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Day: April 2, 2026

It’s about time: Clark County courthouse clock repaired after 2025 storm damage
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It’s about time: Clark County courthouse clock repaired after 2025 storm damage

It’s been nearly one year since winds from a powerful thunderstorm in April 2025 knocked out three of the massive clock dials out of the Clark County Courthouse. This week, a Florida-based company that specializes in clock towers replaced the 80-inch acrylic behemoths.

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Arkansas Advocate: Norris requests recounts in GOP runoff for secretary of state
Arkansas Politics

Arkansas Advocate: Norris requests recounts in GOP runoff for secretary of state

Bryan Norris announced Thursday he’s requested recounts in multiple Arkansas counties after losing the Republican runoff for secretary of state to Kim Hammer by fewer than 1,000 votes

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Tony Bell
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Tony Bell

Tony owned Fatboys Restaurant alongside his wife and family

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Severe flooding in 2025 shaped plant disease trends
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Severe flooding in 2025 shaped plant disease trends

In 2025, the Arkansas Plant Health Clinic diagnosed more than 1,500 plant samples from 62 of the state’s 75 counties, including an increased number of plants diagnosed with bacterial diseases after the state saw severe flooding last April

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Arkansas Advocate: Baptist Health closing Fort Smith hospital’s labor and delivery unit
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Arkansas Advocate: Baptist Health closing Fort Smith hospital’s labor and delivery unit

Baptist Health is closing the labor and delivery unit and ending obstetric care at its Fort Smith hospital, leaving Arkansas with only 31 hospitals where women can give birth in less than a third of the state’s counties

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Arkansas Beef Council launches 2026 Best Burger Contest
Food & Travel

Arkansas Beef Council launches 2026 Best Burger Contest

Arkansas’s Best Burger Contest is a statewide effort to identify and recognize restaurants that exemplify quality in the preparation of 100% beef burgers

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Hubert Parish
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Hubert Parish

Hubert worked as a paint and body man at several local autobody shops throughout his life including Grissom’s, Padgett Chevrolet, Crutchfield’s, and Shepherd’s Automotive in Arkadelphia

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