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According to Desha County Sheriff Mitch Grant, On Wednesday, February 4, Sergeant Alan Hernandez was dispatched to a residence in Reed in reference to a possible theft from a home. Upon arrival and after speaking with family members, Sgt. Hernandez learned that a mobile home—formerly the residence of a now-deceased individual—was being used as a storage facility.
Family members reported observing three subjects leaving the residence.
An investigation revealed signs of forced entry and confirmed that property was missing from the mobile home.
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Dumas Junior Boys Claim Undefeated Conference Title for Second Straight Year
The Dumas Junior Boys basketball team sit at 14-2 overall and 6-0 in conference play. They finish the regular season as undefeated conference champions for the second straight year.
They also won the Hamburg Invitational Tournament and finished runner-up in the Ray’s Junior High Invitational Tournament.Winning conference means so much to these coaches and players. It was one of the major goals that they set before the season. Coach Leeper says that the kids have put in the work.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Fort Smith International Film Festival, Ozark Media Arts Festival, Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) and Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission will host a statewide video contest for high school students (grades 9-12) to create a video commercial of 30 seconds or less that promotes environmental responsibility in Arkansas.
The contest will run until April 24. Winners will be announced at an ACS summer screening. There is no fee to enter the contest.
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JONESBORO – Arkansas State University will advance plans to expand its College of Nursing and Health Professions after Congress approved $9 million in Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations secured by U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.
The funding will support construction of a state-of-the-art healthcare simulation facility and expand the footprint of the existing nursing building. The project is designed to help address maternal and infant health workforce shortages and reduce regional health disparities, particularly in the Arkansas Delta.
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It didn’t take long for the bickering to start after the Senate Education Committee on Feb. 3 unanimously killed House Bill 2, the wide-ranging school choice proposal, with only two minutes of consideration.
Gov. Tate Reeves said he’s never been more disappointed in elected officials than he was in Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and Sen. Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, the chairman of the Education Committee. The governor claimed the two worked closely with Democrats to kill the school choice bill, and accused them of hiding their efforts from conservatives.
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One of the strange things about mass media is that you deal in masses of people. Every week we have multiple obituaries in our newspapers. Each of the deceased leaves behind a wake in the water of humanity, touching other lives in innumerable and profound ways.
Our God creates so many people and yet each person is unique and precious. It is mind boggling, but that’s simply the way it is. Our job at the newspaper is to chronicle their passing. We cannot begin to fully express the magnitude of their journey.
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Pictured is an adult male purple martin. (Photo courtesy of Purple Martin Conservation Association)
In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first purple martins of the year have been spotted in Mississippi.
The birds were seen on Jan. 31 in Gautier, Mississippi, by a purple martin enthusiast – one of many throughout the eastern and central United States who track and report on the birds’ annual migration on behalf of the Purple Martin Conservation Association (PMCA). The migration of these unique birds can be reported and tracked through a community science project called the Scout-Arrival Study.
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The Friends of the Library will be holding their Sweetheart Candy Sale February 13, 2026 from 12 pm to 4 pm.
They will be selling the candies at $8.00 per box. Tickets are available at the Library or from any F.O.T. L Member.
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Jan. 30, 2026
LITTLE ROCK — Beginning Feb. 23, Arkansans can register for the spring session of Walk Across Arkansas, a free, group-based exercise program that encourages participants to develop healthy habits and get moving.
The competition is hosted each spring and fall by the Cooperative Extension Service, the outreach arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. Participants can sign up as individuals or in groups of three to eight people. Throughout the competition, partici-----pants log their minutes of physical activity each day.
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MONTICELLO, Ark. — In June 2024, Dr. Kevin Bryson was sitting in the Miami International Airport, applying to academic teaching positions on his laptop. Having just earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in jazz instrumental performance from the University of Miami in May, he was awaiting a flight to London, England, where he had been invited to play bass trombone on a jazz album to be recorded in the historic Abbey Road Studios.
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It’s been a week——maybe longer it seems; time froze somewhere between last Friday and the Ice Apocalypse here in Desha County. Roads turned into skating rinks, thermometers gave up, and Mother Nature reminded us who’s really in charge.
Through it all, Desha County folks did what they always do: pulled together, showed patience, and helped one another. I want to say a huge thank-you to our residents for your understanding, good humor, and common sense ( most of the time) during a week when none of us had much traction or control.
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Mackane Burchfield
Dumas, Ark. — The First NaturalState Bank (FNSB) is pleased to announce the addition of Mackane Burchfield as a Loan Officer, further strengthening the bank’s commitment to serving Southeast Arkansas and its agricultural communities.
A native of Halley, Arkansas, Burchfield has deep roots in the Delta. Though his career took him away for a time, he maintained a strong connection to the region through frequent visits to hunt, fish, and spend time with family. That enduring bond ultimately led him back home in 2022, when he relocated to Desha County.
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Governor Sanders, ADE highlight school choice programs and expanded options for families
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Winter Weather caused damage to several locations in Desha County. Pictured Central Wire in Dumas.
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Governor Sanders has “Declared a state of Emergency” for Arkansas due to the winter storm. If your business or residence has sustained storm damage, please email pictures along with your name, physical address, and telephone number to dumasfirear@gmail.com
If repairs or costs are incurred, be sure to keep receipts pertaining to the damage—in the event that funding becomes available as part of the response.
All information will be passed along to the appropriate county and state officials.
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