Eldorado News-Times

Preparations for November election begin months in advance Though General Election Day is months away, preparations are already under way, having started months in advance. by Tia Lyons 1 day ago

UCSO finds body outside of El Dorado The Union County Sheriff’s Office reported finding the body of a deceased male outside of El Dorado city limits on Thursday. by Caitlan Butler

MAD reschedules Avett Brothers for 2021, announces June re-opening of Farmers Market The Murphy Arts District made two significant announcements today regarding the postponement of a concert featuring The Avett Brothers with special guest Tyler Childers and the re-opening of the MAD Farmers Market next week. by Caitlan Butler 1 day ago

SHARE Foundation cancels annual golf tournament The SHARE Foundation announced in a press release the cancelation of the 28th annual SHARE Foundation Benefit Golf Tournament. The event had been scheduled for September 19-20 at the El Dorado Golf & Country Club and Mystic Creek Golf Club. by Tony Burns 1 day ago

Six new local COVID-19 cases, deaths remain at 11 Union County’s number of COVID-19 cases had increased by six Friday afternoon, according to the Arkansas Department of Health, bringing the county to 185 cumulative cases. by Caitlan Butler 1 day ago

Latest News

Up to date COVID-19 stats Here are the most up-to-date local, state, national and global statistics on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 based on data from the Arkansas Department of Health and the World Health Organization. by Compiled by News-Times staff 5 hrs. ago

State adds 450 COVID-19 cases, breaking 9,000 Arkansas saw one of its biggest increases in COVID-19 cases yet, with the Arkansas Department of Health announcing 450 new cases Saturday afternoon to bring the state’s cumulative total to 9,101. by Caitlan Butler 6 hrs. ago

Up to date COVID-19 stats Here are the most up-to-date local, state, national and global statistics on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of 6:45 p.m. on Friday, June 5 based on data from the Arkansas Department of Health and the World Health Organization. 1 day ago

Local News

Landes recounts making it home during initial French COVID outbreak El Dorado graduate Eli Landes traveled from El Dorado to the University of Mississippi to Angers, France. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trip home was a lot more harrowing than the trip over. by Tony Burns

El Dorado men nominated in national film festival for locally-made music video So much has happened in the year since singer-songwriter Benito Glosson sat down with a News-Times’ reporter and reflected on a 30-year career in music. by Tia Lyons

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Sports

El Dorado to play North Little Rock in benefit El Dorado announced it will host North Little Rock on Friday, Aug. 28 in the varsity football benefit game at Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats will open the regular season the following week against Camden Fairview. by Tony Burns

Oilers stomp Timber Rattlers for first victory The El Dorado Oilers picked up their first win of the 2020 season Friday night by cruising to a 15-6 win over the Ashley County Timber Rattlers at Crossett. by Jason Avery

Living

Dough, re, me Amy Allen needed to have a concert. South by Southwest was canceled, Bonnaroo was canceled and even Willie Nelson’s concert was canceled due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. by Siandhara Bonnet

Giving back: Drippers Vape Shop makes hand sanitizer for first responders As the COVID-19 pandemic changes day-to-day life as we know it, a local business is rolling with the punches and changing their operations to continue serving the community. For about a week and a half now, staff at Drippers Vape Shop, located at 709 N. West Avenue, has been producing, bottling and distributing their own hand sanitizer. About 10 gallons had been produced by Wednesday, and for first responders, it’s free. by Caitlan Butler

Religion

In the Churches, 09-14-19 Union A.M.E. Church, Mount Holly, AR, is having its annual Homecoming Sunday, Sept. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Felton Burgie and Morning Star Baptist Church are the guests. Everyone is invited.

From the pulpit, 09-14-19 Ancient Words ------- Living Manna