Arkadelphia News

This holiday weekend you may be thinking more about hot dogs than dogs in hot water.

A Matteson man wanted in connection with a shooting Wednesday in Chicago's Beverly community was arrested over the weekend in Arkansas, according to a news release from Ald.

Police on Thursday had issued a news release announcing that David Twine, 31, of Matteson, is wanted in connection with a shooting in the 9900 block of South Walden Parkway on Wednesday, and "should be considered armed and extremely dangerous." Twine is being held in the Clark County, Ark., Jail, according to jail records.

The Applied Sustainability Center at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has selected eight Arkansas cities to participate in its Sustainable Energy Scorecards and Education for Municipalities program.

Thirty-seven Ouachita Baptist University students have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, including Nicole McPhate, of Conway.

After months of debate universities across Arkansas have started making decisions, all of them so far against allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed weapons on campus.

Henderson State University in Arkadelphia has become the second Arkansas college to opt out of a new state law that allows faculty and staff members with concealed-handgun licenses to carry weapons on campus.

Two little girls killed last December in their Arkadelphia home were honored Thursday at the school they attended.

A man accused of arson receives a 100 year prison sentence. In April 2012 more than 30 tenants of the Ross Apartments in Arkadelphia were evacuated after a man doused the inside of an apartment with cooking oil and lighter fluid.

In the rain, sleet, snow and yes the cold weather in May the mail will still arrive in your box.

An uncommon sight took place in Arkadelphia Friday night at a new event called "Cajun de Mayo." Beyond people with plate-fulls of mud-bugs wandering the downtown streets, people at the event tell KARK they are pleased to be able to have an event where the community can come together to enjoy a night of music, drinks and good food with the entire ... (more)

It was to start Monday morning. The trial was postponed after my client granted himself a continuance by not appearing for jury selection.

The Baxter Bulletin honors the top six students graduating from Yellville-Summit High School in 2013.

Editor's note: Maylon Rice is a former newspaper reporter, columnist and editor at several newspapers over the past 40 years.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Dr. Ben and Mrs. Julie Dodge of Conway. She is the granddaughter of Mr.