by Seark Today | May 28, 2020 | Crime & Courts, News
A Monticello man, arrested last week in connection with the Friday night shooting that wounded two women and two men, has been released on a $15,000 bond. Tyvion Deshon Shaw, 23, is alleged to have fired 10 to 12 gunshots outside his home on Hillcrest Street in...
by Seark Today | May 27, 2020 | Events, News
Mainline Health Systems and the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership will conduct free community-wide Covid-19 testing in May and June at various locations in Southeast Arkansas. Testing is free and available to anyone regardless of whether the person is showing...
by Seark Today | May 26, 2020 | News
Dr. Nate Smith, Arkansas Secretary of Health, will leave Arkansas on August 28 to take a position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday at his Covid-19 news conference. Dr. Jose Romero, the chief medical...
by William Busby | May 26, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
As an investor, you’ll always need to deal with risk of some kind. But how can you manage the risk that’s been made clear by the recent volatility in the financial markets? The answer to this question may depend on where you are in life. Let’s look at some...
by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission | May 22, 2020 | News, Sports
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently approved many changes to the Commission’s Code of Regulations, including wildlife regulations that may impact hunters during the 2020-21 hunting seasons. The proposals were presented to the public through an online survey...
by Seark Today | May 22, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
Dr. Paul Whipple, a physician who has practiced medicine in Star City for more than 25 years, will join Mainline Health Systems’ on June 18. He will practice at Mainline’s clinic in Star City. “After practicing on my own for over 25...
by Seark Today | May 19, 2020 | News
The Covid-19 caseload in Arkansas was more than 4,800 on Monday and the number of deaths related to virus had reached 100, as Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced further easing of business restrictions. Bars located in restaurants will be allowed to reopen on...
by U of A System Division of Agriculture | May 19, 2020 | News
The meat sector is feeling an accordion effect. Squeezed by panic buying and supply chain disruptions, record gaps are forming between pricing at the farm and wholesale levels, according to an analysis done by John Anderson, economist for the University of Arkansas...
by William Busby | May 19, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
By now, you’ve seen the grim news about the job picture. In April, we hit an unemployment rate of 14.7 percent – the worst rate since the Great Depression. And the U.S. economy lost 20.5 million jobs – the largest monthly decline ever. Furthermore, many workers...
by Seark Today | May 15, 2020 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday said the Arkansas businesses are not ready to enter the second phase of reopening. He did not set a timeline for the second phase. “Obviously when you see two days of increasing cases and two days of increase in hospitalization,...
by Seark Today | May 13, 2020 | Events, News
Plans are underway for 64th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival but many of the traditional events and activities will not be possible due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival will be held June 12-13 with a focus on safety. The theme will be “Safe...
by UAM Athletics | May 11, 2020 | News, Sports
The University of Arkansas at Monticello athletic department named Markell Cox the head coach of the women’s basketball program, UAM Director of Athletics Padraic McMeel announced Monday. “We had over 65 applications for the women’s basketball position at UAM and...
by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission | May 7, 2020 | News
Residents of a White Hall neighborhood had an early awakening on Sunday morning, May 3, as authorities responded to a call about a large black bear that had climbed into a tree nearby and had to be removed. Mark Hooks, wildlife management supervisor for the Arkansas...
by News Release | May 7, 2020 | News
Crossett Mayor Crystal Marshall has announced her plans to run in the August 11 special mayoral election. Marshall has brought initiative, dedication and a proven ability to bring people together as a team since her election to the Crossett City Council in 2016,...
by News Release | May 6, 2020 | News
In recognition of the extraordinary drop in crude oil prices, independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, Murphy Oil Corporation is closing its legacy headquarters office in El Dorado, home to approximately 80 employees, as well as its...
by News Release | May 5, 2020 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has extended Arkansas’s Covid-19 public health and disaster emergency for an additional 45 days, he announced at a news conference today. He originally declared the emergency on March 11, amended it on March 26, and extended it today, March 5....
by William Busby | May 5, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
Mother’s Day is upon us. If you’re a mother, you’ll enjoy the recognition you get from your family on this day. And given the health concerns caused by the coronavirus, your appreciation of family may be even greater this year. As we all know, mothers have a...
