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Apr 15, 2026
  • Hot Springs man dies in Pine Bluff motorcycle crash; Howard County SUV wreck claims life
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  • Regional Civics Bee taking place Thursday in Arkadelphia
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Pafford patches it up with Clark County

THE MAN COMES AROUND — J.D. Windham, former CEO of an ambulance company that last week yielded its operations in two South Arkansas counties to Pafford EMS, addresses members of the Clark County Quorum Court in a meeting in early 2026. Windham now works for Pafford after a year-long battle with that company for a Clark County contract. | arkadelphian.com file photo By JOEL PHELPS | arkadelphian.com 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.  Before Valor EMS ceased operations last week,…

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I-30 arrest leads to convictions for pharmacy burglaries in St. Louis and Kansas

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office-Eastern District of Missouri Three men from Texas have admitted stealing controlled substances from three pharmacies in Missouri and Kansas last year. Erik Dewayne Lyons Jr., 21, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substance and entering a pharmacy with the intent to steal controlled substances. Jonathan Fore, 30, and Anthony Ray Venwright, 33, pleaded guilty on March 30 to the same charges. https://arkadelphian.com/2025/08/02/4-houston-men-jailed-in-clark-county-following-st-louis-pharmacy-burglary/ All three admitted traveling from the Houston, Texas area to Lee’s Summit, Missouri, on July 29, 2025, in a…

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Real Estate: 10 Clark County properties change hands in past two weeks

Clark County real estate transactions recorded March 30 through April 1, 2026, having a value of $100,000 or greater. Information is gathered from public records held by the Clark County Circuit Clerk, online real estate records via actdatascout.com and the Arkansas Secretary of State. The Arkadelphian includes names of grantees, grantors, transaction price and property description available, and does not withhold names. A variety of factors, including improvements made to a home or property, are considered in real estate prices that may increase from when the seller bought the property. Highlighting this round of real estate transactions is the $312,500 sale of…

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UPDATE: 56-hour manhunt for escaped prisoner ends on River Road

Sean Anthony Bright was located about 5 miles south of Arkadelphia late Tuesday when police saw him exit a field on River Road, Clark County Sheriff Jason Watson said following the 56-hour manhunt for Bright. Bright is back in custody. The sheriff released a statement Wednesday morning: StatementDownload "On Sunday, April 5th at or around 2:32 pm inmate Bright fled from the Clark County Detention Facility. Bright had been working an assigned detail in the detention centers kitchen. All area law enforcement were notified and a search of the area was conducted. Investigators immediately were able to obtain recorded phone…

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DeGray Lake Fishing Report: Early October 2025
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DeGray Lake Fishing Report: Early October 2025

“A Rooster Tail is a secret little thing that DeGray hybrids kill it”

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International Shakeout Day taking place Oct. 16
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International Shakeout Day taking place Oct. 16

Arkansas has experienced several earthquakes this year, many of which are located along the New Madrid Fault Line

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Arkansas Advocate: Education officials prep for potential shutdown effects
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Arkansas Advocate: Education officials prep for potential shutdown effects

Arkansas’ higher education institutions and the state’s education department have not been immediately impacted by the government shutdown, but officials said they’re preparing to make adjustments as needed

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2 decades strong, Arkadelphia’s Barbara Schleiff remains part of OBU Tiger Serve Day
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2 decades strong, Arkadelphia’s Barbara Schleiff remains part of OBU Tiger Serve Day

Today, Schleiff is affectionately known as “Aunt Barbara” by many in the Ouachita community. Tiger Serve Day teams have served her for more than two decades

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Indiana visitor unearths 2.71-carat “Hope Diamond” at Crater of Diamonds State Park
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Indiana visitor unearths 2.71-carat “Hope Diamond” at Crater of Diamonds State Park

The couple spent two days digging and sifting in the park’s 37.5-acre search area before moving on to their next destination

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Fall Festival set in Okolona
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Fall Festival set in Okolona

The Okolona Love Council, in partnership with the Okolona Volunteer Fire Department, is hosting a Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at the Okolona Community Center

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Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas National Guardsmen mobilized to southern border
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Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas National Guardsmen mobilized to southern border

More than 100 Arkansas National Guard members traveled to the nation’s southern border this weekend to support U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

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