Tapson selected to head Parks & Rec
With over 25 years of recreation experience, Tapson and his wife, Thea, relocated from West Wendover, Nevada, to join the Arkadelphia Parks and Recreation team.
Month: November 2022
Commodity prices on the rise with Mississippi River
As rain feeds the Mississippi, the rising river is also buoying the commodity prices farmers are receiving at the elevators.
City to apply for $29M in grants for water, sewer projects
The Arkadelphia City Board approved a resolution Tuesday applying for over $29 million in grants from the Department of Agriculture for water and sewer projects.
Dispatch Desk: Wednesday, Nov. 16
The following incidents were gathered from reports filed at the Arkadelphia Police Department and Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Okolona man sentenced to 60 years for raping child
A Clark County jury on Tuesday found an Okolona man guilty of raping a young girl and sentenced him to 60 years in prison.
School board OKs handbook update for bus violations
Thomas noted that Tuesday marked the first day of demolition work at the old Peake Elementary School campus. A groundbreaking ceremony is tentatively set to happen in January.
Reducing number of children in foster care remains work in progress
More than 5,200 children were in foster care in the spring of 2016, a nearly 30 percent increase from 2017, according to the report. DCFS implemented strategies to decrease the count to 5,010 by August 2017.