Magnolia News

Authorities in Columbia County have arrested a man already in prison in connection with a 10 year-old murder case.

Sarah Calton never starts something she does not intend to finish, including the education she put on hold more than 50 years ago.

Patriot Rail Corp. is seeking Surface Transportation Board approval to acquire control of the Louisiana and North West Railroad Co.

Not only is it free, but it is just steps away from a main entrance on the North Little Rock side of the river.

Two special services are planned in conjunction with the pastor and wife anniversary celebration for Elder Jerry and Patricia Roach at Brotherly Love Ministries. via Texarkana Gazette

By Brandy Ward Banner-News of Magnolia MAGNOLIA, Ark.-Donna Lou Sanders, 46, of Magnolia has been officially charged with two counts of accomplice to rape, four counts of third-degree sexual assault and six ... via Texarkana Gazette

“In all my years, I've seen some horrible cases, but this one is the worst. It's truly bizarre.”

Posted: Updated: Within the past couple of weeks, three female school teachers in the Ark-La-Tex have been arrested in connection with sex crimes involving their underage students. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

Police in Magnolia Arkansas have charged a teacher with 12 counts of allowing abuse of a minor and 10 counts of rape. via WREC-AM Memphis

“Due to catastrophic events that have taken place within my family, I do hereby resign as a teacher in the Magnolia School District”

To read the arrest affadavits click here. Magnolia police say the motives of a teacher accused of taking three youngsters to motels to engage in sex in a nearby town aren't known. via KATV

“Due to catastrophic events that have taken place within my family, I do hereby resign as a teacher in the Magnolia School District.”

Magnolia police say the motives of a teacher accused of taking three youngsters to motels to engage in sex in a nearby town aren't known. via WPTY

Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed these 27 people to state and local positions, his office announced Thursday Tracy Akard, Pearcy, to the state Board of Cosmetology for a term expiring Jan. via Benton County Daily Record

“You've got two lives who are going to be traumatized for life. They're going to have to live with this. It's going to be awful and it's going to be hard. That's the worst part.”

A school teacher who police say rented motel rooms for a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl to have sex with others has been arrested on numerous charges. via FOX16.com

Work has begun on a $30 million hospital that officials say will boost the local economy and provide much better medical care. via WREG-TV Memphis

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette A train derailed Friday morning in the southern city of Magnolia, causing several rail cars full of chlorine to tip over but no leaks were reported. via Arkansas Online

Posted: Updated: Three tanker cars carrying chlorine jumped the tracks Friday morning in Magnolia, Arkansas. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

Three tank cars full of liquid chlorine derailed and tipped over near the Southern Arkansas University campus. via KATV Little Rock

“I hate the way towing people run the business”

Dallas tow truck driver Fidel Retana Jr. apparently didn't look inside the illegally parked car he hooked up and hauled away from a fire lane. via Dailyitem.com

Magnolia police say it wasn't the fried chicken in Savalas Vantoli Stewart's car that gave off a funky smell. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

Little is known concerning the affray. It is alleged that Curry and Tickler were drinking together in a livery stable, and while there quarreled. via Herald-Leader

“It was a one-in-a-million type of thing.”

Police in La Crosse are a little red-faced right now. They're apologizing after issuing an alert about a woman suspected of using a stolen credit card at a convenience store. via The Daily Illini