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Obituary: James Luther Liles
- April 2, 2026 2:56 pm|
James Luther Liles, 97, of Cave City, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Newport, Arkansas. He…

Obituary: Harold Gene Odom, Sr.
- April 2, 2026 9:19 am|
Harold Gene Odom, Sr., of Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, departed this life on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at the…

Obituary: Nancy Catherine Cofield Cothern
- April 2, 2026 9:17 am|
Nancy Catherine Cofield Cothern, known lovingly as Nancy, passed away on April 1, 2026, in Batesville, Arkansas, at…

URGENT: White River Health Services forced out of network with UnitedHealthcare
- April 1, 2026 10:24 am|
White River Health announced today that, effective April 1, 2026, its hospitals and facility-based services are out of…

Hammer takes Secretary of State nod; Hollingsworth wins Baxter County sheriff’s race
- April 1, 2026 12:00 am|
Arkansas Republicans finalized their picks for several key state and local offices Tuesday in a runoff that saw…

Batesville, Hardy among communities receiving park grants
- March 31, 2026 7:34 pm|
Arkansas’s smaller communities are getting a multimillion-dollar boost to their outdoor spaces as the state looks to improve…

Democrat-Gazette looks at Batesville’s Mark Brissey ahead of Razorback start on Tuesday
- March 16, 2026 7:54 pm|
Batesville native Mark Brissey is scheduled to start Tuesday as the No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks host Northern Colorado…

Batesville boys swim team claim fifth straight state swimming title
- March 2, 2026 11:08 am|
The Batesville swimming boys team captured its fifth consecutive Arkansas 5A State Championship over the weekend, capping a…

Lyon College to host 7th annual Scots Spectacular on April 18
- February 17, 2026 9:33 pm|
KC Johns Lyon College will host the seventh annual Bad Boy Mowers Scots Spectacular on Saturday, April 18,…





