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  • Samuel Hartman

    Convicted rapist escapes from Arkansas prison

    By ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
    Fri,08/12/22-10:28AM, 147 Reads

    Samuel Hartman's last known address is in Logan County

    Arkansas — The Arkansas Department of Corrections says a convicted rapist escaped from prison on Friday, Aug. 12.

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  • Sherman LeFree Gill

    Man wanted for murder in Phillips County surrenders

    Fri,08/12/22-3:25PM, 138 Reads

    Warren, AR - According to reports Helena-West Helena Police Department officers responded to a shooting Monday, August 8, 2022 at 1205 Highway 49. Upon arriving on the scene, Demarcius Foreman, 43, was found lying down and not responding. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

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  • State Sports

    Razorbacks will scrimmage Saturday, preparing for season opener September 3rd on ESPN

    By OTIS KIRK - Sports Columnist
    Fri,08/12/22-11:26AM, 72 Reads

    FAYETTEVILLE -- Sam Pittman and the Razorbacks have now completed six practices with one on Friday before scrimmaging for the first time on Saturday.

    The Hogs put on pads for the first time on Thursday. Following Thursday's practice, Pittman talked about how it went considering it was the first day for full pads.

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  • Blood stains mark a screen as author Salman Rushdie, behind screen, is tended to after he was attacked during a lecture, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y., about 75 miles (120 km) south of Buffalo. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)
    Blood stains mark a screen as author Salman Rushdie, behind screen, is tended to after he was attacked during a lecture, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, N.Y., about 75 miles (120 km) south of Buffalo. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)
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    Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

    By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press
    Fri,08/12/22-10:12AM, 52 Reads

    CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.

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  • Obituaries

    Essalene Lambert 1927 - 2022

    By BROWN FUNERAL HOME OF DUMAS AR
    Wed,08/10/22-2:01PM, 1,063 Reads

    Mrs. Essalene Lambert, 94 of Dumas passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at her home.

    Born November 24, 1927 in Dumas, a daughter of the late Jordan Yancy and Dinah Griffin Holden. She was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Varner, AR and a home maker.

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  • Dumas Police Department Incident Reports

    By DUMAS POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS
    Wed,08/10/22-12:33PM, 922 Reads

    All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The mugshots and arrest records published in the Dumas Clarion or online at dumasclarion.com or on Dumas Clarion Facebook are not an indication of guilt, or evidence that an actual crime has been committed.

    SHOPLIFTING $1,000 OR LESS

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  • Sharon Kay Clayton 1959 - 2022

    Sharon Kay Clayton 1959 - 2022

    By OBITUARY SUBMITTED BY THE FAMILY
    Wed,08/10/22-1:59PM, 822 Reads

    Beloved daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt, cousin, and friend, Sharon Kay Clayton (63) was called home to Glory on July 28, 2022, after a valiant battle with cancer. 

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  • Carolyn Bryant Donham

    Leflore County grand jury declines again to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham in Emmett Till lynching

    By KEVIN EDWARDS - Greenwood Commonwealth
    Tue,08/09/22-2:26PM, 764 Reads 20,388 Statewide

    For the second time, a Leflore County grand jury has decided there is insufficient evidence to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham in connection with the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till.

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  • Dr. Camille Sterrett, Superintendent of Dumas Public Schools

    Sterrett selected as new Dumas Superintendent

    By LINNA JONES - Clarion Staff
    Wed,07/27/22-11:42AM, 3,767 Reads

    The Dumas Public School District Board voted to offer Dr. Camille Sterrett the position of Superintendent for the district in a special called meeting July 12, 2022.

    Dr. Sterrett will start as the new superintendent in the 2022-2023 school year. 

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  • Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge

    Rutledge Announces Wanted Wednesday Campaign to Highlight Medicaid Fraud in Arkansas

    By ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL LESLIE RUTLEDGE
    Wed,07/20/22-1:26PM, 2,085 Reads

    LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced a new social media campaign called “Wanted Wednesday” in order to highlight the Attorney General’s Office’s most wanted individuals suspected of Medicaid Fraud.

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  • Christopher Ward of Warren, AR

    Warren man arrested for stealing trailer from Winchester cotton gin

    Tue,07/26/22-4:08PM, 2,033 Reads

    According to Drew County Sheriff Mark Gober’s office, a 39-year old Warren man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a utility trailer from a cotton gin in Winchester, Arkansas July 12, 2022.

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    Ark. pharmacist arrested after ‘violent episode’ at Walmart

    Tue,07/26/22-3:00PM, 1,699 Reads

    HELENA-WEST HELENA, AR— Chaos at the Helena-West Helena Arkansas Walmart lands a pharmacist in jail.

    The Walmart Supercenter in West Helena Arkansas is almost always bustling with folks buying essentials or having prescriptions filled.

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  • Dumas Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Gragg

    Announcement from Dumas Public Schools

    By DUMAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    Fri,12/03/21-2:29PM, 28,523 Reads

    Attention Parents and Patrons of the Dumas School District

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  • Desha County Deputy attacked in Mitchellville; Arrest made at the scene

    By DESHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
    Tue,12/28/21-9:47PM, 28,323 Reads

    On 22 December 2021 Deputy James Fraser was dispatched to Mitchellville Villas in reference to there being a person at one of the apartments that was not supposed to be there according to a Desha County Sheriff's Office Report.

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  • Dumas Police Department PRESS RELEASE

    Dumas Police Department PRESS RELEASE

    By DUMAS POLICE DEPARTMENT
    Wed,11/10/21-4:51PM, 23,184 Reads

    On Sunday, November 7, 2021 at approximately 8:06 AM, Officers with the Dumas Police Department were notified by jail staff that an inmate was sexually assaulted by inmates.

    The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for an evaluation.

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    Dumas Police Department Incident Reports

    By DUMAS POLICE DEPARTMENT
    Sat,11/06/21-5:07PM, 19,357 Reads

    Public Intoxication – Drinking in Public

    Dumas Police Department Officers Alan Hernandez and Wayna Green were dispatched to South Peach Street, Sunday, October 10, 2021 at approximately 1:32 AM, regarding a male walking to resident's houses and knocking on their doors.

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  • Wyatt Emmerich, CEO Emmerich Newspapers

    Welcome to the Brave New World; The devastating effects of Section 230 on America

    By WYATT EMMERICH
    Thu,09/17/20-3:00PM, 448,542 Reads

    Kudos to Mississippi U. S. Senator Roger Wicker for sponsoring a bill to amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1996.

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  • Beware medical marijuana scams in Mississippi

    By COLBY JORDAN
    Thu,12/03/20-1:14PM, 76,679 Reads

    The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the Mississippi Department of Health urge consumers to use caution to avoid falling victim to medical marijuana scams.

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  • Dumas Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Gragg

    Announcement from Dumas Public Schools

    By DUMAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
    Fri,12/03/21-2:29PM, 28,524 Reads

    Attention Parents and Patrons of the Dumas School District

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  • Desha County Deputy attacked in Mitchellville; Arrest made at the scene

    By DESHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
    Tue,12/28/21-9:47PM, 28,324 Reads

    On 22 December 2021 Deputy James Fraser was dispatched to Mitchellville Villas in reference to there being a person at one of the apartments that was not supposed to be there according to a Desha County Sheriff's Office Report.

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