Boozman promotes Small Business Saturday

WASHINGTON––U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement promoting Small Business Saturday on November 26:   “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the lifeblood of our communities. They employ our family members, friends and neighbors while also giving back and supporting initiatives that... Read More.

Building the Foundation for the Sun Belt’s Statement Saturday

As realignment swept across the college athletics landscape during the fall of 2021, the formula for the future of the Sun Belt Conference was simple. Commissioner Keith Gill, in conjunction with the CEOs and Athletics Directors of existing member institutions, wanted to enhance a league... Read More.
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Victim identified in Saturday night homicide

UPDATE MARCH 29 Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley has identified Saturday’s homicide victim as 32-year-old Terrance Brady. Brady was pronounced deceased by Deputy Coroner April Davis at 12:10 a.m. ORIGINAL POST On March 26 at about 11:30 p.m. officers responded to a residence at 720 West 26th... Read More.
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At least 10 shot in Dumas Saturday evening

12:16 am Update Dumas Police Chief Keith Finch said one person is dead and at least 20 others injured in shotting outside of the car show Saturday evening.  Finch said the shottings started around 6:50 pm and told Monticello Live that "multiple gunmen just started... Read More.

C&L Electric provides Saturday power outage update

C&L Electric continues to work on power outages. They provided an update Saturday morning showing areas they will be working in throughout the day: Crews have made significant progress in restoring remaining outages across our service area. Additional crews from Louisiana arrived early Friday afternoon... Read More.
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Hamburg man killed in Saturday accident

A Hamburg man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in rural Ashley County Saturday. According to a preliminary report, James Randall Rial, 71, was westbound on U.S. Highway 82 when the 2003 Toyota he was driving crossed into the oncoming lane and ran off the... Read More.

Pine Bluff Police Department investigating Saturday homicide

The Pine Bluff Police Department is in the early stages of a homicide investigation. Just before 5:00 A.M., officers responded to 3702 W. Short 2nd in reference to a shooting, where they made contact with the 18-year-old male victim, Christian Mayzes.   Mayzes stated that he was... Read More.
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COVID deaths increase by 33 Saturday

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Arkansas increased by 33 on Saturday while the number of hospitalized patients on ventilators declined by 24, according to the Arkansas Department of Health. The death toll since the pandemic began has... Read More.