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Day: December 15, 2025
Larry Hunter
Larry was a decorated US Army veteran and a longtime sawmill laborer at Sparkman
AGFC fisheries making room for megabass
Any angler who catches a largemouth bass weighing 10 pounds or larger from Arkansas waters from Jan. 1-March 31 can call the Lunker Line any time, day or night, and someone from the AGFC will meet them at the lake and take possession of the fish if it is healthy enough, return it to the AGFC’s Joe Hogan State Fish Hatchery in Lonoke and spawn it with genetically superior male bass to create improved fingerlings that will be stocked in the lake
Mary (Trigg) Jones
Mary retired from the Department of Human Services, where she held many positions
Man struck, killed on Highway 67 near Donaldson
A Hot Spring County man was killed outside his Highway 67 home Friday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2025
David Chitwood
David was a career educator at Arkadelphia Public Schools, and was also a Park Ranger at DeGray Lake