Des Arc News

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 11:45 a.m. Fourth-graders read - The Black Stallion,' see a horse show Thousands of fourth-graders read "The Black Stallion," Walter Farley's classic 1941 novel, in school through the Black Stallion Literacy Foundation, as Ron Wolfe writes in Wednesday's Family section.

A man was killed Saturday evening when he drove a car into a tree near Arkansas 38 in Lonoke County, the Arkansas State Police reported.

Slick roads may have contributed to a deadly crash Saturday night in Lonoke County.

Muddy water rose to the middle of front doors Monday as a historic flood crest flowed southward on the White River through communities in the state's eastern prairie.

Four years ago today, Des Arc police identified the body of a woman murdered. Jessie Rhnae O'Dell Kilgore's family says they don't have closure, because no one has been charged with the killing.

There's a growing movement in Arkansas, to get books into the hands of kids early in life.

A bird house / feeder workshop will be held at the Lower White River Museum State Park on Saturday, January 10th from 10 am to 12 pm.

Mark Pate, White County District Judge, Searcy Division, looks over the courtroom he will oversee at his new position.

Late Monday afternoon, Jacksonville City leaders signed a deal that will keep North Metro Medical Center open! For months the fate of Jacksonville's only hospital has been up in the air.

State nursing groups want to get rid of a rule that requires them to have a collaborative agreement with a physician to prescribe medication.

In just a week, most students across the state will be on winter break. When they return, Clinton Elementary students should have to wait just two weeks before roof repairs wrap up at their school.

Good Earth Green House Dec 4: Christmas Trees Picking out the perfect Christmas tree can be a challenging event and you want to make sure it lasts.

Grantel Kennedy ran for 184 yards and two touchdowns as Junction City topped Carlisle 29-7 in a Class 2A semifinal game.

The fifth annual Float for Life sets off at 7 a.m. today from the Rivercliff Golf Course near Bull Shoals Dam.