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For the first time in school history the Williams Baptist women’s basketball team heard its name called on the NAIA Selection Show on Thursday evening.
The Williams Baptist University softball team had a busy weekend, facing tough competition in back-to-back doubleheaders.
The Walnut Ridge Airport Commission recently held a regular meeting on Feb. 20 in the Airport terminal building.
Tammy Darlene Bradley, 60, of Imboden, passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Darrell Gordon Kelley Jr., 87, of Walnut Ridge, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Leota Warner, 90, of Walnut Ridge, passed from this life on March 7, 2024, at Lawrence Hall Health and Rehabilitation in Walnut Ridge.
I have often wondered why there are so many feral pigeons in downtown Walnut Ridge. They are not a migratory bird nor even indigenous to this continent. Known as Rock Doves, they were brought to America starting in the 1600s from Europe for racing, messengers, and companions. Through the yea…
The potential of raising the county sales tax to pay for road maintenance would hurt small business and drive people to shop in other counties, a local man told justices Monday as justices look possibly at another option on the issue.
Prohibition, which outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol in the United States, was enforced from 1920 to 1933. Walnut Ridge, which had many saloons in its early days, had gone “dry” five years earlier in 1915, due largely to the result of work by the Woman’s Christian Temp…
Arkansas has long had one of the strongest freedom of information laws in the nation, but keeping it effective has been a struggle for news media and citizens organizations.
Tracy Lea Estes of Walnut Ridge passed from this life on Feb. 3, 2024, at the age of 58.
Larry Michael Couch, 54, of Portia, passed from this life on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge.
Walnut Ridge High School senior Mark Hatfield recently signed his letter of intent to play football at Hendrix College in Conway.
The Lawrence County Library in Walnut Ridge is set to launch an exciting new program called Reading Dragons and Friends on March 15.
Gateway CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, held their CASA Spring Advocate Meeting in Walnut Ridge on March 2.
Pictured is the Trailways Bus Station in Walnut Ridge in May of 1988.
During a recent appearance before a local civic club, two candidates for a state House of Representatives seat, one the incumbent and the other a former representative, argued against making Freedom of Information a part of the Arkansas Constitution. They said the people’s right to public re…
Steven Jones of Walnut Ridge marks his ballot during the first day of early voting in the March 5 Preferential Primary. Early voting will continue at the Lawrence County Courthouse until March 4. Voting hours are from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on …
Carolyn Maurice Propst, 91, of Black Rock, passed from this life on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Four area high school basketball teams competed in their respective regional basketball tournaments last week. Of the four, only the Sloan-Hendrix boys advanced to state, while the other three saw their seasons come to an end.
Editor’s note: This column was first published in 2020.
The Sloan-Hendrix senior high basketball teams traveled to Brockwell for the 2A-2 District Tournament hosted by Izard County Consolidated.
Voters will go to the polls next month to decide Republican and Democratic nominees as well as judicial races throughout the state.
A junior at Walnut Ridge High School was remembered this week as a student who studied welding and who made an impact on students and staff during his short time on campus.
There was general agreement in the room Monday evening among elected officials and residents alike that work must be done to improve the county road situation in Lawrence County.
The second-seeded Sloan-Hendrix junior girls defeated the top-seeded Mt. Vernon-Enola Junior Lady Warhawks 36-29 in an outstanding performance in the finals in the 2A-2 Junior District Tournament held at Cedar Ridge School in Newark.
Donna H. McLeod Hill, 90, of Imboden, passed away Feb. 9, 2024, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab.
Helen Marie (Dickison) Oliver, 88, of Lynn, passed away Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Cave City.
The building on the right, completed in 1907, is the first schoolhouse erected on the new and current Walnut Ridge campus, replacing the wooden structure in last week’s article.
Hoxie High School senior Mattheis Dobbs signed his letter of intent last Wednesday to play football for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.
James Moore, an amateur astronomer and volunteer with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA, will be joining the city of Walnut Ridge and the Lawrence County Library for a solar eclipse event.
A Lawrence County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury convicted him Jan. 30 in a rape and child pornography case.
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Hoxie hosted Walnut Ridge in 3A-2 basketball action on Thursday at Hoxie Mustang Gym. The Walnut Ridge senior boys defeated the Mustangs, 52-43.
The Hoxie boys bowling team competed in the 4A-3A Conference Tournament on Jan. 31 at Hijinx in Jonesboro.
Billie Jeanne Clinton, 66, of Strawberry, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Donald William Sluder, 94, of Walnut Ridge, passed away Jan. 28, 2024, at the Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas.
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