Arkansas Advocate: Hammer, Norris headed toward runoff in Republican secretary of state race
Army veteran Bryan Norris and state Sen. Kim Hammer are advancing to a runoff later this month for the Republican nomination for secretary of state
Closure of the Strait of Hormuz causes urea, diesel prices to spike as planting season begins in Arkansas
As war shuts down shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, farmers are seeing spikes in urea and diesel prices just as planting season has begun in Arkansas
Gov. Sanders’ not-great, not-terrible night
There is a lot to cover as we review Tuesday’s primary elections. We’ll start with what happened with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and three Republican state Senate races.
UPDATE: Clark County’s 2026 primary election results
The following are unofficial results from the March 3, 2026, primary election in Clark County, Arkansas
UPDATE: $250.8M Powerball Jackpot bought using mobile app
A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth $250.8 million was sold in Arkansas for the March 2 drawing
Stateline: Iran war drives gas price uncertainty ahead of busy summer season
The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up
Arkansas’ part in America’s 250th birthday party
The United States is celebrating its America250 semiquincentennial, and Arkansas is doing its part to plan the party
Retired teachers hear history of Arkadelphia’s Peake Elementary School
The Clark County Retired Teachers Association recently hosted guest speaker Cathie Ware Murphy, retired associate professor of nursing from Texarkana College
Clark County Arkansas jail bookings: Feb. 24-March 2, 2026
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Dispatch Desk: Foot pursuit ends in arrest
The following incidents were gathered from reports filed Feb. 23 through March 1, 2026, at the Arkadelphia Police Department and Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Stateline: Democrats call for immediate vote on Trump war powers as US, Israel strike Iran
Democratic lawmakers called Saturday for Congress to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s order launching “major combat operations” in Iran, while Republicans largely provided cautious support of the attacks
Arkansas Advocate: Sanders’ efforts against 2 prison project opponents a test of governor’s pull
Two veteran Arkansas lawmakers are fighting for their political lives in Tuesday’s Republican primaries, with a barrage of mailers and ads funded by outside groups casting them as insufficiently conservative against challengers backed by GOP Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Kopksy to address Clark County Democratic Women
Bill Kopksy, executive director of the Arkansas Public Policy Panel and representative of the Protect AR Rights Coalition, will be the featured speaker at the March 2026 meeting of Clark County Democratic Women
Citing no evidence of wrongdoing, Arkadelphia Schools stand by Lifetouch amid controversy
In light of multiple school districts across Arkansas severing ties with Lifetouch photography over concerns that its parent company’s former owner and alleged links to the Jeffrey Epstein files, Arkadelphia Public Schools will not drop its current contract with the company
Felony Friday: Prosecutor seeks harsher sentence for accused Walmart burglar
This is a roundup of felony charges filed Feb. 13-27, 2026, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office
Weather service forecasters eyeing potential for heavy rain in early March
The National Weather Service in Little Rock says there is increasing confidence for a wet and stormy pattern over the south-central part of the U.S. through the first few weeks of March 2026
Issue Spotlight: What Democrats running for Arkansas governor say about education
The rising cost of Arkansas’ school voucher program has prompted concerns from Democrats and some rural Republican legislators who say it will be devastating to public schools
Rice stink bug genetic mapping offers clues to curb a costly crop pest
Even though farmers have been dealing with rice stink bugs as pests since the 1880s, entomologists are still getting to know them at the genetic level
Clark County Arkansas jail bookings: Feb. 17-23, 2026
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Real Estate: Arkadelphia garage changes hands
Clark County real estate transactions recorded Feb. 20 through March 5, 2026, having a value of $100,000 or greater
Ouachita Kinesiology’s Tiger Tough empowers, connects people with disabilities
The Tiger Tough program allows current department students to participate in and lead fun, engaging and effective exercise classes with disabled individuals at Group Living Inc
Sarah Compton
Sarah loved getting souvenirs from places her children visited and stationed during their military service
Arkansas poultry industry takes estimated $200 million hit after winter storms
The winter storm that hit Arkansas in late January caused an estimated $200 million in damage to the state’s poultry industry