Editor’s pick: Local stories that defined 2025
We’re looking back at our coverage of the previous year with an editor’s pick of local stories that defined 2025
Day: December 30, 2025
Real Estate: 5 residential properties change hands in Arkadelphia
Clark County real estate transactions recorded Dec. 13-22, 2025, having a value of $100,000 or greater
Linda Thompson
Linda carried a sincere passion for helping others, reflected in her more than 30-year career with the Arkansas Department of Public Health
Brenda Billings
Brenda was retired from the United States Postal Service having served as a mail carrier for many years
Ag industry seeks light at the end of the tunnel
Following one of agriculture’s darkest years, some farmers are looking for anything that might improve the bottom line, while others are looking for the exit
HSU aviation student earns SAMA scholarship
Jaxon Dale of Little Rock is a winner of the Southeastern Airport Managers Association scholarship sponsored by SAMA Educational Foundation Inc
Elections start in less than seven weeks
The primary elections really are the ones that matter most. Republicans will easily win the general elections in November in much of Arkansas except in the remaining areas where Democrats will win. What really matters is who wins the primary.