March freeze event likely eliminated 2026 Arkansas peach crop
The 2026 Arkansas peach crop was likely eliminated during a mid-March weather event that saw freezing temperatures in the low 20s across the state
National Day of Prayer to be observed locally May 7
The event will take place at Third Street Baptist Church
Sanders’ State of the State shows what will pass
One big difference between a president’s typical State of the Union address and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ State of the State address April 8 is this: What the governor proposed will actually happen.
Dispatch Desk: Walmart customer reunited with $400 she dropped in parking lot
The following incidents were gathered from reports filed April 6-12, 2026, at the Arkadelphia Police Department and Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Clark County Jail Bookings: April 7-12, 2026
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia
Arkansas Advocate: Crypto mining regulations, school voucher changes could be debated during fiscal session
Some lawmakers are hoping their colleagues will consider their non-budgetary bills during the fiscal session that began last week
Low interest disaster loans now available for small businesses, private nonprofits affected by drought
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Arkansas to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning Nov. 1, 2025
Arkansas Advocate: Governor says lawmakers must limit spending for tax cut session to occur
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her plans to call a special session to cut income taxes depend on lawmakers sticking to her proposed budget and limiting spending
Gas prices soar by 21% as government inflation figures reflect Trump’s war on Iran
Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March, according to the latest consumer price index figures released Friday
Goza Middle School announces 3rd nine weeks Honor Roll
Goza Middle School has announced the following students to the Honor Roll for the third nine weeks of the 2025-2026 academic school year
Jonathan Fletcher added to Tigers football coaching staff
Fletcher, who has been on staff at Delta State University since 2013, replaces Brett Shockley, who was recently hired as the head football coach at El Dorado High School
Rep. Womack: Biggest threat not Iran, China or debt
“It is the profound division in the body politic that prevents the legislative branch of the greatest country this world has ever known, that prevents that legislative body from doing its most basic function,” he said in Springdale Wednesday. “And then you have to ask, ‘How did we get here?’ …
AHS announces 3rd nine weeks Honor Roll
Arkadelphia High School announced the Honor Roll for the third nine weeks of the 2025-2026 academic school year
No Second Thoughts: Full Moon Fever
The year was 1972. The 3-man Apollo 16 crew of astronauts were minutes away from re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere following an 11-day journey to the moon and back. Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean about midway between the U.S. and Australia, a 21-year-old James Phelps was wrapping up a semi-mandatory 2-year stint in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Ticonderoga aircraft carrier.
AGFC education challenge returns to Spa City for Arkansas students Nov. 4-5
Schools throughout Arkansas are invited to engage with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Generation Conservation Summit in Hot Springs this fall
Andrew DeMillo: Close secretary of state runoff points to fissures and future fights for Arkansas Republicans
Unlike many GOP nomination fights, the race for secretary of state wasn’t a battle over how far right the candidates could go. Neither Hammer nor Norris could be viewed as a moderate or “Republican in Name Only.”
How an independent can get elected
Today let’s talk about two independents who were on Arkansas’ March 3 ballot – one explicitly independent, one functionally so. The explicit one lost badly. The functional one won easily.
Arkadelphia’s Nathan Surles picked as ATU Who’s Who
Forty-four students have been selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of Who’s Who at Arkansas Tech University
Clark County Jail Bookings: March 30 – April 6, 2026
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia
Jane Ross exhibit opens April 14
The community is invited to view a Special Collections exhibition and reception featuring selections from the Jane Ross Collection
Cinco de Mayo taking center stage in Arkadelphia on May 5
The celebration will feature live music from Los MX, a variety of authentic taco trucks, and a Kids Zone — complete with a Ferris wheel, bounce houses, temporary tattoos, and a piñata zone
Clark County under Burn Ban
Clark County Judge Troy Tucker has issued a burn ban for Clark County effective Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Hot Springs man dies in Pine Bluff motorcycle crash; Howard County SUV wreck claims life
Vehicle crashes on highways in South Arkansas left two people dead in recent days
Pafford patches it up with Clark County
Let bygones be bygones. That was the message that came across as J.D. Windham and Jamie Pafford Gresham addressed the Clark County Quorum Court on Monday.
Regional Civics Bee taking place Thursday in Arkadelphia
This year’s regional finalists were selected based on essays they submitted earlier this year, which outlined innovative ideas to improve their local communities using civic principles
Barbara Scott
Barbara was retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and as a caretaker of her elderly friends
Elsie Lambert
Elsie worked for many years as a cook at Glenwood Fish Nest, where she made many lifelong friends who she thought the world of
Arkansas Advocate: South Arkansas circuit judge confirmed to federal judgeship
Shepherd is a circuit judge in Arkansas’ 13th Judicial Circuit, which includes Calhoun, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Ouachita and Union counties