The prisoner who escaped the Clark County Detention Center is set to spend the next several years in a state penitentiary after pleading guilty Thursday to multiple felonies, 9E Prosecuting Attorney Dan Turner announced. Sean Anthony Bright, 31, of Arkadelphia, entered guilty pleas in two separate incidents, including the case for which he was incarcerated when he walked away from the jail on Easter Sunday. Bright appeared with his attorney, Winston C. Mathis, before Circuit Judge Blake Batson. For the 2025 fleeing case, Bright was sentenced to a total of 11 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The sentence…
Clark County’s unemployment rate for July 2026, not seasonally adjusted, was at 5.4%, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. According to the report, Clark County had a labor force of 9,628 persons with 9,111 employed and 517 unemployed. The unemployment rate rose one-tenths of a percentage point since June’s report of 5.3%. The labor force fell by 272 persons from 9,900. Clark County held the second-highest unemployment rate of its neighboring counties, second to Nevada County. The unemployment rate for the neighboring counties surveyed from June to July are listed with their…
This is a roundup of felony charges filed Aug. 22 through Sept. 4, 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: Mother of 3 left young children home alone A Caddo Valley mother is facing serious charges for leaving her young children unattended and locked inside their…
Henderson State University welcomed one of its largest first-time freshman classes in school history and increased overall student enrollment for the third straight year on Fall 2026 census day. Preliminary 11th-day reporting shows a near-record freshman class of 740 students – a 33% increase from 2025 and a monumental 143% leap over the last four years. Total university enrollment surged again, with 2,465 students on campus for Fall 2026, a 9.7% increase from 2025 and the largest student body at Henderson State since 2022. “The trajectory of Henderson State University is extremely exciting, and these numbers reinforce that our campus…
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This is a roundup of felony charges filed Aug. 22 through Sept. 4, 2026, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office
Arkadelphia mechanic James Rollins is heading to Boone, Iowa to compete against 70 other dirt track racers in a national event
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CHI St. Vincent will not be part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas network after the Little Rock-based hospital system and the insurer failed to reach an agreement on renewing their contract, both sides announced Tuesday
