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Course fee change, stimulus funds discussed at SouthArk Board meeting Proposed course fee changes and the non-renewal or renegotiation of the school’s El Dorado conference center lease were on the meeting’s agenda. by Marvin Richards - January 23, 2021

Bechtelheimer offering art lecture series at SAAC Local artist and art teacher Gay Bechtelheimer hosted on Thursday evening the first of three art lectures the South Arkansas Arts Center will offer for 2021. January 23, 2021

Second pizza delivery driver reportedly robbed at gunpoint A local pizza delivery driver was reportedly beaten and robbed Wednesday night, two weeks after a similar incident occurred with another driver from a different... by Tia Lyons - January 22, 2021

SAAC offering four-part watercolor workshop for adults The South Arkansas Arts Center has announced a four-part Zoom Watercolor Workshop: “Wet on Wet Painting.” by Special to the News-Times - January 22, 2021

Local digest, Jan. 22, 2021 There will be no driving skills tests on Jan. 28. January 22, 2021

Happening locally on Jan. 21, 2021 The Union County Quorum Court, El Dorado City Council and FACT, Inc. will meet today. January 21, 2021

Council to discuss Rec Complex, mayor’s powers, cybersecurity and other issues today The El Dorado City Council and members of the El Dorado-Union County Recreation Complex board of directors are expected to hash out issues regarding the complex... by Tia Lyons - January 21, 2021

Local digest Jan. 20, 2021 COVID-19 are cases on the rise in the Smackover-Norphlet School District. January 20, 2021

Arkansas Senate passes 'stand your ground' bill Controversial legislation to eliminate a person's duty to retreat safely from Arkansas' self-defense laws passed the Arkansas Senate Tuesday by a wide majority.... by John Moritz - January 20, 2021

Main Street El Dorado optimistic about 2021 Main Street El Dorado has entered the new year with optimism and hopes of being more active than in 2020. by Tia Lyons - January 20, 2021

State report card shows four-year graduation rate increase across Arkansas A total of 88.8% of eligible Arkansas public high school students graduated in the 2019-20 school year — four years after entering ninth grade. by Cynthia Howell - January 20, 2021

Over $1 million raised in 2020 by United Way of Union County United Way of Union County Executive Director Alexis Alexander announced during the meeting that the organization raised a total of $1,173,502 in 2020. by Matt Hutcheson - January 20, 2021

MLK Community Clean-Up instills importance of involvement Youth around El Dorado took to the streets, the ditches and the sidewalk Monday to give back to the community and fill up a few trash bags. Students with the... by Matt Hutcheson - January 20, 2021

Martin Luther King, Jr. honored in El Dorado A program to honor Dr. Martin Luther King was held outside the Union County courthouse on Monday and featured several speakers. The theme of the program, accor... by Matt Hutcheson - January 19, 2021

Arrests made over weekend in relation to domestic disturbance, drugs Two arrests were made over the weekend in connection to a domestic disturbance in which a man and a woman reportedly received minor injuries during an altercati... by Tia Lyons - January 19, 2021