The UA Rich Mountain Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) recently inducted new members. Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and rewards high-achieving students and provides opportunities through Honors in Action ...

Mena School Board Meeting Tuesday, May 17th, 2022   The meeting began with special guests and a presentation. Mena High School yearbook advisor Andy Philpot, yearbook editor Lexi Dilbeck...

SHERIFF’S LOG The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of May 9, 2022 – May 15, 2022. The charges against those arrested are allegations...

    Mena Police Department reports for the week of May 8th through April May 14th, 2022:   All subjects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. ...

OLT Auditions Announced for Hilarious Summer Show   Ouachita Little Theatre is providing summer entertainment that will be popular with a large group of comedy fans. It is entitled “M...

The University of Arkansas Rich Mountain has announced the students named to the Chancellor's List and Vice Chancellor’s List who were enrolled for the spring 2022 semester. &nb...

In tribute to the state and nation's fallen law enforcement officers and as an expression of public sorrow, Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the state flag of Arkansas to fly at half-staff on ...

From patrolling morning rush hour to responding to a domestic call late at night, we ask a great deal from our men and women in law enforcement. We cannot thank them enough for their selfless service....

Honoring and Applauding Law Enforcement Officers   On behalf of all Arkansans, I’m honored to mark National Police Week and Peace Officers Memorial Day by paying tribute to our law en...

    Governor Hutchinson's Weekly Address: To the Class of 2022   To listen to Governor Hutchinson's weekly radio address, click anywhere on this ...

Mrs. Peggy Carolyn Sherrill, age 83, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Mena, Arkansas. She was born May 27, 1938, in Ruston, Louisiana, to the late Reba Gilbert Hughes and Margaret Elizabeth Hughe...

Johnnie Lucille Frost Dover died May 17, 2022, at Homewood Cottages in Mena. She was born June 20, 1938, in Mena to Luth Pat Frost and Rudell Wilson Frost. She is predeceased by her parents, her hu...

Ms. Amanda Lynn Turnbough, age 39, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Texarkana, Texas. She was born July 27, 1982, in Grannis, Arkansas to James Albert Turnbough and Cindy Lou Kuykendall Turnb...

Robert Allen Smith, age 79, of Mena, Arkansas passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 at the Mena Regional Health System. He was born on Thursday, February 18, 1943 to Frankie Smith and Lillie Edwards in Lexi...

Barbara Kennedy, age 77, of Oden, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022 in Waldron, Arkansas. She was born on Sunday, March 11, 1945 to Elmer Isaacs and Nina Louise Parsons in Fort Smith, Arkans...