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Farmers Bank & Trust is aware that people are receiving tests claiming to be from the bank, and requests that bank customer click on a link.
Application has been made by two local businesses to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for permits.
There was no grand prize winner of Sunday’s national Powerball lottery. There was no Match 5 winner of $1 million nationally.
The following people have recently been booked into the custody of the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in Magnolia. All the following people are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Not listed are people serving brief commitments, state inmat…
Two special awards were presented during Saturday’s Magnolia Blossom Festival Awards Ceremony. Jennifer Hubbard has been the owner of Jennifer’s on the Square for 44 years. She has been called the “Square Mom.” She has kept downtown merchants working together to promote the Square as a busin…
Nichole Anderson has been recognized for five years of service to Magnolia Regional Medical Center.
The board of directors of PotlatchDeltic Corporation declared a quarterly distribution on the company's common stock. The distribution of 45 cents per share is payable June 28, 2024 to stockholders of record on June 7, 2024.
Last year’s closure of chicken processing plants in North Little Rock and Van Buren sparked a few questions in economist Jada Thompson’s mind.
Two Columbia County projects will receive loans as part of $79 million in grants and loans approved May 15, 2024 by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission.
The following people have recently been booked into the custody of the Columbia County Justice and Detention Facility on Rawhide Road in Magnolia. All the following people are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Not listed are people serving brief commitments, state inmat…
Education
Southern Arkansas University named Dr. Bruno Hicks as its 13th president, effective June 17, 2024.
SAU System Board of Trustees to meet via Zoom on Monday.
Henderson State University has received a $761,200 grant to help train more nurses and enhance the quality of its nursing program.
Southern New Hampshire University has named Rylee Kemp of Magnolia and Shaterria Johnson of Waldo to the Winter 2024 Dean's List. The winter terms run from January to May.
The big night has arrived for the Magnolia High School Senior Class of 2024.
The Southern Arkansas University System Board of Trustees will meet in session at 11 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2024 on the SAU campus.
The East Side Elementary Star Students of the Month were announced on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 during a ceremony at Magnolia Schools.
Southern Arkansas University is looking for its next Mulerider to succeed Malli Dooly, and to saddle up with the official university mule, Molly Ann.
The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana has named Pamela Vanhook as its Outstanding Faculty Member, and Jolane Cook as Outstanding Staff Member for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Each month, homeroom teachers at Central Elementary School nominate a student from their homeroom as Student of the Month.
Obituaries
David Andrew Mitchell Sr., 72, of Waldo passed away Friday, May 17, 2024 at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs.
Winfred Mixon, 92, of McNeil passed away Thursday, May 16, 202…
Mike Biddle, 54, of Little Rock passed away Thursday, May 16, …
Calvin Lee Moore was born February 10, 1964, to H.D. Hughes an…
Auston Runyon, 3 months old, of Magnolia, was welcomed home on…
The Rev. Johnnie Brown was born on August 15, 1956 to the late…
Ray Buffington, 79, of McNeil passed away Saturday, May 11, 20…
Calvin Moore, 60, of Waldo passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024 at…
Entertainment
All Grill – No Grease won the Appetizer Division of the Magnolia Blossom Festival’s World Championship Steak Cook-Off on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
“Alice in Wonderland” and “KISS”-themed floats won the two divisions of the Parade category during the Magnolia Blossom Festival Parade on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
The Blowin’ Smoke team won the O.A. “Buddy” Franks Memorial Rig Construction category of the Magnolia Blossom Festival World Championship Steak Cook-Off.
People who are new to the World Championship Steak Cook-Off – the focus of the Magnolia Blossom Festival -- are often mystified by how it “works.”
More than four dozen steak cooking teams will parade through Magnolia at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024 as part of the Magnolia Blossom Festival’s World Championship Steak Cook-Off.
Here is a schedule of events that will be held in conjunction with the 2024 Magnolia Blossom Festival and World Championship Steak Cook-Off. Most of these events are sanctioned by the festival. A few are not. magnoliareporter.com presents this information to provide the most comprehensive li…
Opinion
The food court and art, car and craft shows are big draws for the Magnolia Blossom Festival.
Major policy differences separate supporters and opponents of the “Educational Rights Amendment” ballot initiative.
While six states have either recently changed their state flag designs, or are thinking about it, there’s no enthusiasm for a change to Arkansas’s banner.
There’s been both good news and bad news lately – the bad news coming from the federal level, the good news occurring in Arkansas.
Community
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2024 Columbia County Fair and Livestock Show.
The Columbia County Library will start its 2023 Summer Reading Club with an event from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2024.
The Little Rock VA Regional Office will hold its next virtual claims clinic on Thursday, May 23, 2024.
The U.S. Postal Service is asking all Arkansas homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, May 19-25, 2024.
The Boys & Girls of Magnolia has announced its sponsorship of the USDA Summer Food Service Program.
The Columbia County Animal Protection Society needs help to buy two new 30-inch fans for its shelter on West Columbia Street.
Sports
Bobby Beeson has been named the new director of Athletics for the Magnolia School District.
DE QUEEN — Thanks to a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investment of $2 million from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be able to tear down five stream barriers on the Robinson Fork of Little River.
It may be a few months from the opening of Arkansas’s duck, dove and rabbit hunting seasons, but there’s another reason to keep the shotgun handy now — Arkansas’s squirrel season opened Wednesday, May 15, 2024 and it’s a fine time to bag a few bushytails before the summer heat kicks in.
Parents of all prospective football athletes in the Magnolia School District are asked to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2024 in the Magnolia High School Cafeteria.
Camden Smith was named Outstanding Male Athlete, and Addison Anderson received Outstanding Female Athlete honors during the Magnolia High School Athletic Awards Ceremony.
CONWAY – Taylor (26-2) scored 10 runs in six innings for a mercy rule 10-0 victory Thursday, May 16, 2024 against Scranton, picking up its sixth consecutive Arkansas Class 1A softball title.
