Mena Police Department Reports for the Week of September 20, 2020 through September 26, 2020      September 20, 2020   A report of criminal trespass was ta...

SHERIFF’S LOG   The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of September 21, 2020 – September 27, 2020. The charges against those a...

Mena Mayor Seth Smith has proclaimed the week of October 4th - 11th as Fire Prevention Week in Mena.  Shown at the signing (left to right) is Assistant Fire Chief Charles Hankins, Mayor Sm...

Mena Fire Department Rescue was paged out late Sunday night after a report of a car going off the side of the mountain on Highway 88 at the Acorn Vista just north of Mena.    The drive...

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 – Wildfires ou...

  Early voting for the November 3rd General Election will start October 19th. To be eligible to vote in this election, you will need to have the registration process completed by October 5th. ...

  Unfortunately each Election Day, many would-be first-time voters in Arkansas do not have their votes counted because they are not actually registered to vote.   The deadline to re...

  Ensuring Rural Arkansas Receives the Support it Needs   When the House of Representatives unveiled its short-term funding bill, key priorities were inexplicably left out.  ...

While headlines across the state and nation report declining college enrollments, the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain is not declining but growing in all the right ways.   Overall enro...

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Larry Teague September 25, 2020   LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas cities and counties that have been hit hard by the economic impact of the coronav...

Timothy Scott Barfield September 2, 1970 - September 23, 2020   Timothy Scott Barfield, born September 2, 1970 in Orlando, FL, went home to ...

Milton Earl Finley March 29, 1939 - September 25, 2020   On September 25, 2020, Milton Finley, beloved husband, brother, and father, passed ...

Mattie Vineyard Ridgeway, age 93 of Board Camp, AR went to her heavenly home on Thursday, September 24, 2020. She was born October 30,1926 in Palestine, near Witcherville, Arkansas to the late Dewe...

Mrs. Barbara Sue (Clough) Belknap, age 79, of Cove, Arkansas passed from this life on Sunday, September 20, 2020 in Waldron, Arkansas. She was born October 20, 1940 in Prairie View, Arkansas to the la...

Freddy Leon Curry, age 71, of Smithville, Oklahoma passed away September 18th, 2020 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born August 13th, 1949 in Mena, Arkansas to Carl and Pauline Curry. Freddy enjoyed ho...