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Mar 21, 2026
  • Pedestrian struck, killed near Gurdon
  • Real Estate: Kentucky Forest Properties buys Arkadelphia mill site
  • Black Business Expo coming to Arkadelphia April 11
  • Donna Norton
  • Paul Shaver
  • The Southern Standard: Glenwood deputy sentenced for stealing department-issued guns
  • AGFC: Walleye netted below Carpenter Dam help angling action in Arkansas

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Real Estate: Kentucky Forest Properties buys Arkadelphia mill site

Clark County real estate transactions recorded March 6-19, 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. In the past two weeks, Shields Wood Products Inc. sold its acreage on Arkansas Highway…

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Community barbecue to benefit victims of apartment fire

Citizens are invited to a community-wide fundraiser barbecue to benefit the 11 families displaced by the March 17 fire that destroyed Valley View Apartments. The event, titled Badgers Give Back, will take place Thursday, April 2, from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Arkadelphia Youth Sports Complex. The benefit is being headed up by the Future Business Leader Association teams of Arkadelphia High School and Goza Middle School, and AHS Beta Club. Each plate comes with a barbecue sandwich, chips and a cookie. Pre-sale tickets are $10 apiece, or $15 at the gate. Event sponsors are Patterson Federal Credit Union, Ludwig’s Bakery,…

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HSU to honor 6 alumni at April 10 banquet

OUTSTANDING REDDIES — Clockwise, from top left: Thomasena Craig, John Elkins, Jim Garland, Shannon Schwartz, Vanna Eddington, and Dani Pickens. From Henderson State News Henderson State University will honor six outstanding alumni at the Alumni Association’s annual awards banquet April 10. Distinguished Alumni awards will be presented to Dr. Thomasena Craig (’93), John Elkins (’02), Jim Garland (’82), and Shannon Schwartz (’01). Vanna Eddington (’90) will receive the “H” Award, and the Young Alumni Award will be presented to Dani Pickens (’08). The event will be held in the Garrison Center Grand Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 and…

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Early morning fire levels Arkadelphia apartment complex; all residents make it out alive

PHOTO: A firefighter atop Arkadelphia's ladder truck aims downward at an apartment fire early Tuesday morning, March 17, 2026. | Joel Phelps/arkadelphian.com By JOEL PHELPS | arkadelphian.com ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas — A major structure fire broke out early Tuesday morning at Valley View Apartments, 2504 Country Club Road. Police say all residents were able to make it out of the 12-unit complex. "I started hearing the ceiling pop and crackle."Corey Langston, who escaped seconds before his apartment ceiling collapsed Firefighters were dispatched to the apartment complex just before 6:30 a.m., before sunrise, when a 911 caller advised of a large fire…

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Pedestrian struck, killed near Gurdon

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Black Business Expo coming to Arkadelphia April 11

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The Southern Standard: Glenwood deputy sentenced for stealing department-issued guns

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AGFC: Walleye netted below Carpenter Dam help angling action in Arkansas

Environment Forestry & Wood Products South Arkansas News

Arkansas Department of Agriculture hosts 6th annual Free Tree Fridays in recognition of Arbor Day

Arkadelphia mobile home damaged in fire
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Arkadelphia mobile home damaged in fire

Firefighters responded Monday afternoon to a residential fire at 49 Robin Lane in Arkadelphia

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BITS & PIECES: Guys Named Todd
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BITS & PIECES: Guys Named Todd

When everyone is a meteorologist in 2024, who needs one more weather forecast in their Facebook feed?

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Man charged with sexual assault of 3 young females in Clark County
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Man charged with sexual assault of 3 young females in Clark County

The investigation dates to 2020, when the first victim revealed to a forensic interviewer that Crain had touched her inappropriately

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Arkadelphia snow storm milder than expected
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Arkadelphia snow storm milder than expected

A winter storm that swept over much of The Natural State late this weekend left a thin blanket of ice on Clark County

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Dispatch Desk: Monday, Jan. 15
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Dispatch Desk: Monday, Jan. 15

Meth found at breakfast bar | Cashier caught stealing | Recent arrests

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C.W. Allen
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C.W. Allen

C.W. attended school in Gurdon, where he was affectionately know by most as “Tom”

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Clark County JP named King Kennedy honoree
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Clark County JP named King Kennedy honoree

Clark County Justice of the Peace Albert Neal has been named the recipient of a 2024 King Kennedy Award

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