Stories by Tia Lyons
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Road closure announced
Road closure announced
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SARA offering avgas discounts ahead of National Aviation Day
Saturday is National Aviation Day and to celebrate, the fixed-base operation at South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field is offering a discount on avga…
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Backpack giveaway comes to a close as school starts around Union County
The Sharion Bailey Whitlock Backpack and School Supply Giveaway: From Court to Class has officially come to a close for 2023.
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Fall El Dorado Insider puts art, entertainment at forefront
The fall edition of the El Dorado Insider is available to the public and the edition is sure to appeal to food enthusiasts and art and entertainment lovers who…
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Water Watch August 4- 10
Total daily pumpage by the El Dorado Water Utilities in gallons.
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Calloway mourned after lifetime of service
El Dorado City Council members began their regular meeting on a somber note Thursday by honoring one of their former colleagues.
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City, ArDOT team to repair street collapse
Crews from the El Dorado Water Utilities and the Arkansas Department of Transportation spent the day Wednesday working to repair a hole that opened up in the s…
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City seeking to fill EWB, airport commission vacancies
The city of El Dorado is looking to fill vacancies and unexpired terms on the El Dorado Works Board and the El Dorado Airport Commission.
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More school supplies available following Meet Me at the Court giveaway
The 10th annual Sharion Bailey Whitlock Backpack and School Supply Giveaway: From Court to Class was held Saturday in Mattocks Park to help area students get o…
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Water Watch July 28 - August 3
Total daily pumpage by the El Dorado Water Utilities in gallons.
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Strong-Huttig daily schedule
Gardner-Strong Elementary
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Strong-Huttig School District contact list
Strong-Huttig School District
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Strong-Huttig School Calendar 2023 - 2024 school year
Teacher Professional Development (No Students) (8 days) - August 2-3, 7-10, 14-15, 2023
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Amy Sanchez hoping to inspire as Strong-Huttig's new superintendent
As an undergraduate at the University of Arkansas in Conway, Amy Sanchez was dead-set against two things.
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Strong-Huttig School Board
Cindy Smith, president -- 2134 Aurelle Road, Strong, 870-310-7558, Zone 3.
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Summer holidays ending with Main Street's Back-to-School Bash later this month
Main Street El Dorado is gearing up for the 35th anniversary celebration of MusicFest, which will feature performances by Lorrie Morgan, The Cadillac Three, Je…
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El Dorado Food Festival returning in September
The fourth annual El Dorado Food Festival is less than a month away and all area eateries, local residents and out-of-town visitors are invited to participate.
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City's essentail air service provider merges with green aviation company, goes public
Southern Airways Express (SAE), the area's Essential Air Service (EAS) provider, has a new parent company and will be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exc…
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City working to clean up overgrowth along streets
During a recent meeting, members of Keep El Dorado Beautiful noted that a local group who has adopted a street had difficulty cleaning one side of a city stree…
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Municipal Golf Course closed today for tourney
The Lions Club Municipal Golf Course will be closed to the public today for the Simmons First Invitational high school golf tournament.
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Water Watch July 21 - 27
Total daily pumpage by the El Dorado Water Utilities in gallons.
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School supply giveaway set for Aug. 5
Area students will soon be heading back to school and to ensure they're prepared for the classroom, Meet Me at the Court will be distributing free school suppl…
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Southern Soul Showdown set for Saturday
Things will be heating up Saturday at the Union County Fairgrounds, 1430 E. 19th, but not just because of an ongoing heat wave that is gripping El Dorado and m…
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Vietnam veteran Bullock chosen to fill Ward 3 Council seat
Roy Bullock Sr. told members of the El Dorado City Council Thursday that he sought the Ward 3, Position 2 council seat because he had a desire to represent War…
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5 submit resumes to fill vacant Ward 3 Council seat
Five resumes have been submitted by candidates who are seeking to fill the Ward 3, Position 2 seat on the El Dorado City Council.
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New software finds 8,000 visited Arboretum in a year
Between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, more than 8,000 people visited the South Arkansas Arboretum, and of that number, 3,500 visitors were from out of town,…
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EPD civil service exams set for today
The El Dorado Civil Service Commission will meet at 4:45 p.m. today in the El Dorado Police Department conference room.
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Water Watch July 14 - 20
Total daily pumpage by the El Dorado Water Utilities in gallons.
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Stop lights replaced with signs at Champagnolle-Madison-Sheppard junction
Traffic control devices have been reconfigured at the intersection of Sheppard Street, Champagnolle Road and Madison Avenue and city officials are cautioning m…
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Cancer awareness event set for July 29
The Family & Friends Extravaganza, a community event that is intended to raise awareness about cancer, will be held from 1 until 5 p.m. on July 29 in Mattocks …
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Tonic, Lorrie Morgan headlining MusicFest
Lorrie Morgan, The Cadillac Three, Jesse Keith Whitley and Tonic will headline the 35th anniversary celebration of MusicFest, which is set for Oct. 6 and 7 in …
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City council discusses downtown 'rowdiness'
A couple of items that were not on the El Dorado City Council's agenda on July 13 sparked considerable discussion that involved city officials, the Department …
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Community encouraged to attend watershed meeting on Thursday
Area residents are encouraged to attend a community meeting to hear information about and provide feedback on a statewide watershed improvement project and pla…
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Mayor accepting resumes for vacant Ward 3 Council seat
Ward 3 residents who are interested in serving on the Dorado City Council have until July 24 to submit a resume to Mayor Paul Choate's office.
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Main Street gearing up for MusicFest announcement, second Summer on the Square installment
Though some activities were hampered by rain, Summer on the Square 2023 had a successful debut on July 7 and 8 in downtown El Dorado, Main Street El Dorado boa…
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Meet Me at the Court celebrating 10th anniversary today
Meet Me at the Court was founded 10 years ago today and the nonprofit group will celebrate the milestone with a private dinner and by continuing its mission of…
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Calloway resignation, Historic District Commission vacancy on Council agenda
The El Dorado City Council will consider a resignation from one of its members during a regular meeting at 5 p.m. today in the Council Chamber of City Hall.
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Bishop Calloway resigns from El Dorado City Council seat
El Dorado City Council Member George Calloway Jr. has stepped down from his Ward 3, Position 2 seat and city officials have scheduled a specially-called meetin…
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City Hall improvements on agenda for Mayor
BY TIA LYONS
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Park Commission continues improvement plans
Having secured funding for the latest round of park improvements, the El Dorado Parks and Playgrounds Commission can take a well-deserved, albeit brief, respit…
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Complex Commission set to request funding
BY TIA LYONS
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Sharion's Truckload of Love makes second delivery
Meet Me at the Court and the Bailey Family are continuing their summer food giveaway with the second installment of Sharion's Truckload of Love, in which the g…
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Renovations at airport terminal making steady progress
The El Dorado Airport Commission is making strides toward a major project to restore and repair the terminal building at South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goo…
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Parks commissioners 'frustrated' by repeated vandalism
In April of 2022, Robert Edmonds and James Lewis, director of public works and street superintendent, respectively, for the city of El Dorado, told city offici…
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Any 4th fireworks must be used outside city limits
As local residents are planning their Independence Day celebrations, they are reminded that they may discharge fireworks, just not within city limits.
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Complex Commission working to install new AEDs at rec facility
Plans are progressing toward an effort to install automatic external defibrillators at the recreation complex on Champagnolle Road.
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Summer on the Square set with steak cookoffs, relay race, live music and more
The first installment of Summer on the Square 2023 is set for July 7 and 8 in downtown El Dorado and will include Grill Wars, Showdown at Sunset, live music an…