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Local reporting for Columbia County, AR
Columbia County Arkansas Desk covers weather alerts, local government, schools, roads and business news for Columbia County, Arkansas.
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A proposed ballot measure would broaden the right to bear arms in the Arkansas Constitution, with the proposal’s final details still to be settled.
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Police say two people face murder charges after a 19-year-old was killed on Blanton Street in what investigators describe as a random targeting.
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An Arkansas history entry for Oct. 8 recalls a quarantine connected to the Spanish flu.
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Harvest is scheduled to provide USDA TEFAP food boxes in Columbia County on Oct. 14.
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The Arkansas corrections department has abandoned restrictions on physical books and newspapers sent to people in its custody.
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The Issue 3 decision will ask voters to judge whether the measure fits the problem it is meant to address.
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An Emerson Halloween carnival is scheduled for the afternoon of Oct. 30.
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Bankruptcy filings in South Arkansas are listed by county for the week that ended Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
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Southern Arkansas University students received six of the 13 scholarships awarded by Arkansas Farm Bureau.