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Real Estate: 8 properties change ownership in Clark County

Clark County real estate transactions recorded May 8-21, 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 $357,925 sale of a 1,720-SF home…

Don Cleek guest speaker at 2026 Memorial Day ceremony

Don Cleek in uniform at Baghdad, Iraq. | Courtesy photo Local U.S. veteran and career lawman Don Cleek will be the guest speaker at the 2026 Memorial Day ceremony, held Monday, May 25, at the courthouse gazebo located on the southeast corner of the Clark County Courthouse, 419 Clay St. The ceremony will begin with the 11 o’clock bell tone. In the event of inclement weather the program will move to the Armory building. Cleek is a four-year veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, joining the service in 1983. After infantry training at Camp LeJeune, he was stationed at Marine…

Arkansas Advocate: National debate over data centers comes to Arkansas

Little Rock Regional Chamber President Jay Chesshir promotes an informational website about two data center projects alongside Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority CEO Jean Block (center right) and Central Arkansas Water CEO Tad Bohannan (right) during a press conference on May 12, 2026. | Arkansas Advocate photo by Ainsley Platt By AINSLEY PLATT | Arkansas Advocate The national debate over data centers has come to central Arkansas. The president of the Little Rock Regional Chamber promoted a planned data center’s possible tax revenue as he stood on a sunny rooftop terrace on a recent afternoon in downtown Little Rock, flanked…

The Southern Standard: Special prosecutor declines charges against Gurdon marshal

By JOE MAY |The Southern Standard No charges will be filed against Gurdon City Marshal Don Childres after it was discovered that he drew both Worker’s Compensation disability pay as well as his salary for over a year. According to a letter sent from Special Prosecutor Jeanna Sherrill to Grisham Phillips, who was a pointed as special judge in the case, Childres was injured in December 2020 and unable to work. While his doctors said he could return to work with restrictions, the city recorder/treasurer indicated there were no such positions available, the letter states. The city continued to pay…