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POLICE/FIRE REPORTS The following persons were recently booked into the Columbia County Detention Center, according to the facility’s inmate roster. March 16, 2019

Hot Springs' Fountain Lake cancels classes due to illness Fountain Lake School District in Hot Springs has canceled classes for the second time in two weeks because of an unusually high number of student absences due t... by Hot Springs Sentinal-Record - March 15, 2019

Friday morning accident claims 20-year-old driver near Stephens A Ouachita County driver was killed early Friday in a single-car accident along Hwy. 79 South in the Buena Vista community near Stephens. by J.D. Bailey - March 15, 2019

County honors American Legion centennial In observance of the American Legion’s 100-year anniversary on Friday, Columbia County Judge Larry Atkinson proclaimed March 15 as American Legion Day in the co... by J.D. Bailey - March 15, 2019

SAU, city rally for opioid awareness week As part of the state’s opioid and substance abuse awareness initiative, Southern Arkansas University this week held special speaking and information sessions to... by J.D. Bailey, Banner-News - March 15, 2019

POLICE/FIRE REPORTS The following persons were recently booked into the Columbia County Detention Center, according to the facility’s inmate roster. March 15, 2019

Hampton Celebrates Five Years with Peoples Bank Emily Hampton, Mortgage Specialist, is celebrating five years with Peoples Bank. Emily serves customers at the bank’s Harold Fincher Operations Center on North ... by Staff Report - March 15, 2019

Entergy installing new ‘advanced’ meters in Magnolia Entergy Arkansas is currently installing what it calls “advanced” meters on homes and businesses in Magnolia, the company said in a Tuesday statement. by Staff Report - March 15, 2019

Police officer killed in collision on Arkansas highway A University of Arkansas at Monticello police officer was killed in a crash early Wednesday near Pine Bluff after another vehicle crossed the centerline, author... March 14, 2019

‘Magnolia Living’ community guidebook released The Magnolia-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce has officially released its Magnolia Living publication. The magazine project has been in the works since last ... by J.D. Bailey, Banner-News - March 14, 2019

Judge is rejecting pupil-transfer state requesty a federal appeals court. U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey has denied a state request to set aside her recent court orders that bar interdistrict student transfers in and out of four ... by CYNTHIA HOWELL, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - March 14, 2019

Homer driver killed in car crash; Hampton pedestrian fatally struck on highway Two separate traffic accidents in the region have recently taken the lives of a northwest Louisiana driver and a south Arkansas pedestrian. by J.D. Bailey, Banner-News - March 13, 2019

Peak storm chances expected Wednesday midday; chillier temps to follow, forecast says With a front moving into the area overnight, the National Weather Service of Shreveport, La., on Wednesday morning issued a severe weather risk for the Ark-La-T... by J.D. Bailey, Banner-News - March 13, 2019

Central Has Heart Campaign Central Elementary recently collaborated with the Local Chapter of Circle of Friends and Arkansas Children’s Hospital in the Central Has Heart Campaign. March 13, 2019

Farmers Bank & Trust donates to the Lafayette County School District Farmers Bank & Trust made a $7,500 donation to the Lafayette County School District in Stamps, AR. by Staff Report - March 13, 2019