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When the Texas Legislature, with the prodding of President Donald Trump, redrew that state’s congressional lines last summer to try . . .

Safe Prom Drill announced a success!

Originally Published April 22, 2026 The Dumas First Responders and the Dumas School District conducted a Safe Prom Drill Monday . . .

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Arkansas Department of Agriculture Collects 242,015 Pounds of Unwanted Pesticides
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LITTLE ROCK, AR — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Abandoned Pesticide Program collected 242,015 pounds of unwanted pesticides during recent collection events in Clay, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson, and White counties.
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Jeannette Bennett, the senior economic education specialist for the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank’s Memphis Branch presented at the McGehee High School about factors that contributed to the Great Depression, including the flood.
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In observance of the 99th Anniversary of the 1927 Mississippi Flood last Friday, April 24, Friends of John H. Johnson Museum, and the American Red Cross partnered to present about the flood and flooding to students at McGehee Elementary School; and the Friends of John H.
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Local Author Jeanne E. Richards Debuts Novel “Tarnation!” at Desha County Museum

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The Desha County Museum celebrated Gould Native Jeanne E. Richards’s debut novel “Tarnation!” with a book signing at the Desha County Museum on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

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Dumas, 71639, AR

Current Temp

58°F

Mostly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 32%
Max Temp: 70°F
Min Temp: 57°F
Feels Like: 54°F
Dew Point: 61°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 6:17 AM
Sunset: 7:48 PM

Wind Speed: 10 to 15 mph
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Gust: 17 mph
Sky Cover: 89%
Visibility: 0 mi
Dew Point: 61°F
Moon Rise: 7:11 PM
Moon Set: 5:24 AM

Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

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