Arkadelphia commerce starts to thaw in wake of icy Fern
After three days of being cooped up indoors due to icy conditions left by Winter Storm Fern, local residents started trickling out of their homes on Tuesday
Day: January 27, 2026
Short addresses retired teachers group
Clark County Retired Teachers recently heard from Shelley Short, president and CEO of the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance
Medical marijuana patients in Arkansas fret over program’s future
An obscure legal fight over who can change citizen-led amendments to Arkansas’ Constitution casts uncertainty on the program’s future
OPINION: Combining Arkansas’s industrial strengths
In 2025, wood manufacturing facilities in Huttig, Leola, Glenwood, Arkadelphia and Russellville were closed or idled, causing further strain on rural economies
Anglers have fresh habitat opportunity in Garland County thanks to Bismarck tree farm
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division has partnered with McAlpine Christmas Tree Farm in Bismarck for a donation of 200 Christmas trees that can be used by anglers for fish habitat in Lake Hamilton here and Cox Creek Lake near Leola in Grant County
Allen Malcom
Allen proudly served as mayor of Whelen Springs for 12 years, and drove a log truck most of his life
Harold “Buckwheat” Jones
Buckwheat’s towering height made him a natural athlete, contributing to the community league as a pitcher for the Millcreek Braves