Barling News

Erin Elizabeth Powell of Maple Hill and Patrick Shane Kent of Barling, Ark., will exchange wedding vows on Oct.

A spokesperson for the U. S. Postal Service says four post offices in Arkansas are no longer being considered for consolidation, while four others are still on the list for possible closure.

The U.S. Postal Service says it has reduced from eight to four the number of Arkansas post office branches or stations being scrutinized for closure or consolidation.

The residents of D Street in Barling were facing high waters after Wednesday's rains.

The residents of D Street in Barling were facing high waters after Wednesday's rains.

The residents of D Street in Barling were facing high waters after Wednesday's rains.

The residents of D Street in Barling were facing high waters after Wednesday's rains.

The residents of D Street in Barling were facing high waters after Wednesday's rains.

The government has announced that eight post offices in Arkansas, including three in Little Rock and one in North Little Rock, have been identified as candidates to be closed under a U.S. Postal Service initiative.

News that four Northwest Arkansas post offices are being considered for consolidation caught residents by surprise on Friday.

Several law enforcement agencies were part of a joint effort to serve warrants Thursday for drug related crimes in Crawford County.

Cigarettes are a lot more expensive for Arkansans since the 56-cent-per-pack state tobacco tax increase became law in March, except for residents of border cities like Texarkana and Fort Smith, whose residents pay the tax rate of the neighboring states under Arkansasa TM border-city exemption law.