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SWEETHEART SALAD
3 pkgs strawberry gelatin
2 cups boiling water
2 cups sliced strawberries, lightly sweetened
1 can crushed pineapples, drained
2 sliced bananas
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup toasted, chopped pecans
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in fruit and nuts. Pour 1/2 mixture in mold. Chill until almost set. Spread on sour cream. Pour remaining gelatin on sour cream and chill until set.
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1 month 2 weeks ago
SWEETHEART SALAD
3 pkgs strawberry gelatin
2 cups boiling water
2 cups sliced strawberries, lightly sweetened
1 can crushed pineapples, drained
2 sliced bananas
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup toasted, chopped pecans
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in fruit and nuts. Pour 1/2 mixture in mold. Chill until almost set. Spread on sour cream. Pour remaining gelatin on sour cream and chill until set.
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The Dumas City Council met in regular session on January 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dumas City Hall Council Chambers.
Present for the meeting were Mayor Price Boney, Sr. and Council Members Jared May, Romona Weatherford, Tironeka Brown, Roy Dalton, Kenneth Daniels and Linda Weatherford. Absent were Diane Fisher and Amber Madison. Attorney Brooks Gill was absent. Norma Esaw was present as recorder.
Mayor Price Boney, Sr. called the regular meeting to order. Kenneth Daniels led the Council in prayer. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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The Dumas City Council met in regular session on January 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dumas City Hall Council Chambers.
Present for the meeting were Mayor Price Boney, Sr. and Council Members Jared May, Romona Weatherford, Tironeka Brown, Roy Dalton, Kenneth Daniels and Linda Weatherford. Absent were Diane Fisher and Amber Madison. Attorney Brooks Gill was absent. Norma Esaw was present as recorder.
Mayor Price Boney, Sr. called the regular meeting to order. Kenneth Daniels led the Council in prayer. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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1 month 2 weeks ago
The Dumas City Council met in regular session on January 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dumas City Hall Council Chambers.
Present for the meeting were Mayor Price Boney, Sr. and Council Members Jared May, Romona Weatherford, Tironeka Brown, Roy Dalton, Kenneth Daniels and Linda Weatherford. Absent were Diane Fisher and Amber Madison. Attorney Brooks Gill was absent. Norma Esaw was present as recorder.
Mayor Price Boney, Sr. called the regular meeting to order. Kenneth Daniels led the Council in prayer. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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The Desha County Election Commission will meet Tuesday, February 17, 2026 11:30 a.m. at the Desha County Courthouse
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The Desha County Election Commission will meet Tuesday, February 17, 2026 11:30 a.m. at the Desha County Courthouse
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Little Rock, Ark. (Feb. 2, 2026) – Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation, in partnership with Arkansas Community Foundation, is providing funding opportunities for nonprofits that serve African American or underserved populations in Arkansas. Eligible nonprofits with programs focused on education, health and wellness, youth development, strengthening families and economic development are encouraged to apply. Proposals will be accepted online now through April 1.
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Ronnie Joe Mizell 1945-2026
Ronnie Joe Mizell, 80 of Dumas, Arkansas passed away February 4, 2026. Born October 13, 1945, in Cardon Bottoms, Arkansas and was the son of the late Elton Eugene Mizell and Dona Rose Cates Mizell. His parents, wife Kay, daughter and son in law Jamie and Robert Carter, five brothers and two sisters, twin great grandchildren Ian and Ili Delacruz all preceded him in death.
Ronnie was Baptist by faith; he had been an auto mechanic and retired as a millwright at Potlatch paper mill for seventeen years.
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LITTLE ROCK, AR (02/04/2026)-- Karla Ramirez of Dumas, Arkansas, has been named to the Fall 2025 Chancellor's List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
UA Little Rock recognizes superior academic performance at the end of each semester. To be named to the UA Little Rock Chancellor's List, a student must have completed at least nine credit hours with a 3.9 GPA or higher.
More than 900 UA Little Rock students were named to the Chancellor's List for the Fall 2025 semester.
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LITTLE ROCK, AR (02/04/2026)-- Karla Ramirez of Dumas, Arkansas, has been named to the Fall 2025 Chancellor's List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
UA Little Rock recognizes superior academic performance at the end of each semester. To be named to the UA Little Rock Chancellor's List, a student must have completed at least nine credit hours with a 3.9 GPA or higher.
More than 900 UA Little Rock students were named to the Chancellor's List for the Fall 2025 semester.
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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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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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1 month 3 weeks ago
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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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Photo by Photo credit: Linna Jones, Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
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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02/03/2026
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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