Leadership shift ahead for Southside Schools as Stevens announces retirement May 18, 2026 8:21 pm|From left: Southside Superintendent-Elect Jimmy Hodges; Southside Superintendent Dion Stevens (Images via Southside School District) A major leadership…
Obituary: Peggy Jean ‘Mitchell’ Rutherford May 18, 2026 3:17 pm|Peggy Jean ‘Mitchell’ Rutherford succumbed to a brief illness in Batesville, AR, on Friday, May 15. She was…
Obituary: Thelma Lee Hawkins-Pounds May 18, 2026 3:11 pm|On May 18, 2026, Thelma Lee Hawkins-Pounds entered into eternal rest. She was born on February 7, 1943,…
Arkansas Explained: Proposal aimed at restricting access to ‘sexually explicit’ library books May 18, 2026 1:36 pm|Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva (second from right) leads a discussion of rules and standards for public libraries’…
Snake removal gone wrong: Mountain View man faces felonies after RV park fire May 18, 2026 12:28 pm|A 72-year-old Mountain View man is facing two felony charges and a misdemeanor after authorities say he set…
Obituary: Michael Dewayne Long May 18, 2026 9:52 am|Michael Dewayne Long of Newport departed this life early Saturday morning, May 16, 2026, with his wife and…
Obituary: Phyllis Faye (Birdsong) Cowell May 18, 2026 9:50 am|Phyllis Faye (Birdsong) Cowell of Newport, Arkansas, departed this life on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Little Rock…
Obituary: Robert Omar Wurst May 18, 2026 9:47 am|Robert Omar Wurst, 69, of Concord, AR, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Robert was born on February…
Obituary: Joan “Joanie” Wilson Cromwell May 18, 2026 9:45 am|Joan “Joanie” Wilson Cromwell, 74, of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed peacefully from this life at her home on May…
Obituary: Tammy Baze May 18, 2026 9:43 am|Tammy Baze, 61, of Big Flat, passed away on May 13, 2026, in Baptist Health Medical Center in…
