SHERIFF’S LOG   The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of August 3, 2020 – August 9, 2020. The charges against those arrested ...

Deedee Alston of Mena, Arkansas was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Arkansas Women in Agriculture.  Alston is the 4th generation on her family land and is married to Luke Alston, a ...

  Mena Police Department Reports for the Week of August 2, 2020 through August 8, 2020    August 2, 2020   An assault report was taken from a walk-in complainant. ...

To listen to the Governor's radio address, click anywhere on this line, then click on the play button, or you can read the text below.    LITTLE ROCK – I have appoi...

LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson issued an executive order today that allows Arkansans to vote absentee if they are concerned that voting in person may be a risk to their health o...

With children headed back to school this month, now is the perfect time for many families to get caught up on immunizations. The summer of 2020 may be more critical than previous summers, as there is ...

Child Care Options Vital for Working Families’ Recovery   Over two-thirds of American children have all available parents in the workforce. At the height of the economic shutdown that...

OLT Entertains While Keeping Patrons Safe   Ouachita Little Theatre board members have been working hard behind the scenes trying to come up with ways to provide entertainment to the commun...

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Larry Teague August 7, 2020   LITTLE ROCK – More than 28,000 Arkansas residents work in the forest products industry, cutting trees, produ...

  The filing period for municipal candidates in Polk County for the upcoming November 3rd General Election ended Wednesday, August 5th, at 12:00 PM. Two alderman positions will be contested, o...

James Morris Watkins, age 65, of Vandervoort, Arkansas passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on March 8, 1955 in Mena, Arkansas to Morris Dale Watkins and Bertha Lillian...

Mervyn James Lynch December 9, 1935 - August 8, 2020   Mervyn James Lynch, age 84, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by f...

Glenda LaRue Renfro Hastey August 6, 2020   Glenda LaRue Renfro Hastey passed from this life on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She w...

Lily Jane (Jenkins) Conley Bell, age 79, of Wickes, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020 in Mena, Arkansas. She was born on March 15, 1941 in the Duckett Community near Wickes to the late Ja...

Shari Ladell Breaux November 3, 1961 - August 4, 2020   Shari Ladell Breaux, age 58, of Mena, Arkansas died Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at her h...