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Oct 5, 2026
  • Ouachita to welcome Cyber Challenge on Oct. 15 
  • Imagination Library turns 20 in Arkadelphia
  • Felony Friday: Chicken house burglar caught on camera
  • Flozell Blevins
  • Joyce Osborn
  • 9,442 working in Clark County
  • Arkansas Advocate: Lawmakers told helping inmates return to society will ease prison overcrowding

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Ouachita to welcome Cyber Challenge on Oct. 15 

By CHASE HARTSELL | OBU News Bureau  Ouachita Baptist University will host the Arkansas Aerospace & Defense Cyber Challenge from 12-4 p.m. on Thursday, October 15 in Walker Conference Center. Event registration is open to all, and guests can sign up by emailing cyber@obu.edu. In the Cyber Challenge, participants will partner with industry professionals in simulations reflecting real cybersecurity risks that Arkansas businesses and organizations are facing. The event will begin at noon with check-in, lunch and a welcome, followed by a few presentations and simulations. A virtual prelude to the challenge will be available for participants in early October.…

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Felony Friday: Chicken house burglar caught on camera

This is a roundup of felony charges filed Sept. 18 through Oct. 2, 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: Chicken house burglar caught on camera An Amity man could be cooped up in a prison cell for a few years after he was caught in…

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Updated: County judge hopefuls take center stage in debate

County judge candidates Bill Rogers, left, and Michael Ankton take turns answering questions during a debate in Arkadelphia. | Image from an edited livestream screen grab from The Arkadelphian's Facebook page Editor's note: This post was updated Oct. 1 to reflect the latest campaign contributions and expenditures for Michael Ankton. By JOEL PHELPS | arkadelphian.com Candidates vying for the office of Clark County Judge in the upcoming election participated Tuesday in a debate hosted jointly by the county’s two political parties. The candidates are longtime mechanic, business owner and volunteer firefighter Bill Rogers, who’s running on the Republican ticket, and…

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Former Clark County deputy pleads no contest to felony charges for breaking into Prescott squad room

PRESCOTT — A former Clark County lawman with a sketchy history pleaded no contest to a felony charge accusing him of breaking into the Prescott Police Department’s squad room and stealing from his colleagues there. According to court records posted online, 37-year-old Joshua Kyle Waldrum’s no contest plea to one count of Breaking or Entering occurred in a Nevada County courtroom, where under terms of the plea he signed a consent order for decertification of his law enforcement credentials that would bar him from working as a police officer in Arkansas. Additionally, Waldrum was sentenced to three years of probation…

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Imagination Library turns 20 in Arkadelphia

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Felony Friday: Chicken house burglar caught on camera

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Arkadelphia Public Schools gets a C on state report card
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Arkadelphia Public Schools gets a C on state report card

The Arkansas Department of Education has released its school letter grades for the 2025-2026 school year

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Felony Friday: CNA accused of abusing mentally impaired client
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Felony Friday: CNA accused of abusing mentally impaired client

This is a roundup of felony charges filed Sept. 4-18, 2026, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office

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“Charlie Brown” starts off Ouachita’s 2026-2027 theatre season 
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“Charlie Brown” starts off Ouachita’s 2026-2027 theatre season 

This production is based on the classic Peanuts comic strips

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Genome assembly of rice stink bug offers new data-informed tool in fight against costly pest
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Genome assembly of rice stink bug offers new data-informed tool in fight against costly pest

Scientists are getting a leg up on the rice stink bug, one of the most significant threats to rice, a staple food for nearly half of the world’s population and a major crop in Arkansas

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Daren O. Penny
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Daren O. Penny

In 1982, Daren led the Go-Devils basketball team to win a state championship

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‘Chat with the Candidates’ event set for Sept. 29
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‘Chat with the Candidates’ event set for Sept. 29

The two candidates vying to become the next Clark County Judge will highlight a Q&A-style forum ahead of the November election

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Jimmie Rook
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Jimmie Rook

Jimmie had a long career as a department manager at Walmart, where she oversaw greeting cards and stationery

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