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Chris Kizer tapped as head Badger

TOP BADGER — Chris Kizer is the new head coach of the AHS Badgers football program. | Arkadelphia High School photo By CHRIS BABB | Special to arkadelphian.com The Arkadelphia Public School District school board approved the hiring of Chris Kizer as the next head coach of the Badger football program Friday evening at a special called meeting. Kizer has served two separate stints with the Badgers and has been the defensive coordinator for a total of 10 seasons. Kizer was defensive coordinator on the staff of the state championship teams of 2017 and 2018 under coach J.R. Eldridge. After leaving in…

EDCCC formalizes contract termination with data center project

CALLED TO ORDER | Members of the Economic Development Corp. of Clark County meet Friday, May 1, 2026. | Screenshot from Arkadelphian's Facebook Live By JOEL PHELPS | arkadelphian.com In a brief special-called meeting Friday morning in Arkadelphia, the Economic Development Corp. of Clark County formally terminated an agreement to sell a 1,000-acre site for the development of a data center in Gum Springs. Twelve of the 15-member board were present. About 20 community members were in attendance at the meeting, which was held at a Dawson Education Cooperative conference room in downtown Arkadelphia. Once the meeting was called to…

Project Pulse flatlines: Agreement terminated after buyer fails to make deposit by deadline

PHOTO — The halls of a data center. | Shutterstock Images It appears that a data center will not be built in Clark County after all, as the buyer failed to make the first deposit of earnest money within a timeframe under an agreement between buyer and seller. Project Pulse, as the data center project was being called, has lost its heartbeat. In an email sent to local media outlets midday Thursday, Shelley Short, CEO of the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance, wrote, “Under the terms of the agreement, the purchaser was required to deposit $200,000 in earnest money within…

EDCCC among 22 set to receive state funding for industrial site development

Clark County is among 22 other communities throughout Arkansas set to receive a site development grant through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), state officials announced Wednesday, April 29. The Arkansas Site Development Program is awarding $25 million to public entities throughout the state. The Economic Development Corp. of Clark County is set to receive $3,792,543. The EDCCC made application for a grant in November 2025, asking $5,887,602.76 for site improvements and due diligence to the Southwest Arkansas Mega Site. The 15-member EDCCC board approved the grant submission along with a 20% match up to $1,177,590. “We’re pleased to have…