Columbia County News

The Columbia County Sheriff's Department received several reports of thefts. At about 7 a.m. Tuesday morning an employee with L&NW railroad reported to Sgt.

Hydrologists report that Arkansas is experiencing its wettest May since 1882, and the evidence is all around.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Department received a report of a theft of property from a vehicle Sunday.

A new contract to buy large amounts of sawdust is an early stage of plans by a Canadian company to build a $40 million biofuel plant in the El Dorado area, according to a published report.

The Columbia County Head Start of F.A.C.T., Inc., which have centers in Magnolia, Walker, Emerson, Taylor and McNeil, will celebrate Arkansas Children's Week to recognize the needs of young children and thank educators and others involved in the education and care of young children.

Two Columbia County women were injured in an accident Monday in Clark County that left a Bismarck woman dead.

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Photo by Mike McNeill Columbia County Sheriff Calvin Knighton asks the Quorum Court on Monday to raise a fine that helps pay for jail operations.

Columbia County Forward, an affiliate of Connect-Arkansas, conducted a town hall meeting Thursday for residents wanting faster service.

Arkansas State Police are investigating an incident in which a Magnolia man claims a trooper kicked him in the eye at a safety checkpoint, authorities said.

LOGOLY STATE PARK Location: This pristine environmental education park is six miles north of Magnolia at McNeil, a half mile east of U.S. 79 on Columbia County Road 47.

Photo by Mike McNeill Kim Tran of Connect-Arkansas speaks about the availability of broadband Internet service statewide during a meeting Thursday at McNeil City Hall.

We want to know what's on your mind in Columbia County, Arkansas. Our 3 Listens Community Forum will be in Magnolia today.

New Waldo Mayor Margie Standoak, left, is sworn in Tuesday morning at the Columbia County Courthouse by Columbia County County Clerk Sherry Bell, right, while Standoak's son, Darius 'Rudy' Standoak, watches.

Columbia County residents with concerns about 'slow' Internet connections, or who wonder how they may benefit from faster 'broadband' service, are invited to express their views, starting this week.

An autopsy shows an El Dorado man found dead at a well in Columbia County died from head trauma.

The Central Arkansas Development Council is offering free tax return preparation to low-income taxpayers in seven CADC communities.

Authorities say they are conducting a homicide investigation into the death of a man whose body was found at the site of an oil well in Columbia County.

Heavy rain and high winds lashed Columbia County this morning. Some customers of Entergy Corporation lost electrical power, and several trees were downed by winds estimated at 70 mph.

A former special education teacher at Magnolia Junior High School has been sentenced to 50 years in prison on charges she arranged for a 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl to have sex with others on ...