Manchester grass fire prompts Clark County burn ban
A large wildfire Saturday in the Manchester community southeast of Arkadelphia prompted county Judge Troy Tucker to issue a burn ban for Clark County
Month: February 2026
Citing no evidence of wrongdoing, Arkadelphia Schools stand by Lifetouch amid controversy
In light of multiple school districts across Arkansas severing ties with Lifetouch photography over concerns that its parent company’s former owner and alleged links to the Jeffrey Epstein files, Arkadelphia Public Schools will not drop its current contract with the company
Repurposing Love: Wedding dress gets new life decades after Arkadelphia’s 1997 tornado
Power, homes, businesses, and lives were lost on March 1, 1997, but kindness proved far more superior as Arkadelphians came together to help one another through a shared crisis
Clark County receives CCI, Select Site, and ONSite recognition
Arkadelphia is the 11th Arkansas community to receive the CCI designation
Sydney Stombaugh
Sydney was a major athlete, competing in the Special Olympics, a state bowling champion and played in Miracle League Baseball, among other sports
Felony Friday: Prosecutor seeks harsher sentence for accused Walmart burglar
This is a roundup of felony charges filed Feb. 13-27, 2026, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office
Decoding cemetery symbolism topic of March 3 presentation
Holly Hope of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will present “Flora, Fauna and Faces: Reading Cemetery Symbolism” at the March 2026 meeting of the Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society