No new leads in the case of missing Banks woman

No new leads in the case of missing Banks woman

According to Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney, there has been no findings so far in regards to missing Banks resident Martha Bradford, who was last seen at around 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday, June 15, 2022 after leaving her home on foot in the Blue Springs community near Banks. McKinney informed the Bradley County Quorum Court…

UAM announces Dean’s List and Chancellor’s List for Spring 2022 semester

UAM announces Dean’s List and Chancellor’s List for Spring 2022 semester

MONTICELLO, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello named 259 students to the Dean’s List and 188 students to the Chancellor’s List for the spring 2022 semester, according to Keith Chambliss, UAM’s registrar. Selection to the Dean’s List requires a student to earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on at least 12…

Banks woman reported missing

Banks woman reported missing

Missing person Martha Bradford wast seen at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 after leaving her home on foot in the Blue Springs community near Banks (Bradley 11 North). Bradford was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and jeans or shorts. If contact is made, please contact the Bradley County Sheriffs Office at 870-226-3491.

Central Missionary Baptist Church hosts lunch banquet for graduating seniors

Central Missionary Baptist Church hosts lunch banquet for graduating seniors

Central Missionary Baptist Church of Warren, located on Seminary Street, held a celebratory banquet Sunday, May 16, 2022, in honor of graduating seniors Savannah Brown and Isaac Richey. Brown is a member of the Star City High School Class of 2022, and Richey is a member of the Warren High School Class of 2022. Friends,…

FBI field offices warn of numerous targeted sextortion schemes in southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana

FBI field offices warn of numerous targeted sextortion schemes in southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana

The FBI has received numerous reports of predators posing as children on social media to coerce minors into sending sexual videos of themselves and then extorting money from these underage victims. The FBI Little Rock Field Office has noted an alarming uptick in these schemes targeting children in areas around El Dorado, Magnolia, and Monticello,…

Three area young ladies place in Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt, with Savannah Brown crowned

Three area young ladies place in Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt, with Savannah Brown crowned

Savannah Brown was named the 2022 Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt yesterday, April 20, 2022. Brown is a senior at Star City High School and is a member of Central Missionary Baptist Church in Warren. Her parents are Chris and Marché Brown. Brown is pictured right in the above photo. Other results from the…

The Southeast Arkansas Regional Library announces an Employment & Career Training course beginning in May

The Southeast Arkansas Regional Library announces an Employment & Career Training course beginning in May

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $2,660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the Arkansas State Library (ASL); $2.4 million of the funds were set aside for direct aid to public libraries. The Southeast Arkansas Regional Library in conjunction with instructors, Cathy Edmonds & Nelwyn Birch, will…

Upwards of four to six inches of rain expected in South Arkansas Monday night into Tuesday

Upwards of four to six inches of rain expected in South Arkansas Monday night into Tuesday

WARREN, Ark. – Multiple South Arkansas counties, including Bradley, Cleveland, Drew, Lincoln, and Calhoun, are currently under a flood watch from Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon as the potential for excessive rainfall is in the forecast. According to the National Weather Service, most of Bradley, Cleveland, and Calhoun Counties could receive between three to four…

Five South Arkansas communities earn Tree City USA status

Five South Arkansas communities earn Tree City USA status

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce that 49 Arkansas entities achieved recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of their commitments to effective urban forest management in 2021. Forty-six Arkansas communities were recognized through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA® program. Two Arkansas colleges achieved recognition through…

Rayvin Callaway named 2022 summer intern for the Cooperative Extension Service

Rayvin Callaway named 2022 summer intern for the Cooperative Extension Service

LITTLE ROCK — As college students prepare to enter the workforce, those with a passion for agriculture and helping others are searching for hands-on ways to apply their skills. The Cooperative Extension Service recently created a new learning opportunity for students at this intersection of interests. In late 2021, extension announced the reinstitution of an…

Mainline Health receives $30K from Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to improve oral health in Lincoln County

Mainline Health receives $30K from Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to improve oral health in Lincoln County

STAR CITY, Ark. – Mainline Health Systems, Inc. recently received $30,000.00 from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to help purchase supplies and equipment to establish a fully functional dental clinic in the Star City School District. Mainline Health Systems, Inc. currently operates three dental clinics throughout Southeast Arkansas. These dental clinics are located in…

Over 20 South Arkansas Family Dollar stores closed after FDA investigation finds live and dead rodents and more at West Memphis distribution facility

Over 20 South Arkansas Family Dollar stores closed after FDA investigation finds live and dead rodents and more at West Memphis distribution facility

WARREN, Ark. – Over 20 South Arkansas Family Dollar stores, including the Warren, Crossett, Fordyce, Hamburg, Hampton, Monticello, and Star City locations have been temporarily shut down due to the discovery of rodents and rodent activity at the Family Dollar Distribution Center in West Memphis. According to a statement by the FDA, an investigation was…

Rison woman killed and a Star City woman injured in accident near the Lincoln and Cleveland County line

Rison woman killed and a Star City woman injured in accident near the Lincoln and Cleveland County line

STAR CITY, Ark. – A Rison woman was killed and another woman from Star City injured in a two vehicle accident in rural Lincoln County south of the Lincoln and Cleveland County Line Wednesday evening, February 16, 2022 according to the . Around 7:10 p.m. 43-year old Kelly Leann Ashcraft of Rison was driving in…

Star City Lady Pups earn regular season 8-4A Conference Championship

Star City Lady Pups earn regular season 8-4A Conference Championship

HAMBURG, Ark. – The Star City Lady Pup basketball team finished their season Wednesday evening, February 16, 2022 as this season’s regular season Conference Champions. Star City’s Jr. girls came up just short against Monticello in the District Tournament finals, but completed a terrific season. The Lady Pups finished 13-4 overall. They went undefeated, 8-0…

Arkansas State Library announces grant to Southeast Arkansas Regional Library as part of American Rescue Plan Act funding by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Arkansas State Library announces grant to Southeast Arkansas Regional Library as part of American Rescue Plan Act funding by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded $2,660,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to the Arkansas State Library (ASL); $2.4 million of the funds were set aside for direct aid to public libraries. This round of IMLS funding gives the country’s libraries an opportunity to improve technology access…

JB’s Speedy Burger named Star City Chamber of Commerce February Business of the Month

JB’s Speedy Burger named Star City Chamber of Commerce February Business of the Month

The Star City Area Chamber of Commerce named JB’s Speedy Burger in Star City its February “Business of the Month,” February 14, 2022. Pictured are Devonte “Bunny” Darrough, Cheyenne Alvis, Holly McCool, Shannon Pickens, Kristi Sherrill, Christina Thomas, Tristian Lawson, and Chamber VP Jonathan Baugh. Not pictured: Patricia Lewis, Sherita Buckner, Pillar Harris, Jessica “Poola”…