State News

El Dorado's own SNL brings blues and Southern soul Santa Claus is coming to town and so are plenty of other faces that are familiar to blues, southern soul and R&B fans. by Tia Lyons - December 14, 2019

Jones encourages graduates to make most out of opportunities South Arkansas Community College’s last graduating class of 2019 walked the Conference Center stage Thursday night, receiving words of wisdom from outgoing Sout... by Caitlan Butler - December 14, 2019

Standard Lithium test facility begins operation British-native, Canadian resident (and Burnley fan) Andy Robinson is the president and chief operating officer of Standard Lithium, the Vancouver company workin... by Caleb Slinkard - December 14, 2019

Works board partially approves UCAPS funding request Following a lengthy discussion last week, the El Dorado Works Board agreed to partially fund a request to assist the Union County Animal Protection Society with... by Tia Lyons - December 14, 2019

28 heated chairs added to CARTI facility CARTI El Dorado unveiled heated recliners to foundation members during an open house Dec. 11. by Siandhara Bonnet - December 13, 2019

The Weekender Check out the events coming up this weekend! For more events, visit eldoradonews.com/calendar. December 12, 2019

Children's Choir set to perform tonight, tomorrow The El Dorado Children's Choir will present a holiday play tonight and tomorrow called "Miracles on Main Street" on the Union County Courthouse steps. by Caitlan Butler - December 12, 2019

Strong-Huttig maintains district status for 2020-2021 The Arkansas State Board of Education voted in favor of granting the Strong-Huttig School District the minimum school district size waiver for the fourth year a... by Siandhara Bonnet - December 12, 2019

Historic District Commission: Need for public education, discussions on zoning The El Dorado Historic District Commission discussed educating the public more about the organization, speaking with the city council about a historic property'... by Siandhara Bonnet - December 12, 2019

Westerman says he, most constituents don’t support impeachment process In November, Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) polled his constituents regarding the ongoing impeachment hearings, asking whether they supported the inquiry. by Caleb Slinkard | Managing Editor - December 12, 2019

Murphy/Nolan family reminisces in 'Cherokee Plantation' book "I made it a priority in life to try and instill in each of my children a sense of the importance of historic preservation," Theodosia Nolan wrote in a letter t... by Caitlan Butler - December 11, 2019

Works board to fund downtown restrooms The El Dorado Works Board approved Tuesday a funding request for a proposal to install public restrooms downtown. by Tia Lyons - December 11, 2019

Smackover City Council approves bond ordinance Smackover City Council approved a bond ordinance during its Monday meeting. by Siandhara Bonnet - December 11, 2019

School boards approve 2021-2022 budgets Parkers Chapel, Strong-Huttig, El Dorado and Smackover-Norphlet school boards approved their respective 2021-22 budgets during their monthly meetings this week. by Siandhara Bonnet - December 11, 2019

A Nutcracker Christmas Parade slated for Thursday evening Celebrating 40 years, the El Dorado Christmas Parade will begin rolling at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through central El Dorado. by Caleb Slinkard - December 10, 2019