Camden News

01/09/2026

President Donald Trump proposed setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times."

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting U.S. military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing "troubled and dangerous times."

01/09/2026

Lockheed Martin has signed a landmark framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to rapidly accelerate the production and delivery of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors.

Lockheed Martin has signed a landmark framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to rapidly accelerate the production and delivery of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors. This transformative partnership, designed to deliver sustained production at scale, will increase annua...

01/09/2026

Citing a lack of personnel, Ouachita County Medical Center will soon shut the doors on its OB/GYN unit, leaving one less option for maternal healthcare in South Arkansas.

01/09/2026

A Bearden man and woman are currently being held in Ouachita County Detention Center on drug charges stemming from a 13th Judicial District Drug Task Force operation.

01/06/2026

Camden Fairview High School Madrigals kicked off the new year in unforgettable fashion by leading the National Anthem at the Razorback women's basketball game.

Courtesy photo Camden Fairview High School Madrigals kicked off the new year in unforgettable fashion by leading the National Anthem at the Razorback Women's Basketball game.

01/06/2026

The Arkansas Highway Police, a division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, announced they are now "utilizing new work zone camera technology that can detect handheld device usage while driving."

The Arkansas Highway Police (AHP), a division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), announced on Friday in a news release that they are now, "Utilizing new work zone camera technology that can detect handheld device usage while driving."

01/06/2026

While the financial troubles of Ouachita County Medical Center may seem like a recent development, the controversy around the fiscal state of the hospital has been discussed for at least a decade in Ouachita County.

While the financial troubles of Ouachita County Medical Center may seem like a recent development, the controversy around the fiscal state of the hospital has been discussed for at least a decade in Ouachita County

01/05/2026

Venezuelans living in Arkansas expressed a range of emotions in response to the U.S. capture of the South American country's president and his wife early that morning.

Venezuelans living in Arkansas expressed a range of emotions on Saturday in response to the U.S. capture of the South American country's president and his wife early that morning.

01/05/2026

The South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC) will celebrate several of its "Golden Triangle" artist-neighbors with its January exhibitions.

The South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC) will celebrate several of its "Golden Triangle" artist-neighbors from Magnolia, Arkansas with its January exhibitions. Dr. Moises Menendez's show, "Moises Menendez: Miscellaneous Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Life," will be on display in the SAAC Lobby Galler...

01/05/2026

Starting in January, monthly rates will increase by $6.08 for Entergy Arkansas residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours.

01/02/2026

Under this modification, the contractor will provide continued maintenance and sustainment support for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Batteries for UAE.

Lockheed Martin Space is being awarded a $142,621,543 noncompetitive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm-fixed-price contract modification under a Foreign Military Sales case to the United Arab Emirates.

01/02/2026

As tens of thousands of students completed their first semester under the Educational Freedom Account program's first year of universal eligibility, Arkansas' governor is showing no signs of limiting the number of students who can participate.