The City of Mena's 16th Annual Fall Clean-Up is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 14, 2019.   Only yard waste items will be picked up (tree limbs, shrubs, leaves, grass, etc.) Due t...

Governor Hutchinson's Weekly Radio Address: Now Open: All 4 Arkansas CSUs   To listen to Governor Hutchinson's weekly radio address, click anywhere on this line,...

By April 1, 2020, each of you will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census.  Responding to the census will be easier than ever, as this will be the first time you can respond onli...

Mena's 13 full time police officers are sporting new uniforms and body armor vests thanks to a grant from the Arvest Foundation. Representatives from the local Arvest branch, as well as Mena Mayor...

Creating a Talent Pipeline for Arkansas’s Workforce     The effort to develop a skilled workforce continues to build momentum in all corners of Arkansas. This statewide e...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is releasing the following information pursuant to Act 1353 of 1999, the Sex and Child Offender Registration and the Community Notification Guidelines promulgated ...

The so called Arkansas Scholarship Lottery retail sales report for the month of August 2019 has been released and shows a drop in gross revenue from July 2019.   Total sales in August amoun...

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Larry Teague September 13, 2019   LITTLE ROCK – In 2017 the legislature approved the creation of four crisis stabilization units (CSU), wh...

Friday, September 13   Color Hike starting at 1:00 pm and lasting about 45 minutes. Meet at the Amphitheater. With summer in season, join Park Interpreter Melissa on a 1/2-mile hike to...

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas parents across the State want what is best for their children. So many Arkansans benefit from technology, but at the Attorney General’s Office, we routinely hea...

Addie Doice Hedge February 15, 1925 - September 12, 2019   Addie Doice Kuykendall Hedge was born February 15, 1925, in Wickes, Arkansas, to ...

Kathy Janette Wiles, age 60, of Mena, Arkansas passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 in Mena. Kathy was born on November 23, 1958 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Carl Eckles and Dorathy Davis Eckle...

Debra K. Cannon age 62 of Mena, Arkansas passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 in Mena. Debra was born on January 13, 1957 in Dumas, Arkansas to the late Ottis Levi Ouzts, Jr. and JoAnn Wood Ouzt...

James "Jake" W. Ralls September 23, 1928 - September 8, 2019   James W. "Jake" Ralls, 90, of Mena is now fishing in...

Arlene Joann Lee age 75 of Benton, Arkansas passed away Monday, September 02, 2019 in Benton. She was born on October 17, 1943 in San Pedro, California to the late William Baxter and the late Bla...