Sean Anthony Bright was located about 5 miles south of Arkadelphia late Tuesday when police saw him exit a field on River Road, Clark County Sheriff Jason Watson said following the 56-hour manhunt for Bright. Bright is back in custody. The sheriff released a statement Wednesday morning: StatementDownload "On Sunday, April 5th at or around 2:32 pm inmate Bright fled from the Clark County Detention Facility. Bright had been working an assigned detail in the detention centers kitchen. All area law enforcement were notified and a search of the area was conducted. Investigators immediately were able to obtain recorded phone…
Valor Emergency Medical Services ceased operations on Monday morning, April 6, 2026. The Arkadelphia-based company provided ambulance services in two counties. The company's CEO, J.D. Windham, posted the news to Facebook. "Due to financial hardships beyond our control, Valor EMS ceased operations at 0900 this morning. Pafford Medical Services has agreed to assume 911 services and non-emergent transports for Clark and Dallas Counties," Windham said. Valor also held a contract to provide ambulance services in neighboring Dallas County. Responding to a text message from The Arkadelphian that was sent prior to the Facebook announcement, Windham said he was on his…
This post was updated 4/6/26 with updates. It also corrects the date the suspect was last incarcerated. The search continued Monday for a prisoner who escaped from the Clark County Detention Center. Sean Anthony Bright remains on the lam after he reportedly walked away from a kitchen detail Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Jason Watson said agencies used tracking dogs throughout the night in search of Bright, 31. He is described as a white male standing at 5-foot-4-inches and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing either a jail-issued orange shirt or a white shirt, with either orange or brown pants.…
The community is invited to take part in the annual, fun-filled festivities that raise funds for a special cause. The Duck Derby Festival, benefitting the Percy and Donna Malone Child Safety Center, will take place Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lower Lake Recreation Area. The community-based event is free to attend and offers a wide variety of activities, including games, food, entertainment, and more, promising an enjoyable experience for families and community members of all ages. One of the main attractions of the event is the duck race, where participants can adopt rubber…
Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March, according to the latest consumer price index figures released Friday
Goza Middle School has announced the following students to the Honor Roll for the third nine weeks of the 2025-2026 academic school year
Fletcher, who has been on staff at Delta State University since 2013, replaces Brett Shockley, who was recently hired as the head football coach at El Dorado High School
“It is the profound division in the body politic that prevents the legislative branch of the greatest country this world has ever known, that prevents that legislative body from doing its most basic function,” he said in Springdale Wednesday. “And then you have to ask, ‘How did we get here?’ …
Arkadelphia High School announced the Honor Roll for the third nine weeks of the 2025-2026 academic school year
The year was 1972. The 3-man Apollo 16 crew of astronauts were minutes away from re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere following an 11-day journey to the moon and back. Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean about midway between the U.S. and Australia, a 21-year-old James Phelps was wrapping up a semi-mandatory 2-year stint in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Ticonderoga aircraft carrier.
Schools throughout Arkansas are invited to engage with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Generation Conservation Summit in Hot Springs this fall
Unlike many GOP nomination fights, the race for secretary of state wasn’t a battle over how far right the candidates could go. Neither Hammer nor Norris could be viewed as a moderate or “Republican in Name Only.”
Today let’s talk about two independents who were on Arkansas’ March 3 ballot – one explicitly independent, one functionally so. The explicit one lost badly. The functional one won easily.
Forty-four students have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Who’s Who at Arkansas Tech University
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia
The community is invited to view a Special Collections exhibition and reception featuring selections from the Jane Ross Collection
The celebration will feature live music from Los MX, a variety of authentic taco trucks, and a Kids Zone — complete with a Ferris wheel, bounce houses, temporary tattoos, and a piñata zone
Clark County Judge Troy Tucker has issued a burn ban for Clark County effective Wednesday, March 25, 2026
A Gurdon woman pleaded guilty to exploitation of a vulnerable person, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced
Pamela’s leadership and integrity earned her numerous honors, including serving on a board alongside First Lady Hillary Clinton and receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award from Henderson State University
Arkansas State Police announced the arrest of a 27-year-old Arkadelphia man following an investigation into cyber tips that he was engaging in sexual conversations with minors
