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Young Local Artists Invited to Enter Tri-County Fair Kids Art Contest

The Tri-County Fair Kids Art Contest is giving local children from Lee, Monroe, and Phillips Counties a chance to showcase their creativity and...

Local Pups Take Center Stage at Tri-County Fair Dog Show

The Tri-County Fair Dog Show is set to bring wagging tails, friendly competition, and family fun to this year’s fairgrounds on Friday, May 29,...

Tri-County Fair Returns May 26–30 With Full Week of Family Fun

The Tri-County Fair will return May 26–30 with a full schedule of family-friendly activities, contests, entertainment, and hometown traditions for...

Brinkley School news

Dewey Snowden Demolished

The Dewey Snowden Gymnasium, home of the Brinkley High School basketball teams for decades, is now an item in history books after its recent...

BHS announces February Staff, Teacher and Students of the Month

Brinkley High School has announced its February Staff, Teacher and Students of the Month.The Staff of the Month is Regina Parker. She is one of the...

Attends leadership conference

Gerelisa Swanigan, a Brinkley School Board member, attended the COSSBA Leadership Conference in Louisville, Ky. recently.Swanigan said “It was...

Beth Taylor was recently appointed to the board of the Arkansas Delta Byways Association attheir Annual Business Meeting held at the Mississippi...

McElory Announces Major BroadBand Expansion for District 62

MONROE COUNTY, Ark. — Residents across House District 62 are set to benefit from a major broadband expansion after more than $4.1 million in grant...

Hawkins named to 2026 AMP C-Suite List

Lynn Hawkins of Lexa, Chief Membership & Engagement Officer at Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, has been named to the 2026 AMP C-Suite List...

Clarendon-Holly Grove School news

CHHS awarded $50,000 grant

Tuesday, May 5, NextEra Energy Inc. awarded Clarendon-Holly Grove High School with a grant of $50,000 to makeover its computer science program for...

Young Local Artists Invited to Enter Tri-County Fair Kids Art Contest

The Tri-County Fair Kids Art Contest is giving local children from Lee, Monroe, and Phillips Counties a chance to showcase their creativity and...

Local Pups Take Center Stage at Tri-County Fair Dog Show

The Tri-County Fair Dog Show is set to bring wagging tails, friendly competition, and family fun to this year’s fairgrounds on Friday, May 29,...

Tri-County Fair Returns May 26–30 With Full Week of Family Fun

The Tri-County Fair will return May 26–30 with a full schedule of family-friendly activities, contests, entertainment, and hometown traditions for...

Young Local Artists Invited to Enter Tri-County Fair Kids Art Contest

The Tri-County Fair Kids Art Contest is giving local children from Lee, Monroe, and Phillips Counties a chance to showcase their creativity and...

Local Pups Take Center Stage at Tri-County Fair Dog Show

The Tri-County Fair Dog Show is set to bring wagging tails, friendly competition, and family fun to this year’s fairgrounds on Friday, May 29,...

Tri-County Fair Returns May 26–30 With Full Week of Family Fun

The Tri-County Fair will return May 26–30 with a full schedule of family-friendly activities, contests, entertainment, and hometown traditions for...

Dewey Leon Nowlin,

Dewey Leon Nowlin, age 73, of Russellville, formerly of Brinkley passed away on May 6, 2026. He was born on January 13, 1953 in Brinkley to John...

David Henry Morgan

David Henry Morgan, born January 10, 1944, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2026.David was the son of the late Harvey C. Morgan and Margaret B....

Bobby Lynn Heavener

Bobby Lynn Heavener, 77, passed March 14, 2026. He was the husband of Martha Kay Kirk for 53 years.Born in Brinkley, he was the son of William and...

The Importance of Time

Cherish your time. Guard it. Don’t live in fear but, to get back to Mac Davis, “There is more to life than work and worry.”

Beth Taylor was recently appointed to the board of the Arkansas Delta Byways Association attheir Annual Business Meeting held at the Mississippi...

Regional School news

Marvell Academy Competes at Class 1A State Track and Field Meet

The Marvell Academy Lady Eagles had a solid performance at the MAIS Class 1A State Track and Field Meet. Freshman Isabella Bartlett stood out for...

Local Students Experience American History in Vicksburg

A recent field trip to Vicksburg, MS, provided Marvell Academy eighth-grade students with a hands-on opportunity to experience history beyond the...

Be Strong and Courageous

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not bediscouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”— Joshua 1:9 (NIV)Just...

Carried Into New Life: Come and Have Breakfast

“Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’ None of the disciples dared ask him, ‘Who are you?’ They knew it was the Lord.”— John 21:12 (NIV)In 1952, a young queen...

Carried Into New Life – Doubt Is Not Disqualifying

“Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it inmy side. Stop doubting and believe.’ Thomas said to...

CHHS awarded $50,000 grant

Tuesday, May 5, NextEra Energy Inc. awarded Clarendon-Holly Grove High School with a grant of $50,000 to makeover its computer science program for...

Reynolds Named Outstanding Psychology Student at Southern Arkansas...

Maddy Reynolds of Brinkley has been named the 2026 Outstanding Student in Behavioral and Social Sciences (Psychology) at Southern Arkansas...

Marvell Academy Competes at Class 1A State Track and Field Meet

The Marvell Academy Lady Eagles had a solid performance at the MAIS Class 1A State Track and Field Meet. Freshman Isabella Bartlett stood out for...

Marvell Academy Competes at Class 1A State Track and Field Meet

The Marvell Academy Lady Eagles had a solid performance at the MAIS Class 1A State Track and Field Meet. Freshman Isabella Bartlett stood out for...

Marvell Academy Junior High Girls are Runner-up at District 1A Meet

At the District Track and Field Meet held at Lee Academy (Clarksdale, MS), the Marvell Academy junior high girls track team turned in a strong...

Marvell Academy Junior High Boys Claim District 1A Championship

At the Junior High District Track and Field Meet held at Lee Academy (Clarksdale), the Marvell Academy junior high boys track team captured first...

State/National News

Oliva’s accelerated mindset: More 18-year-olds with degrees

Secretary of Education Dr. Jacob Oliva wants more Arkansas high school seniors graduating with two-year associate’s degrees. Some could even leave high school as four-year...

McElory Announces Major BroadBand Expansion for District 62

MONROE COUNTY, Ark. — Residents across House District 62 are set to benefit from a major broadband expansion after more than $4.1 million in grant...

Hawkins named to 2026 AMP C-Suite List

Lynn Hawkins of Lexa, Chief Membership & Engagement Officer at Arkansas Rural Health Partnership, has been named to the 2026 AMP C-Suite List...

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