by News Release | May 2, 2020 | News
Monticello’s Market in the Park has set its 2020 opening date for Saturday, May 16, from 8 a.m until 11 a.m. The market is located on South Main Street, north of the Drew County courthouse. With delays due to covid-19 and the weather, produce vendors are anxious...
by Seark Today | May 1, 2020 | News
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arkansas increased Friday to 3,321 and the number of deaths related to the virus increased to 64, as state officials continue lifting some of the restrictions put in place due to the pandemic. After easing...
by Oaklawn Racing | May 1, 2020 | News, Sports
Wells Bayou is running in a Derby on the first Saturday in May, just not the one at Churchill Downs. But for his local owners, the second division of the $500,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) is the next best thing. “We would love to win the Arkansas Derby,” Lance...
by Seark Today | Apr 30, 2020 | News
Two unidentified minors died and a young Warren woman was injured in a head-on collision early Thursday morning in Bradley County. According to a preliminary Arkansas State Police report, the minors were traveling north on U.S. Highway 63 in a 2007 Honda Civic...
by News Release | Apr 29, 2020 | News
The CALL in Southeast Arkansas will recognize and promote Foster Care Awareness month in May with 31 days of focused prayer. Each day, The CALL will have a new social media post with special emphasis on a specific group of people associated with the foster care...
by William Busby | Apr 28, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
The coronavirus crisis has unsettled every age group, as we are all worried about our health and that of our families and communities. And if you’re in the millennial generation, generally defined as anyone born between 1981 and 1996, you might also be...
by Seark Today | Apr 24, 2020 | News
Two Dumas residents were killed and three others were injured in a single-vehicle accident Thursday night in Dumas. Michael R. Wormley, 23, of Dumas, was driving south on Main Street in a 2007 Chevrolet Impala when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a utility...
by News Release | Apr 24, 2020 | News
A Georgia-based enclosed cargo manufacturer plans to build a facility at the Crossett Industrial Park with plans to create 70 new full-time jobs, including carpenters, welders, electricians and others, within the next 24 months. Cynergy Cargo currently employs about...
by Seark Today | Apr 24, 2020 | News
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on April 23 declared 11 counties disaster areas in the wake of severe storms and tornadoes that ripped through Arkansas on April 12, snapping and uprooting trees, damaging homes and other structures, downing power lines, leaving thousands without...
by Seark Today | Apr 21, 2020 | News
Twenty-five years ago, on April 19, 1995, a massive bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 people, including two former Southeast Arkansas men who worked in the building. John C. Moss, III John C. Moss, III,...
by William Busby | Apr 21, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
Over the past several weeks, many of us have been working from home in response to the “social distancing” necessitated by the coronavirus. Nonetheless, we still have opportunities to get outside and enjoy Mother Nature. And now, with the 50th anniversary of...
by Seark Today | Apr 18, 2020 | News
Two people were killed and four were injured Friday when two vehicles collided at the County Road 32 and U.S. 278 intersection in Bradley County. Fidel Martinez-Calois, 45, of Warren was southbound on Bradley County Road 32 when his Ford van traveled into the...
by Seark Today | Apr 17, 2020 | News, Sports
Greg Long, the women’s head basketball coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has accepted a job at Mississippi College where he will be the women’s basketball coach, according to information in separate news releases from UAM and Mississippi...
by Seark Today | Apr 14, 2020 | News
An Ashley County woman died Tuesday as a result of an automobile accident on U.S. 82 at the Ashley-Union County line. Joanna Ward, 30, of Crossett was traveling west on U.S. 82 when the Toyota Corolla she was driving crossed the eastbound lane and traveled through a...
by Seark Today | Apr 14, 2020 | News
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic creating both health and economic concerns, a line of severe thunderstorms on Easter Sunday ripped through the state, snapping and uprooting trees, damaging homes and other structures, downing power lines, and leaving...
by William Busby | Apr 14, 2020 | Sponsored Posts
You need to primarily rely on yourself to protect your health during the coronavirus. But from a financial standpoint, you may have gotten some relief – or at least some flexibility from the recently passed $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic...
