Choctaw, AR

The 2021 Archey Fest in Clinton is set to be a full day of family fun! Saturday, June 26th, you can start your day off in Historic Downtown Clinton with a Timeless Car Show running from 8 am to Noon, then the activities move to Archey Fork Park with a softball tournament, bounce house, and arts, craft, and food vendors. At 6:00 pm the fishing derby and cooking contest begin along with the live music that will carry you into the evening, topping off the evening with a Fireworks Display at dark at the park. Admission is free! For the 2021 Archey fest in Clinton, this Saturday, June 26th. For more information visit the Clinton Chamber of Commerce.

Katherine Jeane, ’21, of Greenbrier, will be spending 11 months in 11 different countries next year with the World Race mission trip. “In each country that you move to you get assigned a different mission to do,” she said, “like community outreach, working in a school for one month, or doing construction.”

CONWAY, Ark — The Faulkner County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a pilot has died following a plane crash on Friday, June 18. According to officials, the single engine aircraft crashed at the Conway Municipal Airport Friday. The pilot was taken to a nearby hospital and later died due to...

SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Arkansas — Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) shared security images hoping to identify a suspect in a theft from a vehicle incident. On May 17, SCSO responded to a report of theft occurring at Choctaw Casino on the Arkansas side of the parking lot. During the time the...

After extended debate during a special session when the matter could not be resolved at the regular Quorum Court meeting Tuesday, Faulkner County justices passed an ordinance funding a medical contract for the county detention center. The contract is for a third-party company to provide medical care for inmates, a change from its current provision.

The Bluegrass and Fried Chicken Festival will be held Aug. 6-7 at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View. The music festival will feature an extended show on Friday night, a Saturday matinee, and a Saturday evening extended show. The new event, which is sponsored by Stone Bank and...

Double Deck Pinochle: 12:30 – 4 p.m. at the Fairfield Bay Senior Center. Acrylic Pour Painting Class: 1:30 pm, $15, supplies included. Call 884-6008 to make reservations. Class held at the Visitor Center, 365 Dave Creek Parkway. VFW Post 4513 Bingo nights: every Monday in Fairfield Bay, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

CLINTON, Ark. (Legal Newsline) -- An Arkansas widow is suing health care providers for negligence that allegedly led to her husband's death. Pamela Darlene Elliott, on behalf of Kenneth Elliot (deceased), filed a complaint on May 17 in the Circuit Court of Van Buren County against Ozark Health Center, Baptist Health Medical Center Little Rock, Don L. Kusenberger, M.D., Earnest Sears, M.D., Chad Simpson, M.D., Gautam Kanu Gandhi, M.D., Syed Ayub Mazher, M.D., Darren Flamick, M.D., Kenneth Starnes, M.D., Rajesh Sethi, M.D., Chandra Lingisetty, M.D., Timothy Dietrich, D.O., Keith Coward, M.D., Daniel Clark, M.D., Raymond Hartman, M.D. and John Doe’s 1-25 for negligence.

A former employee of a heating and air business in Heber Springs was given seven years of probation after reaching a plea agreement in White County Circuit Court last week on two theft charges, including one related to Social Security disability benefits. Jason T. Julian, 40, of Heber Springs had...