City buying acreage on W.P. Malone
A resolution passed at the meeting directs administration to buy the land for $10,000 from the T.O. Shepherd estate and directs the city manager to sign the appropriate documents
Day: October 7, 2026
Okolona Fall Fest coming Oct. 17
Activities include games with prizes, face painting, costume contest, and, weather permitting, hay rides and an outdoor movie
Arkadelphia Marching Showcase set for Oct. 17
Ten area bands will compete throughout the day at Badger Stadium in ASBOA classifications
Southwest Arkansas gets ‘AA’ rating for woody biomass
The national rating provides rigorous third-party verification of the region’s dense, reliable timber supply and confirms Southwest Arkansas as an attractive destination for clean energy, advanced bioproducts, wood-related manufacturing, and other biomass-dependent industries
Clark County Jail Bookings: Sept. 28 – Oct. 4, 2026
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia
Annie Rucks
Annie was dedicated to her community and served in numerous capacities. She also worked as a Dawson Coop grandparent, at the Sparkman Learning Center and at Peake Elementary School
Dorsey Henry
Dorsey had a 39-year career at International Paper (now Georgia-Pacific), and raised squirrel dogs when he wasn’t hunting or fishing