Arkadelphian

07/22/2025

We’ve not been active on Facebook for a few days. Be sure to bookmark arkadelphian.com and check it frequently for the latest local news. Here are a few headlines from recent days:
Naked man causes stir at Arkadelphia gas station: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/22/naked-man-causes-stir-at-arkadelphia-gas-station/
Goza among 13 Arkansas schools AGFC recognizes as leaders in outdoor education: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/22/goza-middle-school-among-13-arkansas-schools-recognized-for-being-leaders-in-outdoor-education/
End of the Bench: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/22/end-of-the-bench-beat-the-heat/
Felony Friday: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/18/felony-friday-multiple-drug-charges-filed-in-recent-weeks/
Clark County retailers sell $461K in lottery tickets during June: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/17/clark-county-retailers-sell-461k-in-lottery-tickets-during-june/
Hot not to get an F in back-to-school spending: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/17/back-to-school-how-not-to-get-an-f-in-spending/
Goodbye to Romance (A tribute to Ozzy Osbourne): https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/22/no-second-thoughts-goodbye-to-romance/
A dent in the plastic pollution problem: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/17/one-ph-ds-dent-in-plastic-pollution-problem/
Regular customers are footing the electric bill for AI data centers: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/18/states-newsroom-ai-data-centers-are-using-more-power-regular-customers-are-footing-the-bill/
PLUS MORE at arkadelphian.com. Thank you for reading!

07/22/2025

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76.

07/21/2025

JUST IN:

A South Arkansas man accused of the deadly 2024 shooting at a Fordyce grocery store pleaded guilty to the killing of four people

07/15/2025

Headlines for Tuesday, July 15:
Clark County Fair tabbed to get $14,311 in state funding: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/15/clark-county-fair-tabbed-to-get-14311-in-state-funding/
Badgers spend July at team camps: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/15/end-of-the-bench-badgers-spend-july-at-team-camps/
AD: Arkadelphia church seeking bidders for parking lot improvements: https://arkadelphian.com/clark-county-ar-classifieds/
Loss of family farm leads Shoffner to challenge Sen. Cotton: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/15/loss-of-family-farm-leads-shoffner-to-challenge-sen-cotton/
Future uncertain for mobile clinics that fill gaps for Southwest Arkansas moms: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/15/arkansas-advocate-future-uncertain-for-mobile-clinics-that-fill-gaps-for-sw-arkansas-moms/
History Minute: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/15/history-minute-miller-williams-a-celebrated-arkansas-writer-and-poet/

07/15/2025

Headlines for Monday, July 14:
Ambulance service contract process begins Friday: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/14/clark-county-begins-911-contract-process-for-ambulance-service/
Davidson Campground to hold 141st encampment: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/14/davidson-campground-to-hold-141st-weeklong-revival-encampment-beginning-july-25/
Clark County eyes grant for 4-H center: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/14/clark-county-eyes-grant-for-4-h-center/
Dispatch Desk: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/14/dispatch-desk-july-7-13-2025/
Obituaries: https://arkadelphian.com/tag/obituaries/
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in danger of losing federal funding: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/14/arkansas-advocate-federal-funding-cuts-threaten-hot-springs-documentary-film-festival-programming/

07/14/2025

ICYMI: Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land announced the upcoming auction of tax-delinquent parcels located in Clark, Nevada, Ouachita and Dallas Counties on July 17.

Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land announced the upcoming auction of tax-delinquent parcels located in Clark, Nevada, Ouachita and Dallas Counties on July 17

07/13/2025

ICYMI: If construction of a new Arkadelphia High School is in the cards, voters living within the boundaries of the Arkadelphia Public School District can expect to vote as early as this coming November on either a millage increase or an extension of the current millage.

If construction of a new Arkadelphia High School is in the cards, voters living within the boundaries of the Arkadelphia Public School District can expect to vote as early as this coming November on either a millage increase or an extension of the current millage

07/13/2025

ICYMI: High school student Sawyer Mann spent part of his summer in the nation’s capital navigating the corridors of Congress. The rising senior from Sparkman served as a U.S. Senate Page alongside several dozen other high schoolers from across the country.

High school student Sawyer Mann spent part of his summer in the nation’s capital navigating the corridors of Congress

07/12/2025

ICYMI: The Economic Development Corp. of Clark County (EDCCC), in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), officially broke ground on the newly renamed 991-acre Southwest Arkansas Mega Site

Community members, local leaders, and state officials gathered Monday afternoon to witness the start of a transformative project that positions the region for industrial growth

07/12/2025

It's Friday, July 11. HereThe latest headlines from arkadelphian.com:

Walnut Square Apartments under new ownership: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/11/real-estate-walnut-square-apartments-under-new-ownership/

Regional tax auction set for July 17 at Henderson State: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/11/regional-tax-auction-set-for-july-17-at-henderson-state/

Sparkman teen serves as Senate Page: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/10/sparkman-teen-serves-as-senate-page/

Timeless Beauty pageant set for July 30:

US Education Department to revive student loan interest for borrowers in SAVE program: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/10/states-newsroom-us-education-department-to-revive-student-loan-interest-for-borrowers-in-save-program/

Boating under the influence violations decreased during holiday weekend safety patrols: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/10/boating-under-the-influence-violations-decreased-during-holiday-weekend-safety-patrols/

Hot Spring County youth grills way to success at 4-H state barbecue contest: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/10/hot-spring-county-youth-grills-way-to-success-at-4-h-state-barbecue-contest/

AG calls for crackdown on roadside panhandling: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/11/arkansas-advocate-ag-calls-for-crackdown-on-roadside-panhandling/

Lawmakers challenge Arkansas prison officials over escape of convicted murderer-rapist: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/11/arkansas-advocate-lawmakers-challenge-prison-officials-over-escape-of-convicted-murderer-rapist/

07/11/2025

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07/10/2025

Headlines (and an advertisement) for Wednesday, July 9:

School board mulls over millage election to build new Arkadelphia High School: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/09/arkadelphia-school-board-mulls-over-millage-election-to-build-new-ahs/

AHS, Goza students place at FBLA National Leadership Conference: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/09/ahs-goza-students-place-at-fbla-national-leadership-conference/

Arkadelphia church taking bids for parking lot work: https://arkadelphian.com/clark-county-ar-classifieds/

Legislator wants Arkansas to prepare for flash-flood disaster, citing Texas tragedy: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/09/arkansas-advocate-legislator-wants-arkansas-to-prepare-for-flash-flood-disaster-citing-texas-tragedy/

Pediatrics Plus recognizes July as Disabilities Pride Month: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/09/pediatrics-plus-recognizes-july-as-disabilities-pride-month/

Farm bankruptcies skyrocket in first quarter of 2025: https://arkadelphian.com/2025/07/09/farm-bankruptcies-skyrocket-in-first-quarter-of-2025/

PLUS MORE at Clark County’s only daily news source, arkadelphian.com.