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LadyCat Star Reaches Historic Milestone as Dumas Continues Championship Run
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Jackson Mayor John Horhn has selected Dr. RaShall Brackney to be the new police chief of Jackson.
Most of Brackney’s career, 30 years, was in the Pittsburgh Police Bureau. She later served as chief of campus police at George Washington University and, most recently, police chief in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Brackney takes over from interim chief Tyree Jones, also serving as Hinds County Sheriff. This week she visited Jackson where she spoke to various groups and was shown around town by Mayor Horhn.
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February 10, 2026LITTLE ROCK, AR — As Safer Internet Day is observed nationwide today, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) is encouraging families to make online safety a daily priority.
Preliminary 2025 data from the ASP Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force shows dramatic increases in reports of online exploitation involving Arkansas youth.2025 Preliminary Totals (compared to 2024):
• 391 sextortion cases — up 118%
• 5,653 online enticement (pre-travel) reports — up 490%
• 11 suicide threats — up 120%
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The Dumas City Council met in a special called meeting to discuss the city budget and approved Resolutions 1665 and 1666 Saturday January 31, 2026.
Resolution 1665 – Councilmember Romona Weatherford made a motion to amend the 2025 budget to match the 2025 revenue and expenses and seconded by Tironeka Brown. Motion passed unanimously.
Resolution 1666 - Kenneth Daniels made a motion made to adopt the 2026 Annual Budget and seconded by Tironeka Brown. Motion passed unanimously.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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