MLK events lined up for Jan. 19 in Arkadelphia

Celebrations honoring the late Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. are set for Arkadelphia on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.

There will be a chili supper starting at 11:30 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 307 N. 16th St. Arkadelphia’s city sanitation employees will be honored at this supper.

The annual MLK parade will start at 2 p.m. from the church to the Clark County Courthouse Square/Gazebo. There, the featured speaker of the event will be Pastor Zeke Allen of Arkadelphia First United Methodist Church.

The public is encouraged to attend all events.