Opinion

Empowering Local Schools

National Lawmakers Put Education Authority Back in State HandsBy Chris Lesher, Public Information OfficerChris.Lesher@senate.ar.govArkansas will now have broader authority to shape its own education policies…

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Obituaries

News

Will We Stop Springing Forward and Falling Back?

US House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time PermanentBy Amelia Twyman of the Arkansas Advocatearkansasadvocate.comWASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Tuesday, July 14 to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide in a bipartisan move that pushes the country one step closer to ending the long-contested ritual of semiannual clock changes. The House passed…

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Community

Crossett Police Chief Resigns

Photo submitted Former Crossett Police Chief Clinton Bradberry resigned his office effective July 24, 2026. Assistant Police Chief Shaq Thompson will serve as the interim. A new police chief could be named as late as November after the elections that will appoint a new mayor. Mayor Crystal Marshall has made it known she will not…

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    Lifestyle

    American by Choice

    Photo submitted At an all-American beach vacation, naturalized American citizen Norma Mondragon smiles while surrounded by her husband, children and grandchild. The Mondragon parents both…

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