3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (292+ words) A banking veteran with more than two decades of experience and deep roots in Independence County is joining First Community Bank's Batesville team. First Community Bank announced the addition of Ashley Davis as assistant vice president, business development officer, the…...

15+ hour, 32+ min ago  (444+ words) A Lyon College junior with her sights set on becoming a physician-scientist has landed one of the most prestigious awards in undergraduate science education. Catherine Mills, of Clinton, has been named a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholar, one of the nation's most…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (180+ words) A Batesville man already jailed on a child endangerment-related charge is now facing 42 additional felony counts after investigators say they discovered a large volume of child sexual abuse material on his cellphone. Independence County Circuit Court records filed Wednesday charge…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (182+ words) Anthony Scott Loftin of Newport, Arkansas, departed this life on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the age of 43. He was born November 30, 1982, in Newport, the son of Robert Gearld and Phyllis (Walton) Loftin. Mr. Loftin was preceded in death by his father,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (193+ words) Army Blackhawk helicopters and a C-130 transport plane will sweep across Arkansas skies Wednesday as the Arkansas National Guard launches its "Fly Over Arkansas" campaign " a statewide salute marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Guard announced…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (255+ words) Arkansans planning Fourth of July festivities are being urged to take precautions as a heat advisory remains in effect across much of the state through 8 p. m. Friday, with the National Weather Service warning that dangerously hot conditions will persist through the…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (219+ words) Patricia Ann Foreman, 84, of Southside, departed this life on Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Southside. She was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on July 12, 1941, to Paul Shoup and Vona Harpole. Patricia had a giving heart and enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (384+ words) A regional community bank with deep roots in north central Arkansas is poised to cross the one-billion-dollar asset threshold and plant its flag in central Arkansas for the first time, through a planned acquisition of Augusta-based River Wind Bank. FNBC…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (108+ words) Tammy Jennefry Cude, 53, of Cave City, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, in Searcy, Arkansas. She was born April 28, 1973, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Joseph and Evelynn Crow. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing, arts and crafts, cooking and baking....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (259+ words) Alice M. Moore, 90, of Mountain View, Arkansas, peacefully passed away on June 28, 2026, in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born on March 1, 1936, in Parma, Arkansas, to the late William Albert Richardson and Ella Mae Vasetine. Alice was a woman of deep faith and…...