Caitlan Butler

Recent stories by Caitlan Butler

School Board approves bids for security upgrade, special ed building reno The El Dorado School Board this month approved two big ticket bids for renovations at three district campuses.Superintendent Jim Tucker told board members during the group's regular meeting on Mar... March 29, 2023

Smackover woman pitches geriatric care improvements at Capitol When Smackover resident Mandy Brown, 83, heard from local doctors that there are few geriatric care specialists in the state, she felt compelled to act. "Last year, before my husband passed away, we w... March 27, 2023

Standard Lithium studying viability of commercial plant In 2018, the Canadian company Standard Lithium announced that a memorandum of understanding had been signed with LANXESS to test and prove the commercial viability of the extraction of lithium from br... March 26, 2023

Coroner pay raise proposal panned In January, the Union County Quorum Court voted to provide 6% pay raises to most county employees, along with 8% raises to Union County Sheriff's Office deputies, jailers and highway and solid waste w... March 26, 2023

One year in: MCSA CEO sees bright future at hospital The Medical Center of South Arkansas is the leading health care provider for both El Dorado and Union County, as well as some other areas in the region, both in south Arkansas and north Louisiana. So ... March 26, 2023

SouthArk leading the charge in workforce preparation With the possibility of a recession looming, and coming off the biggest rise in unemployment since the 1930s, training people for attainable, local jobs is critically important. Workforce preparation,... March 26, 2023

Local pastor produces Bible aimed at helping laymen understand Word In 2010, Scott and Jane Johnson were sitting together in their living room, Jane reading her Bible as Scott reflected on the couple's recent trip to Israel. "She was reading her Bible that very week a... March 24, 2023

School Board's Skinner named to state Board El Dorado School Board member Renee Skinner was recently named to the Arkansas School Board Association's Board as Region 13 Director. Superintendent Jim Tucker announced her appointment during a regu... March 23, 2023

Quorum Court to vote on solar project next month The Union County Quorum Court will decide next month whether to begin going green with a solar field that could provide power to all county facilities. During their monthly meeting last week, Justices... March 22, 2023

Murmil leader gives positive report to School Board Rusty Manning, a program director with the Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative, told the El Dorado School Board last week that alternative education programs at the Murmil Education Center have se... March 20, 2023

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