The Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees will decide Thursday whether or not to allow faculty and staff of the school to carry concealed handguns on campus. The issue is one of several items on the agenda for the board's regularly scheduled meeting, to be held in the Orval Childs Lecture H...

LEWISVILLE (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating after a state audit found more than $160,000 missing from the Lafayette County tax collector’s bank account.Special Prosecutor Ian Vickery said Tuesday that he’s handing the case over to the FBI and U.S. Attorney Conner Eldrid...

The Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.The CPI is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The BLS pu...

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe doesn’t have any immediate plans to schedule executions for seven death row inmates even though the attorney general had asked him to set dates.Beebe spokesman Matt DeCample told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the governor’s decisio...

The average retail price for a gallon of gasoline in Arkansas increased 1.7 cents in the past week to $3.36 per gallon. The national average decreased 2.1 cents in the past week to $3.61 per gallon.Prices in Arkansas are 5.3 cents lower than one month ago and 16.5 cents higher than a year ago. Natio...

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The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office reports the following activity:•Tonya Arnold-Collums, 31, of Taylor, was arrested for driving on a suspended driver’s license, no proof of insurance, and no vehicle tags.•David Kelley, 51, of Waldo, was arrested for second degree terroristic...

 To submit your church or group event to our community events calendar, bring your information by the Banner-News office at 130 S. Washington Ave.; mail it to P.O. Box 100, Magnolia, AR 71754-0100; email it to news@bannernews.net; fax it to (870) 234-2551; or call (870) 234-5130.WEDNESDAY - Jun...

To submit your church or group event to our community events calendar, bring your information by the Banner-News office at 130 S. Washington Ave.; mail it to P.O. Box 100, Magnolia, AR 71754-0100; email it to news@bannernews.net; fax it to (870) 234-2551; or call (870) 234-5130.WEDNESDAY - June 19Ma...

Anita Jackson and Phillip Proctor of Magnolia announce the birth of their son, Jace Hunter Letrell Proctor, born at 1:57 p.m. on June 8, 2013, at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 14.8 ounces, and measured 22 inches in length.The baby is welcomed home by two brothers, Rodrekus W...

Americans should know the truth about BenghaziWhy should Benghazi matter? American citizens on American soil in a foreign country calling for help form a foreseen terrorist attack were refused help from their own government. Why not planes or Navy Seals or NCIS rescue?Why did Watergate, a burglary i...

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Less than half a year into a term representing south Arkansas, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton is turning into a hero among conservative activists who view him as the best hope for toppling the state’s lone Democratic senator. Democrats, however, are just as eager to t...

LITTLE ROCK (AP) — An effort to repeal Arkansas’ plan to provide private insurance to thousands of low-income workers could complicate campaigns for both Republicans and Democrats next year, but the repeal proposal faces long odds and a tight deadline to even make it onto the 2014 ballot...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama pushes an ambitious agenda to liberalize global trading, political trade wars already are forming, and they’re with fellow Democrats rather than with Republicans, his usual antagonists.Obama is promoting free-trade proposals with Europe and Asi...

NEW YORK (AP) — The road to recovery has been long and harrowing for Tom Sizemore, but now the actor feels he’s finally back on track. He’s got a slew of movies coming out, had a recurring role on “Hawaii Five-0” and has released a new memoir.Still, he feels the residua...