1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (250+ words) 1836 — Arkansas state government formally began operating. Although Arkansas entered the Union on June 15, 1836, its new state government began on September 13, when James Sevier Conway became Arkansas’s first governor. Conway later retired to his plantation, Walnut Hill, in Lafayette County. 1842 — Zachary…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (161+ words) Trot Magnolia Reporter South Arkansas Now: 27th Annual SouthArk Outdoor Expo set for Saturday Mike McNeill’s Diary for Wednesday, September 9, 2026: Enjoy everything else at East Side Park Magnolia Housing Authority welcomes students who need volunteer hours Poll: Readers say it's…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (284+ words) 1875 — Old Main accepted by the University of Arkansas. The university’s Board of Trustees formally accepted the newly completed main building at Fayetteville on September 8, 1875. Construction and alterations cost $135,247. Now known as Old Main, it became the university’s enduring symbol and…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1157+ words) Recent reports filed with the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission relating to permits issued; well completions, recompletions and workovers; and the plugging and abandonment of oil, natural gas and saltwater brine (bromine and lithium production) in South Arkansas. Shuler Drilling…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (253+ words) 1857 — Arkansas emigrants attacked at Mountain Meadows. On September 7, 1857, the Arkansas-heavy Fancher wagon train was attacked at Mountain Meadows in Utah Territory. The emigrants defended themselves for five days before most were murdered on September 11 in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. 1863 — Battle…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (136+ words) IMG_0843.jpg Magnolia Reporter Magnolia's Wyatt Ainsworth (18) and Reid Coker (4) take down Nashville quarterback D.J. Jefferson. Magnolia falls against Nashville in non-conference football Nashville ran up a 21-point lead Friday, September 4, 2026 before handing Magnolia a 50-28 n… 529 Plan encourages Arkansas families to save…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (152+ words) Audry Magnolia Reporter Audry Thompson laid out specifics of child labor laws during a webinar hosted by the National Agricultural Law Center. Audry Thompson, staff attorney at the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law. Beat the Heat: Nighttime…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (337+ words) 1864 — Civil War action at Kendal’s Grist Mill. Union cavalry encountered Confederate troops in Phillips County during an expedition from Helena intended to disrupt Confederate operations and supplies. One Confederate was captured; no Union casualties were reported. 1875 — Six men hanged at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (241+ words) 1864 — Civil War fighting: Confederate cavalry attacked Union soldiers at a tannery near Little Rock; Federal troops captured one Confederate and gained intelligence about Confederate movements, including troops moving from Camden toward Princeton. The same day, Union cavalry defeated Confederates about…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (161+ words) Arkansas Magnolia Reporter Abused Hope child dies, mother and suspect face new or upgraded charges Louisiana Illuminator: NIL insiders in Louisiana report unrealistic expectations, exhausted donors Steve Brawner: Low expectations for Hogs good for Silverfield Circuit Court will hear criminal…...