By Gregg L. Alexander, Sheriff On July 10, 2025, deputies were dispatched to a fire scene at a residence located on MC Road 145 in the Oakland area. On arrival deputies requested assistance from Investigators who subsequently responded to the scene to begin their investigation.
Melissa Penn, Director of the Marion County Office of Emergency Management spoke to the Republican Women and County Committee attendees. She provides lots of information about what services are provided by her office to the county.
By Echo Staff The Marion County Library experienced tough times and exited the turmoil in a rebuilding phase. One of the final pieces of the bouncing back process was to hire a new librarian. The process was long and daunting, but the library found the person they wanted and hired Kasi Casteel-Manes to be the head librarian.
By Micki Somers, Director of Public Relations/ Assistant Director of the Northark Foundation North Arkansas College HARRISON – North Arkansas College is set to celebrate a major milestone with the grand opening of its brand-new Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Innovation (CRMI)—the first dedicated facility of its kind on a community college campus in Arkansas.
Arkansas State University will host its Summer Commencement Ceremony starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 9, at First National Bank Arena, located at 217 Olympic Drive.
– The Arvest Foundation recently announced a $3,000 grant to Serenity, Inc.
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Senate passed legislation, he crafted that secures key funding for Arkansas military and defense priorities: “Providing the resources that support our veterans and their loved ones as well as ensure the Defense Department is able to project power globally, enhance our warfighting capabilities and train our forces is essential, and I’m pleased my colleagues approved this legislation in bipartisan fashion. I’m proud to have secured funding for Arkansas-based national security components including Red River Army Depot and the Arkansas National Guard in addition to tools that help make certain we deliver the benefits and services that veterans deserve,” Boozman said.
Arkansas Democrats across four generations released the following statements thanking outgoing Chair Grant Tennille for his service to the party.
(August 22, 1908) Sadly, it needs to be that I retrieve the mantle here for Lil’ Will Miller, for he cannot talk. As I hold the lamp nearer, can you see him? Yes, that is him, there in the dark, working with pick and shovel. The boy’s dirty face, with trails of skin visible only by the tears that he attempts to restrain – but, to no avail.