COVID-19 cases were down in Columbia County, up by one in Ouachita and Union counties, and unchanged in Lafayette and Nevada counties on Sunday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Areas of rain will increase by Monday evening across Southwest Arkansas, and may eventually change over to freezing rain across the northern and eastern sections of Southwest Arkansas late tonight.
(Editor's Note: This article has been outdated by developing events but is retained in our database for historical reference.)
A Magnolia retailer was cited this month by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for selling alcoholic beverages to a minor.
South Arkansas has suffered four COVID-19 deaths since Thursday, including two in Ouachita County and one each in Columbia and Union counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
COVID-19 cases were up slightly Thursday in Columbia, Nevada and Union counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
New paving equipment has been received by the City of Magnolia.
The Columbia County Quorum Court Finance Committee will recommend to the full court next month two budget increases in the Sheriff’s Office.
Few changes in local COVID-19 statistics were reported Wednesday by the Arkansas Department of Health.
Establishment of a downtown “entertainment district” received its first airing at Monday’s Magnolia City Council meeting.
The City of Magnolia seeks the public’s help to identify problems with street lights.
The Magnolia City Council heard Monday the first reading of an amendment to an ordinance dealing with wastewater charges.
Union County suffered its 203rd COVID-19 death on Tuesday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
The Walkerville Water System, Walkerville Fire Department, and the Walkerville Fire District will each hold an annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, February 6.
Excessive rainfall is possible through Tuesday night as a strong upper-level disturbance impacts the region with widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms.
It’s been a while since we’ve been able to report that one of Columbia County’s neighbors has no new COVID-19 cases to report. Lafayette County came close a few weeks ago but briefly went into the double digits. Now, Lafayette County was down to zero new cases on Monday. Let’s hope Lafayette…
No winter weather conditions are currently forecast for the Magnolia area, but residents may expect high winds.
The first meeting of the Quorum Court of Columbia County of 2023 dealt mostly with minor housekeeping items and honoring the service of elected officials who have left office.
Columbia County had Arkansas Scholarship Lottery ticket sales totaling $442,771.50 in December 2022, according to a report released earlier this month by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration - Office of the Arkansas Lottery.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Lafayette County dropped to zero on Monday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Former Columbia County Sheriff Mike Loe is walking away from his half-century long career in law enforcement with satisfaction about every case but one.
COVID-19 cases fell by 11 in Columbia County on Sunday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
COVID-19 cases were up by six in Columbia County on Saturday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Recent arrests made by the Magnolia Police Department. Many, but not all, of these arrests have previously been listed in our daily report Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility bookings and releases.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports of a scam from someone posing as an agent with Shazam Fraud Management.
COVID-19 cases rose by eight in both Columbia and Union counties on Friday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has announced the following appointments of South Arkansas residents to boards and commissions:
Dr. Trey Berry, president of Southern Arkansas University, has been appointed to the Arkansas State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission.
Clean-up work continued Thursday after an EF1 tornado struck the north side of Waldo on Wednesday morning.
COVID-19 cases rose slightly in Nevada, Ouachita and Union counties on Thursday, but dropped in Columbia and Lafayette counties, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
