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Category: Courts & Justice

Felony Friday: Prosecutor seeks harsher sentence for accused Walmart burglar
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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

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Arkansas Advocate: Sanders-appointed justice and lawyer in library case go head-to-head in Supreme Court race
Arkansas Courts & Justice

Arkansas Advocate: Sanders-appointed justice and lawyer in library case go head-to-head in Supreme Court race

The race for a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court in the March 3 election is nonpartisan, but that hasn’t prevented the two candidates in the race from calling each other too ideologically driven

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Lawsuit filed in Arkadelphia challenges debt collection after death
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Lawsuit filed in Arkadelphia challenges debt collection after death

A lawsuit has been filed in Clark County Circuit Court alleging that a third-party collection agency has collected or has attempted to collect debts against probate estates for telephone charges that were imposed after the death of a customer

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Felony Friday: Beaver hunt leads to drug arrest
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Felony Friday: Beaver hunt leads to drug arrest

This is a roundup of felony charges filed Jan. 30 through Feb. 13, 2026, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office

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Arkansas Advocate: Supreme Court affirms House District 94 candidate’s eligibility for upcoming primary
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Arkansas Advocate: Supreme Court affirms House District 94 candidate’s eligibility for upcoming primary

The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision Wednesday to allow a state House candidate to run in the March primary despite her opponent’s argument that she should be disqualified

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Fordyce man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking meth, cocaine
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Fordyce man sentenced to federal prison for trafficking meth, cocaine

Matlock was identified as a potential drug dealer in an investigation launched due to an influx of narcotic activity

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Clark County inmates held in the Arkansas prison system in February 2026
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Clark County inmates held in the Arkansas prison system in February 2026

As of Feb. 3, 2026, there were 340 people listed as Clark County inmates by the Arkansas Department of Corrections website

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