The opening of an Arkansas Quicksilver Company adit, 1932. | Courtesy photo Terry Reynolds, professor emeritus of history at Michigan Technological University, will present “Great Expectations: The Rise and Fall of Mercury Mining in Southwest Arkansas” at the July meeting of the Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society. This talk will be held on Tuesday, July 14, at 7 p.m. in the Hugo Room in the CIC Building at Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, 200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs. The event is free and open to the public. In 1930 cinnabar, the ore of mercury, “the…
This post was updated 7/9/26 to correct information about a box truck involved in the crash. A head-on interstate crash Monday morning in Arkadelphia proved fatal for one person and a box truck driver to an area hospital. At about 8:46 a.m. on July 6, 82-year-old William M. Warnick, of Glenwood, was traveling the wrong direction on Interstate 30 when, near the 74 westbound mile-marker, his 2005 Buick Terraza struck a shipping vehicle, a 2026 Ford Transit, head on, according to a preliminary fatal crash summary posted by Arkansas State Police. The trailer of an 18-wheeler then struck the rear…
Protestors sign petitions at the No Kings March in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, March 28, 2026. | Arkansas Advocate photo by Katie Adkins By ANDREW DeMILLO and ANTOINETTE GRAJEDA | Arkansas Advocate Arkansas officials are reviewing thousands of signatures submitted in favor of a proposal to preserve the state’s initiative and referendum process to determine if it’ll qualify for the November ballot Protect AR Rights submitted 108,837 signatures Friday to the secretary of state’s office for its proposal, the Arkansas Ballot Measure Rights Amendment of 2026. The measure needs at least 90,704 valid signatures from registered voters to get…
Southern Bancorp, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and most impactful Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), has announced plans to change its name to Uplift Bank, pending regulatory approval. “Since our founding four decades ago, we have worked alongside people and places often overlooked by traditional financial institutions, helping create pathways to financial stability, opportunity, and generational wealth,” said Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp, Inc. “That mission and impact will be the same guiding force behind our work, now with a name that better reflects our 40-year history of creating economic opportunity and lifting individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and neighborhoods…
From July 10 through July 31, state and local law enforcement agencies across Arkansas will participate in the national Speeding Slows You Down high-visibility enforcement campaign, increasing patrols and enforcement efforts to reduce speeding-related crashes and save lives
Benny graduated AHS in 1962, served 30 years in the Army Reserves and retired from International Paper as a supervisor
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia
City officials are providing an update on repairs to the play structure water features at the Arkadelphia Aquatic Park
Shaketha worked nearly 3 decades at Ray White Lumber Company, and in her spare time enjoyed traveling, fishing and family
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday approved Arkansas’ requests to consolidate federal funding and reduce the amount of paperwork and red tape required of school administrators
