July 22, 2026
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…
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…
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…
Sports
Bullseye Bandits Win at State
Photo submitted The award winning 4-H Bullseye Bandit Junior Team pictured back row, left to right: John Henry Feldsman, Jep Pippen, Timothy Wallis, Callan Alford,…
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…