Smackover News

From left, Phyllis Speer lectures on bird watching; Eric Maynard, manager of the Gov.

William A. Nelson of Smackover, who was arrested over the weekend for the production of illegal drugs, had his bond set at $100,000 cash or corporate surety by District Judge George Van Hook Jr.

By RODERICK HARRINGTON For the Sunday News EL DORADO - The Union County Sheriff's Office arrested a Smackover man for production of illegal drugs and another for theft of copper from an Entergy substation over ...

They're Off! Joe Wilson, top, owner of R-J Trophies, arranges the prizes that went to the winners of the 5K Run Saturday morning at the Smackover Oil Town Festival.

Nearly two dozen people were on hand to hear District 7 Arkansas House of Representatives candidates Yancey Kyle, of Smackover, and Garry Smith, of Harmony Grove, speak at the Union County Farm Bureau "Meet the ...

Kiwanis Club members were treated to a moving account of the life of African-American leader Mary McLeod Bethune, thanks to guest speaker Dorothy Mains Price, at their Wednesday afternoon meeting.

A fund has been established at Regions Bank for the family of Megan Mitchell, a 2-year-old girl with ties to the local area.

About 150 adults dressed in red, white and blue hugged the bits of shade and the occasional breeze on the east side of the Union County Courthouse at 11 a.m. Monday to honor those who served in the military in ...

The Smackover School Board met recently to discuss changes in the district's utility expenditures.

With music, speeches and a festival, residents of Union County will have many opportunities to honor veterans and have fun this Memorial Day weekend.

Two candidates in the three-man Democratic Preferential Primary race for State Representative, District 7, will face each other in a runoff on June 10, according to unofficial results compiled in Tuesday's ...

Despite being covered from head to toe in greasy oil-field muck, a Smackover man on Saturday was unable to slip past authorities after allegedly stealing $4,000 worth of oil production equipment from a field in ... via Http

Pam Beasley, superintendent of the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources and director of the Natural State Chautauqua in Smackover, will be the guest speaker when the Kiwanis Club meets at noon on Wednesday at ... via Http

Tonya Jackson and Jesse Amason of the UCAPS-affiliated Cat Rescue project addressed the Smackover City Council during its regular session meeting on Monday, according to Mayor Bobby Neal. via Http

“I'm talkin' about biscuit-and-gravy good gravy.”

News-Times/Larry Singer Johnny Arkansas award...Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, standing at left, presents the Johnny Arkansas award to Richard Davies, executive director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and ... via Http

Electricity should be restored this morning to area residents who lost power Saturday after a round of severe weather. via Http

City Reports: * Clark Norman told El Dorado police Wednesday that someone broke into his vehicle and stole a chainsaw. via Http

County Arrests: * The Union County Sheriff's Office arrested Lynn Curry, 22, of El Dorado, on Wednesday on two counts of felony failure to appear. via Http

Treasured objects and artifacts held by the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in Smackover will be preserved for future generations with help from the IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf, a core set of ... via Http

“Disfarmer: A Portrait of America”

To the provincially minded among us in Central Arkansas, the mere existence of the Ozark Foothills Film Festival, now in its seventh year and one of the region's strongest film events, prompts a question: Why ... via Arkansas Times