Ouachita County News

Authorities say a 26-year-old Camden man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Ouachita County.

A run-off election to decide the next state representative for District 7, will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. today.

Three newcomers will likely win entry to the Legislature along with their party's nomination in tomorrow's runoff races for House seats.

The wife of a term-limited lawmaker has won the Democratic nomination for her husband's House seat in a runoff election.

Voters stayed away from polls in record numbers last month. And officials with the Arkansas secretary of state's office expect another dismal turnout during today's runoff and special elections.

Authorities say a 21-year-old Harmony Grove man drowned in the Ouachita River on Memorial Day.

Freedom is not free. That's the message local historian Robert Dodson wants to deliver during the unveiling of a memorial to three Camden recipients of the nation's second highest military honor, the ...

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 ...

Posted By: Lindsey Clark 1 hr ago A lumber company has donated a 2,900-acre conservation easement near Camden to The Nature Conservancy. via KTHV-TV

“The other day it got to 30.1 feet”

Rains continued Wednesday in Arkansas keeping river levels high as the state contended with its third week of flooding. via Log Cabin Democrat

I have an undated picture of SUSAN FRANCES BURLESON that I will forward to anyone who is interested. via Cousinconnect.com

Senator Gene Jeffress, , will be the guest speaker when the Lions Club meets at noon on Tuesday at Ryan's. Jeffress is senator of District 25, which includes Union, Calhoun and Ouachita counties. via Http

A series of thunderstorms that rolled across Arkansas late Friday and early Saturday pelted parts of the state with golf ball-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

By JOHN WORTHEN News-Times Staff Two rounds of powerful thunderstorms raked through Union County Friday evening, producing golfball-sized hail, heavy rain and high winds. via Http

“They've notified the family that it's her car”

By DONNA COLLINS Camden News CAMDEN - The search for a missing Camden woman led to the recovery of a submerged car around noon Monday. via Http

Garry L. Smith, currently serving District One as justice of the peace in Ouachita County has announced his candidacy for the open District 7 seat in the state Legislature during the Democratic primary in May. via Http

The Arkansas Parole Board has recommended clemency for a 74-year-old woman sentenced to life in prison on a first-degree murder conviction. via KATV Little Rock

Yancey Kyle has announced his intention to seek the office of State Representative for District 7 in the May primary election as a Democrat. via Http

Prosecutors have dropped a manslaughter charge against a man whose former wife fell from a pickup he was driving because they can't counter the man's claim that his ex-wife jumped. via WMC-FM