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Apr 11, 2026
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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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Valor ceases ambulance service; Pafford resumes 911 services

Valor Emergency Medical Services ceased operations on Monday morning, April 6, 2026. The Arkadelphia-based company provided ambulance services in two counties. The company's CEO, J.D. Windham, posted the news to Facebook. "Due to financial hardships beyond our control, Valor EMS ceased operations at 0900 this morning. Pafford Medical Services has agreed to assume 911 services and non-emergent transports for Clark and Dallas Counties," Windham said. Valor also held a contract to provide ambulance services in neighboring Dallas County. Responding to a text message from The Arkadelphian that was sent prior to the Facebook announcement, Windham said he was on his…

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Inmate escapes Clark County Jail; manhunt on for Sean Anthony Bright

This post was updated 4/6/26 with updates. It also corrects the date the suspect was last incarcerated. The search continued Monday for a prisoner who escaped from the Clark County Detention Center. Sean Anthony Bright remains on the lam after he reportedly walked away from a kitchen detail Sunday afternoon. Sheriff Jason Watson said agencies used tracking dogs throughout the night in search of Bright, 31. He is described as a white male standing at 5-foot-4-inches and weighing 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing either a jail-issued orange shirt or a white shirt, with either orange or brown pants.…

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Gurdon caretaker guilty of using client’s debit card for unauthorized DoorDash purchases

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Interactive dinosaur exhibit opening at Mid-America Science Museum on April 25

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Cable manufacturer expanding in El Dorado

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

As of June 1, 2025, there were 313 people listed as Clark County inmates by the Arkansas Department of Corrections website

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Best of the Best: Readers Choice 2025
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Best of the Best: Readers Choice 2025

And the winners are …

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Veolia to bring new hazardous waste incineration capacity online in 2025 at Gum Springs facility
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Veolia to bring new hazardous waste incineration capacity online in 2025 at Gum Springs facility

Veolia has announced actions to expand its hazardous waste treatment and disposal business in North America through investment, acquisitions and capacity expansion

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AHDC nurse convicted for failure to report abuse of client
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AHDC nurse convicted for failure to report abuse of client

A former Certified Nursing Assistant of the Arkadelphia Human Development Center was convicted of failing to report maltreatment of a client abused at the long-term care facility

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Bits & Pieces: Politician breath reeks
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Bits & Pieces: Politician breath reeks

We’re highly disappointed in Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin’s stance and chest-beating over the U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling that allows the state to enforce the ban on delta-8 and other hemp-derived products containing THC

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Showers and thunderstorms possible this weekend, with increasing chances early next week

The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for much of Arkansas ahead of the June 28-29 weekend

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Will Uncle Sam pass some SNAP costs to Arkansas?
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Will Uncle Sam pass some SNAP costs to Arkansas?

If the debt-ridden federal government were to pay $55 million a year less for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Arkansas, could the surplus-running state government make up the difference?

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