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OBU student crowned Miss Arkansas

Ava Weeks is Miss Arkansas. | Danny Barger Photography LITTLE ROCK — Ava Weeks, a Ouachita Baptist University student, was crowned Miss Arkansas at Robinson Center on Saturday evening, June 13, 2026. Weeks, 21, is studying for a degree in Secondary English Education. The Conway native recently competed as Miss Southwest Arkansas, earning that crown among a field of other outstanding young women. She distinguished herself in the past week of competition with her vocal talent and strong stage presence. Weeks also earned several prestigious honors, including Overall Talent; Overall On-Stage Conversation; The Jessie Bennett Leadership Award; and Miss Arkansas…

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Felony Friday: Domestic abuse cases land several in jail

This is a roundup of felony charges filed May 29 through June 12, 2026, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office. Some defendants may also have misdemeanor charges against them, but most are not included here. The following names and charges, which are contained within public documents, are gathered from online court records available through ARCourts. Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Here’s a rundown of felony cases filed in the past two weeks: Suspended sentence for man caught with meth, cocaine A motorist caught with drugs in an Arkadelphia traffic stop walked away from a Clark County courtroom a…

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Clark County jobless rate down to 3.6%

Clark County’s unemployment rate for April 2026, not seasonally adjusted, was at 3.6%, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released this week by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. According to the report, Clark County had a labor force of 9,893 persons with 9,539 employed and 354 unemployed. The unemployment rate fell six-tenths of a percentage point from the March report of 4.2%. Since the last report, the labor force decreased by 71 persons from 9,964. Tied at 3.6%, Clark and Pike counties shared the lowest unemployment rate among the counties sampled in the report. For the same period in…

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States Newsroom: Projected Social Security benefits cliff creeps up to 2032

By JENNIFER SHUTT | States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Congress must act to shore up Social Security during the next six years to avoid an automatic drop-off in benefits in 2032, according to a report released Tuesday.  The annual update on the Old Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund shows that it will “become depleted” in the fourth quarter of that year, a few months earlier than projected in last year’s report. That would lead to recipients receiving 78% of their benefits — the projected yearly income to the trust fund — unless Congress acts before then. By 2100, benefits would…

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Dispatch Desk: Mother reports daughter, 37, missing

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Arkadelphia home heavily damaged, pet raccoon dies in Friday fire

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Inmates held in regional jails

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2026 Southwest Arkansas Rural Business Development Conference to be held in Hope (and online)

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DeGray Lake Fishing Report: Early warming of surface water making fish less aggressive

Angeline Graggs-Ware
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Angeline Graggs-Ware

Some of Ann’s fondest memories were of playing shortstop on a softball team alongside her sister

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Quorum Court talks courthouse security, windows
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Quorum Court talks courthouse security, windows

The Clark County Quorum Court held a brief meeting Monday evening

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DeGray Lake Fishing Report: Early warming of surface water making fish less aggressive
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DeGray Lake Fishing Report: Early warming of surface water making fish less aggressive

“My experience says that when the temperature reaches 86 degrees on the water’s surface, it raises the scale of nonaggressive bite.”

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Frankie Thrasher Jr.
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Frankie Thrasher Jr.

Frankie retired from the Gurdon School District as a member of maintenance staff

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University of Arkansas Dean’s List includes local students
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University of Arkansas Dean’s List includes local students

The University of Arkansas announced students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the spring 2026 semester

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Fermentation science may offer new route to better lower-alcohol wine
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Fermentation science may offer new route to better lower-alcohol wine

As health-conscious consumers continue to seek lower alcohol content in their wine, scientists like Zachary Bean are working on ways to both meet this demand and make it better

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Sharon Whitten
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Sharon Whitten

Sharon Whitten, age 73, of Delight, passed from this life on Wednesday June 10, 2026, at CHI St. Vincent’s in Hot Springs

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