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South Arkansas Cardiology brings new cardiac rehabilition to El Dorado
South Arkansas Cardiology has brought a new program that is cardiac rehabilitation for recovering patients. This new program includes exercise, nutrition and cooking classes for incoming patients. "This community lacked the resources, and Dr. Dod...

Arkansas Executive of the Year awards finalists include Stone Bank CEO
Arkansas Business announced the second annual Arkansas Executive of the Year finalists. Nick Roach, CEO of Stone Bank, was included in the finalists for the Financial Executives category. He was nominated along with Jim Acuff of the Wilson Law...

Pittman, Arkansas aim to take advantage of tough schedule
Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman watches his Razorbacks against Texas A&M in last year’s game at AT&T Stadium. JULIO CORTEZ, AP The Arkansas football team has the kind of schedule that could get head coach Sam Pittman fired. The Razorbacks play...

Poll: Arkansas prohibitive favorite over Arkansas State
magnoliareporter.com readers agree that Arkansas will beat Arkansas State in their September 6 football game, but are split on whether the game will be close or a blowout. Starting Tuesday, August 12, 2025, we invited readers to select one of four...

Arkansas officials unveil ‘Street Smart’ curriculum to boost road safety among students
Arkansas state officials accompanied by five local teenage actors on Friday announced the completion of the new "Street Smart" curriculum, a joint effort by the Arkansas departments of Transportation and Education aimed at promoting road safety...

Arkansas Northeastern College gears up for Fall 2025 Semester
As the 2025 Fall Semester approaches, the Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) Community Relations Department is prepared and excited to welcome students back to campus. Under the leadership of Dr. Blanche Hunt, Vice President for Community...

Arkansas National Guard requests immigration enforcement authority
From the Arkansas Advocate: The Arkansas National Guard has asked the federal government for authority to make immigration arrests, data shows. According to ICE’s website, the Arkansas National Guard applied to receive authority under the...

Arkansas school voucher applications top 50,000
The number of Arkansas students seeking vouchers for the 2025-26 school year has exceeded 50,000, and the Arkansas Department of Education is still committed to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan to fund every applicant. The application window was...
Arkansas man sentenced to 90 years for child sexual abuse material
CLARK COUNTY, Ark. – A Clark County man was sentenced to 90 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections on Friday for charges surrounding his possession and creation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Clark County Prosecutor Dan Turner...

Arkansas Postcard Past: Malvern in 1948
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Malvern, 1948: U.S. 67’s paving had been completed through town in the 1930s and tourists followed the busy road for years, before traffic was diverted to...

10 people arrested on various charges in Northwest Arkansas
Arrests 4th Judicial District Drug Task Force Melissa Haley, 35, of Augusta Drive in Fayetteville, was arrested Thursday in connection with delivery of methamphetamine or cocaine. Haley remained at the Washington County Detention Center on Friday...

Arkansas schools get $700K for conservation, outdoor education grants
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is awarding more than $700,000 to schools across the state this school year. The funds, collected from wildlife and boating violation fines, will support conservation and outdoor recreation programs through...

With a shovel and a dream, woman finds 2.3-carat diamond in Arkansas
NEW YORK – By the end of her trip, Ms Micherre Fox had almost made peace with the fact that she would leave Arkansas with nothing but bug bites and tattered hiking boots. For three weeks, Ms Fox, who lives in New York City, had been camping at...

Ty Burnham follows sister's path to Arkansas
August 15, 2025 at 2:00 a.m. by Richard Davenport Rogers junior Ty Burnham (25) is presented with the MVP trophy following the Mounties' 7-6 victory over Fayetteville at the Class 6A state championship game Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Rogers. (Garry...

Arkansas man sentenced to 18 months in deadly Valentine area bicycle-vehicle crash

Arkansas State Police to begin 'Drive Sober' campaign before Labor Day
Arkansas State Police, in coordination with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will begin a "high-visibility" "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign starting on Aug. 15 and lasting until Labor Day. According to a...

Sanders appoints Northeast Arkansas native to State Board of Education
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday that she had appointed Northeast Arkansas native Aaron Abbott to serve on the Arkansas State Board of Education. Abbott, whose term will expire on June...

Junkyard Gems of United Auto Sales, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Burned, abandoned, vandalized, and then hit by a fallen tree. This Chevrolet Caprice was really having a tough time of things, and the indignities weren’t over. It still had plenty of useful spare parts left on its rear end, so it would no doubt...

Unleashing adventure in Arkansas: BOW Weekend empowers women in the wild | 5OUTDOORS
Arkansas’s "Becoming an Outdoors Woman" weekend offers women hands-on training in hunting, fishing, and outdoor skills, building confidence and community. ROGERS, Ark. — Every fall, Arkansas’s natural beauty becomes the backdrop for...

Pine Bluff woman named Mrs. Arkansas 2025, focuses on elevating mothers
Dr. Tamara P. Glover of Pine Bluff has been officially named Mrs. Arkansas 2025, earning the opportunity to represent the Natural State on the national stage with the USA World Pageants organization, known as the "grand slam of pageantry." Later...