The Arkansas Activities Association made the following statement on their website this afternoon concerning school activities and fall sports:   "The Arkansas Activities Association is...

***Governor Asa Hutchinson's Tuesday (7-7-20) COVID-19 Briefing Recap***   •259 NEW COVID-19 CASES •32 NEW HOSPITALIZATIONS, 369 TOTAL •9 NEW DEATHS, 301 TOTAL&...

  •439 NEW COVID-19 CASES MONDAY (587 Saturday, 605 Sunday) •5 NEW DEATHS, 292 TOTAL •$40 MILLION FOR CONTACT TRACERS THROUGH CONTRACTORS  •7 ACTIVE CASES IN ...

SHERIFF’S LOG   The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of June 29, 2020 – July 5, 2020. The charges against those arrested are...

Mena Police Department Reports for the Week of June 28, 2020 through July 4, 2020    June 28, 2020   A theft of property (shoplifting) report was taken from Walmart. &nbs...

SUNDAY (7-5-20) COVID-19 UPDATE   •587 NEW CASES, 23,209 CUMULATIVE •1 NEW DEATH, 287 TOTAL •7 ACTIVE CASES FOR POLK COUNTY •100 ACTIVE...

  LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson announced cities across the state may implement an ordinance requring mandatory face coverings to help curb the spread of COVID-19 by si...

The American Spirit in a Pandemic   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.   ...

As the state began a new fiscal year this week, we received some good news about the state budget.   The fiscal year for the state budget always ends on June 30 and begins on July 1.  ...

Ouachita Little Theatre is undergoing a thorough cleaning and disinfection process from ACCI Restoration before “Free Movie Night” returns July 8. The sanitation includes the utilization o...

Reverend Perry Eugene Hart March 16, 1945 - July 1, 2020   Reverend Perry Eugene Hart, age 75, of Mena, Arkansas died Wednesday, July 1, 202...

Sidney Mills Miller, Jr., age 92, of Mena, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was born July 7, 1927 in Manistique, Michigan to the late Sidney Mills Miller,...

Barbara Ann Dehart May 24, 1943 - June 29, 2020   Barbara Ann Dehart, age 77, of Mena, Arkansas passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 surroun...

Delie Mae Evelyn Rhodes Forrest of Mena, age 86, passed away June 30, 2020 two days before her 65th wedding anniversary to Ezra Forrest. Delie was born in Vandervoort, AR on June 18, 1934 to Monr...

Eula (Buzbee) Busby, age 76 of Hatfield, Arkansas, passed from this life June 29, 2020 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Eula was born on January 12, 1944 in Wilcox County, GA to the late Robert Jefferson ...