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Bradley County Medical Center announced Friday that it has removed the interim label from Leslie Huitt’s title as she officially takes over the role of Chief Executive Officer for the hospital. A native of Hermitage, Ark., Huitt has been operating as the Interim CEO along with fulfilling Chief Financial...

UPDATE (KTVE/KARD) — According to the Union County Sheriff’s Department, deputies found Abernathy safe on Thursday, June 23, 2022. STRONG, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) — The Union County Sheriff’s Department is currently trying to locate 15-year-old Hunter Lain Abernathy. The juvenile was reported to have ran away from his home in Strong, Arkansas on June 22, 2022. […]

BASTROP, La. (KNOE) - There has been an increase in the theft of catalytic converters, and those who steal them are reselling the items and earning lucrative profits, authorities have said. Law enforcement officials in Bastrop and El Dorado, Ark. reported recent thefts of the item, which is part of...

Lawmen in South Arkansas and North Louisiana are warning the public about an increase in thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles in El Dorado and Bastrop, LA, recently. The Union County Sheriff’s Office Crimestoppers program is offering a reward leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the theft of catalytic converters.

Dorothy Jean Savage, 79, of Hamburg, died June 26, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg and the Martinville community north of Hamburg. She was a 1961 graduate of Hamburg High School and worked as the office manager for...

Becky Lou Gardner, 82, of Crossett, passed away on June 24, 2022. She was born on July 2, 1939 to Raymond and Mildred Rackley in Pottsville. Becky grew up in Waldron and was a member of the United Methodist Church. Her favorite pastimes included reading, gardening, cross-stitching and spending time with family. She always dreamed of having a home and family and shared with them how fortunate she was to have been able to live that dream. She was an exceptional wife, Mamaw, mother and homemaker, always putting others’ needs before her own. She made each person she knew feel special and loved.

Juanita Kay Cole Kirsten, 75, of Crossett, died June 25, 2022, at the Stonegate Villa Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Oakdale, Louisiana and a resident of Houston, Texas for many years before moving to Crossett in 2007. Mrs. Kirsten was a star basketball player at Elizabeth...

I miss the good old days of drive-in movies and skating rinks. Pretty much if you traveled through any small town in Arkansas back in the day you were most likely to find one of the two. That brings me to tell you about the Sunset Drive-in and Skating Rink...

BASTROP, La. (KNOE) - Law enforcement officers are looking for help to find out who stole catalytic converters in El Dorado, Arkansas, and Bastrop, Louisiana, recently. Both the Union County Sheriff’s Office and the Bastrop Police Department posted a call to action on Tuesday. UCSO said, “Crimestoppers is offering an award leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in the theft of catalytic converters in El Dorado and Union County. If you have information about who’s committing these thefts and assisting the suspects with the transport and sale of the catalytic converters please contact the El Dorado Police Department at 870-863-4141 or the Union County Sheriff’s Office at 870-864-1990.”