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State of Arkansas House of Representatives Weekly Column

The Senate Committee on Children and Youth and the House Committee on Aging, Children & Youth, and Legislative Affairs convened . . .

Reduced, morphed, flood control plan moves a bit closer

Keith Turner, an attorney with Jackson law firm Watkins & Eager gave the Rotary Club of North Jackson an update . . .

Reed Elementary Hosts Successful ESL Family Night Filled with Valentine Fun

Published February 18, 2026 The English Language Learners Program hosted its annual ESL Family Night on February 12, 2026, at . . .

Pillow fifth grader seeks donor for bone marrow transplant

Cate Hargett, an 11-year-old in Greenwood, needs a bone marrow transplant as the search for her perfect donor match continues . . .

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Ruling is more than about tariffs
Wed,02/25/26-8:48PM , 274 Reads 76,262 Statewide
Ever since Donald Trump returned to the presidency last year, it became increasingly worrisome whether anyone in the government would hold his authoritarian impulses in check.
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Dumas Jr. Bobcats and Ladycats both brought home the District Championship for 8-3A conference. This is a repeat win for Coach Jordan Leeper and a first win Coach Simpson as a returning coach to the Dumas School District for the 2025-2026 school year.

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From tip-off to title: Bobcats crowned 8-3A District Champions
By DECORTEZ DOBBS DUMAS CLARION
Mon,02/23/26-2:01PM , 529 Reads

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Man Found Deceased in Truck South of Lake Kate Adams Recreation Area
By DESHA COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
Mon,02/23/26-1:01PM , 625 Reads
According to the Desha County Sheriff's Office, On Thursday, February 12th at 4:49 p.m. Desha County Deputies were dispatched to the Levee, just south of the Lake Kate Adams recreational area. Upon arriving on scene Deputies discovered a deceased white male inside a 2006 Ford Pickup truck.
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DMH to hold grand opening for new OB Unit
Mon,02/23/26-12:00PM , 188 Reads
The Delta Memorial Hospital will be holding the grand opening and ribbon cutting for their new state of the art OB Unit March 2, 2026. The ribbon cutting will be held at 10 am with tours will be given until 2 pm. Refreshments will be served.

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Reduced, morphed, flood control plan moves a bit closer

Keith Turner, an attorney with Jackson law firm Watkins & Eager gave the Rotary Club of North Jackson an update on Jackson’s flood control projects.

This is the one that started out as John McGowan’s Two Lakes, then became One Lake and is now called the “Pearl River Federal Risk Management Project.”

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