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Free Community Wellness Screening at St. Bernards Healthcare
St. Bernards Healthcare is hosting a free community wellness screening this week. On Friday, from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m., you can stop by the St. Bernards auditorium to get have your blood pressure, BMI, cholesterol and more all checked out at no charge. The healthcare provider says it is...
Malachi Moreno sets official visit date with Arkansas basketball
One of the top center prospects in the country has scheduled a visit to Arkansas for later this fall. Malachi Moreno, the No. 2 center and No. 26 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, will visit John Calipari and the Razorbacks beginning on Oct. 4. Moreno also announced a...
UPDATED: Arkadelphia city board gives Good Ole Boys nod to rezone planned subdivision
In an extremely brief meeting Tuesday evening, the Arkadelphia Board of Directors approved a new residential area for the city. City Manager Gary Brinkley said the Planning and Zoning Committee had, on Monday, approved the addition of 31.72 acres off of W.P. Malone Drive north of Arkadelphia High School. Known as South Ridge Crossing, the residential area will be zoned R-1 for housing.
Stuttgart City Council finalizes lease for automated garbage truck; residents raise concerns over gas tank placement
The Stuttgart City Council finalized the lease of an automated garbage truck during Tuesday’s regular council meeting, where all aldermen were in attendance. The council voted unanimously to approve Resolution 2024-05, finalizing the lease of a 2024 Peterbilt truck with a 20-yard New Way Cobra. The new truck will cost $235,000, with 24 monthly lease payments of $3,764.56 and a balloon payment of $169,000. The lease rate is 5.78 percent. The truck was first approved earlier this year when the city decided to switch to trash bins and an automated truck.
AMP Top Ten: Chuck Lock, Getting Into Gear
Chuck Lock’s quest for a car turned into a career. The manager of famed outdoor retailer Mack’s Prairie Wings, which in May announced a partnership with Bass Pro Shops, was a young hunter growing up in the Stuttgart area during the 1960s and 1970s. Lock hunted and fished with his father and therefore knew Mack’s Sport Shop, as the business was then called, very well.
First United Methodist Church awaits insurance settlement to rebuild after March 2023 tornado
WYNNE — One of the Wynne churches destroyed in the March 31, 2023, tornado is still waiting for an insurance settlement in order to rebuild. Pastor Matt Carter of the First United Methodist Church in Wynne said the matter is now before the Arkansas Insurance Commission. First United Methodist...
Eagle Pass, Texas, begins Babe Ruth Southwest Region with shutout
Eagle Pass, Texas, got pool play started on an impressive note in the 13-year-old division of the Babe Ruth Southwest Regional. The offense of Eagle Pass was able to give starting pitcher Jose Antonio Romo a lead and he did the rest as it was able to win a 10-0 decision in four innings over the Green Forest, Arkansas, Legends on Thursday morning at Starkville Academy.
Arkansas Man Faces Numerous Charges From Burglary Attempts In The Lake Region
An Arkansas resident involved in a burglary is behind bars thanks to the efforts of the Benton County Sheriff’s office and other agencies. On Wednesday, a disturbance was reported along Highway 65 near Warsaw when the owner of the property returned home, and found a stranger trying to steal a work truck.
Oklahoma Game Warden saves drowning man
DELAWARE COUNTY, Okla. (KOAM) — A Lowell, Ark., man narrowly escaped death by drowning May 11, 2023. But because of the quick actions of an Oklahoma Game Warden who was in the right place at the right time he is still alive today.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders swipes at Jill Biden in RNC speech
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) invoked first lady Jill Biden, a rare target for GOP attacks, during her speech at this week’s Republican convention. Sanders, who briefly served as former President Trump’s press secretary, recounted taking her son to work one day while serving in the White House. She compared her experience to that…
HSU removes historic bell for restoration
Henderson State University’s historic bell will soon receive some much-needed repairs. The cast iron bell, which has been a fixture on the university’s South Lawn for many years, was carefully removed July 17. Current hardware will be disassembled, cleaned, and blasted to remove accumulated dirt and debris. The...
Brazilian pulp manufacturer acquires Pine Bluff paper mill for $110 million
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pine Bluff, Arkansas paper mill and Waynesville, North Carolina extrusion facility to global paper and pulp producer Suzano S.A. The $110 million cash transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Suzano has...
Fayetteville adopts new climate action plan
FAYETTEVILLE — The city now has a new set of tools to help combat the impacts of climate change. City Council members on Tuesday voted 8-0 to adopt a new climate action plan. The new plan, which builds on the Energy Action Plan the council adopted in 2018, sets...
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