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It took more than four quarters, but Greenwood finished Friday's game with a big celebration at H.B. Stewart Arena, with...
01/10/2026

It took more than four quarters, but Greenwood finished Friday's game with a big celebration at H.B. Stewart Arena, with heroics from senior guard Hudson Clark.

GREENWOOD -- It took more than four quarters, but Greenwood finished Friday's game with a big celebration at H.B. Stewart Arena, with heroics from senior guard Hudson Clark.

Van Buren outscored Siloam Springs 25-11 in the final 8 minutes to rally for a 78-70 road victory in a 5A-West Conferenc...
01/10/2026

Van Buren outscored Siloam Springs 25-11 in the final 8 minutes to rally for a 78-70 road victory in a 5A-West Conference game inside the Panther Activity Center.

SILOAM SPRINGS -- The fourth quarter belonged to the Van Buren Pointers on Friday night.

Rickey Smith elected to pick the times to tell Fort Smith Northside's girls to put the defensive pressure on Bentonville...
01/10/2026

Rickey Smith elected to pick the times to tell Fort Smith Northside's girls to put the defensive pressure on Bentonville West.

CENTERTON -- Rickey Smith elected to pick the times to tell Fort Smith Northside's girls to put the defensive pressure on Bentonville West.

With six minutes left in the game, things looked bleak for Fort Smith Southside.
01/10/2026

With six minutes left in the game, things looked bleak for Fort Smith Southside.

FORT SMITH -- With six minutes left in the game, things looked bleak for Fort Smith Southside.

Farmington put up three quarters of at least 20 points and coasted to an 86-47 win against Alma at Charles B. Dyer Arena...
01/10/2026

Farmington put up three quarters of at least 20 points and coasted to an 86-47 win against Alma at Charles B. Dyer Arena to wrap up the first week of 5A-West Conference play.

ALMA -- The Farmington Cardinals were both relentless on defense and balanced on offense Friday night.

The body of 30-year-old Derek Marshall of Muskogee, Okla., was found Nov. 14 along the river just south of the Bekaert m...
01/10/2026

The body of 30-year-old Derek Marshall of Muskogee, Okla., was found Nov. 14 along the river just south of the Bekaert manufacturing plant at 1881 Bekaert Drive in Van Buren.

VAN BUREN -- Oklahoma residents who had fished along the Arkansas River near the end of Lee Creek Road in Van Buren chose that spot in November when they needed to dump the body of a homicide victim, according to Oklahoma investigators.

Van Buren's USA Truck announced its Danish parent company sold 100% of its shares to UTAC LLC, a private Arkansas entity...
01/10/2026

Van Buren's USA Truck announced its Danish parent company sold 100% of its shares to UTAC LLC, a private Arkansas entity, on Friday.

Van Buren's USA Truck announced its Danish parent company sold 100% of its shares to UTAC LLC, a private Arkansas entity, on Friday.

Eleven Arkansans, at least 10 of whom were 65 or older, have died of the flu this season, according to the state Departm...
01/10/2026

Eleven Arkansans, at least 10 of whom were 65 or older, have died of the flu this season, according to the state Department of Health.

Eleven Arkansans, at least 10 of whom were 65 or older, have died of the flu this season, according to the state Department of Health.

In November, Stubblefield's widow, Kathi Stubblefield, and his daughter, Amber Sullivan, announced that the Stubblefield...
01/10/2026

In November, Stubblefield's widow, Kathi Stubblefield, and his daughter, Amber Sullivan, announced that the Stubblefield family is supporting retired businessman Wade Dunn of Greenwood in his bid for the state Senate seat.

Amber Sullivan, the daughter of the late state Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, said in November that the Stubblefield family is supporting retired businessman Wade Dunn of Greenwood for Stubblefield's now-vacant Senate District 26 seat. However, Stubblefield's son and brother said Friday that they...

The event also celebrates the commitment of Bricktown Brewery returning and rebuilding alongside property developer Grif...
01/10/2026

The event also celebrates the commitment of Bricktown Brewery returning and rebuilding alongside property developer Griffin Properties of Fort Smith.

FORT SMITH -- A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for 3 p.m. Monday marking the official start of construction on the replacement structure for Bricktown Brewery.

"We're not going to change the game on them this year," Courtney Salas-Ford, chief of staff for the Arkansas Department ...
01/10/2026

"We're not going to change the game on them this year," Courtney Salas-Ford, chief of staff for the Arkansas Department of Education, said. "That wouldn't be fair."

Students with Educational Freedom Accounts will finish out the 2025-26 school year under the program's current rules, rather than under proposed changes that would ban use of account funds for club or team sports, education officials said.

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