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Arkansas Bankers Association Announces New Slate of Officers
A new slate of officers were installed April 9 at the Arkansas Bankers Association Annual Convention, including chairman Brad Chambless of Farmers & Merchants Bank in Stuttgart; chairman-elect Chris Gosnell of Farmers Bank & Trust in Magnolia; vice chairman Jason Tennant of CS Bank in Eureka Springs; and treasurer Scott Saffold of Union Bank & Trust Co. in Monticello.
Benton to name Minden’s Shelby Leach as softball coach
Minden High softball coach Shelby Leach has been hired for the same position at Benton to replace veteran Tracey Rambin. The official announcement will be made Monday. Leach, the 2022 Shreveport Times All-Area Coach of the Year, turned around the Lady Tide program in short order that season taking a program that was 6-12 the previous season to 18-10. Leach was 55-34 in three seasons at Minden with three consecutive trips to the LHSAA Class 4A (Non-Select Division II) state playoffs.
LHSAA baseball quarterfinals recap; Benton and Glenbrook advance
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Several northwest Louisiana teams played in the LHSAA baseball quarterfinals. Glenbrook and Benton advanced to the LHSAA state tournament in Sulphur, while all other local teams were eliminated. Below are the matchups from this weekend with our local team in bold and seeding in parenthesis....
State Police: US 167 crash kills Lincoln Parish police officer
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, shortly before 1:00 PM, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a fatal crash on US 167 just south of Hamilton Road. According to authorities, the crash claimed the life of 51-year-old Russell Croxton of Dubach, La.
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