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Panthers play tonight The Panthers, after claiming back-to-back Class 4A state titles, will tip off the season at home tonight against Ashdown. by Chris Gilliam 2 hrs. ago

Another state senator has tested positive for virus LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Another Arkansas state senator on Thursday said he tested positive for the coronavirus last week, the 14th lawmaker in the state to be infected over the past two months. by The Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

Some Circuit Court cases postponed While most named on the criminal case docket were available for their hearings, defense and prosecuting attorneys alike stepped in to fill the lull between cases to inform Judge Talley that some of the accused would not be available due to illness and results pending for the novel coronavirus. by Rhett Gentry 2 hrs. ago

Grim news The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring, while the number of Americans in the hospital with the virus has eclipsed 100,000 for the first time and new cases have begun topping 200,000 a day, according to figures released Thursday. by SAM METZ, Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

Trump honors football coach Holtz as ‘one of the greatest’ WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday called Lou Holtz “one of the greatest coaches in American history” as he honored the college football Hall of Famer and political ally with the nation’s highest civilian honor. by KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press 2 hrs. ago

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Inmate from Columbia County found hanging in cell According to a release from the Arkansas Department of Corrections, at approximately 12:20 p.m. Saturday, an inmate from Columbia County was pronounced dead at the Ouachita River Correctional Unit. by Rhett Gentry

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Panthers play tonight The Panthers, after claiming back-to-back Class 4A state titles, will tip off the season at home tonight against Ashdown. by Chris Gilliam 2 hrs. ago

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