August 20

We don't know if the heat made things worse last week or not, but for whatever reason the number of arrests in Bowie County took a pretty large jump. Your Bowie County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a total of 97 people last week, 30 of those arrested were by BCSO, whereas 67 were turned over by other law enforcement agencies to Bowie County.

(AP) — Three parents have filed a lawsuit challenging a northwest Arkansas school district's decision to require face masks. The parents sued Wednesday over the Bentonville School District's mandate. They argue that the local school board had no authority to impose the requirement. The district approved the requirement after a judge blocked Arkansas' ban on mask mandates. More than 70 public schoo

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has applied for additional unemployment benefit funding made available through President Trump's Lost Wage Assistance Executive Order. If granted, this funding will provide an additional $300 per week in benefits for qualifying Texans receiving unemployment benefits.

Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 861 positive COVID-19 cases, with 410 recoveries and 56 deaths. There are currently 395 active cases being traced in Bowie County. Cass County has a total of 213 cases with 166 recovered and 9 deaths.  Cass County currently has 38 active cases. Miller County has 546 total cases, 34 active positive cases, 4096 negative results, 507 recover

Southern Arkansas University is excited to announce that graduates of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (pre-licensure track) finished the 2018-2019 academic year ranked third in the state of Arkansas for its first-time NCLEX pass rate, as reported by the State Board of Nursing.

Southern Arkansas University, in partnership with the City of Magnolia and Columbia County, has announced the fifth annual Blue & Gold Day on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. on the Magnolia Square.