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Apr 6, 2026
  • Wrecks in South Arkansas leave 2 dead
  • Francis “Punk” Johnson
  • Inmate escapes Clark County Jail; manhunt on for Sean Anthony Bright
  • Duck Derby returns to Caddo Valley on April 11
  • Ouachita hosts Special Olympics Arkansas Spring Games
  • Arkansas Advocate: What is the Franklin County prison project?
  • UADA researchers track Asian longhorned tick as it spreads to 10 Arkansas counties

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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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Duck Derby returns to Caddo Valley on April 11

The community is invited to take part in the annual, fun-filled festivities that raise funds for a special cause. The Duck Derby Festival, benefitting the Percy and Donna Malone Child Safety Center, will take place Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lower Lake Recreation Area. The community-based event is free to attend and offers a wide variety of activities, including games, food, entertainment, and more, promising an enjoyable experience for families and community members of all ages.  One of the main attractions of the event is the duck race, where participants can adopt rubber…

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It’s about time: Clark County courthouse clock repaired after 2025 storm damage

WINDING DOWN FOR THE DAY — Clark County Judge Troy Tucker, left, talks with horologist David Jackson in the courthouse clock tower. Jackson made repairs to the clock, which sustained major damages in a 2025 thunderstorm. | arkadelphian.com photo by Joel Phelps By JOEL PHELPS | arkadelphian.com It’s been nearly one year since winds from a powerful thunderstorm in April 2025 knocked three of the massive clock dials out of the Clark County Courthouse. This week, a Florida-based company that specializes in clock towers replaced the 80-inch acrylic behemoths. The old clock tower still stands the test of time, and…

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Henderson partners with ASU-Mountain Home for teacher education, aviation degrees

Dr. Celya Taylor, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at Henderson State, and Dr. Robert Shurley, ASUMH provost, signed the pathway agreement. Also pictured are, from left: Dr. Trey Berry, Henderson chancellor; Dr. Glenda Hyer, associate professor of special education; Dr. Charlotte White-Wright, dean of Henderson's Teachers College; Kristina Radivojevich, interim dean of business, arts, and sciences at ASUMH; Laura Knox, director of education at ASUMH; and Dr. Bentley Wallace, ASUMH chancellor. From Henderson State News Henderson State University and Arkansas State University–Mountain Home announced a new transfer pathway agreement for teacher education degrees and have initiated discussions to…

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Ouachita hosts Special Olympics Arkansas Spring Games

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Wrecks in South Arkansas leave 2 dead

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Drought worsens in Arkansas; Clark County encompassed in extreme drought

Agriculture South Arkansas News

Arkansas farmers to drop acreage in four major crops in favor of soybeans for 2026

Clark County retailers sold $456K in lottery tickets in November
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Clark County retailers sold $456K in lottery tickets in November

The seven-county area collectively sold more than $2.36 million in lottery tickets, or roughly 4.9% of the state’s total sales

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Sarah Durand set to graduate from University of Georgia

Durand is a candidate for AB Asian Languages and Literature

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Sanders: SNAP shouldn’t buy junk food 
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Sanders: SNAP shouldn’t buy junk food 

A bigger conversation is needed about all the ways that modern American life makes it easy for us to make unhealthy choices – regardless of our income level

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Arkansas Advocate: Election officials approve complaints for 7 counties, choose audit locations
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Arkansas Advocate: Election officials approve complaints for 7 counties, choose audit locations

The State Board of Election Commissioners voted Wednesday to send complaints for violations of state election law to seven of the 11 Arkansas counties that were monitored during the 2024 general election

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Clark County receives over $1 million grant to development Gum Springs industrial site
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Clark County receives over $1 million grant to development Gum Springs industrial site

The grant will fund critical development efforts, including due diligence, site certification, and erosion engineering at the 991-acre Southwest Arkansas Mega Site

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8,653 employed in Clark County
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8,653 employed in Clark County

Clark County had a labor force of 8,997 persons in October, with 8,653 employed and 362 unemployed

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Clark County’s 911 center faces delay in opening

The center is the merger of the dispatching currently handled by the county and the Arkadelphia Police Department

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