Downtown shop, food truck park get ribbon cuttings
The El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce is putting a pin in 2023, but not before celebrating a few more businesses with ribbon cuttings.
The El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce is putting a pin in 2023, but not before celebrating a few more businesses with ribbon cuttings.
It's cold weather season, which means it's also cold, flu and, now, COVID season.
Justice of the Peace Dr. Steve Ward this month questioned contracts Union County holds with outside agencies, following a similar discussion held at a recent E…
It was "Green Friday" yesterday at the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, when museum staff and visitors celebrated the centennial anniversary of the Arkans…
Deer season began in September, but the number of hunters in South Arkansas forests saw a big jump earlier this month with the start of modern gun season.
Arkansas ranks among the worst states in the U.S. for food insecurity, according to a recent study from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, but the El Dorado School…
A cloudy sky, occasional drizzle and biting wind weren't enough to keep Bruce Green away from the Salvation Army on Tuesday, when he marked his 30th year of co…
The taxes to be levied by Union County on real and personal property owned by residents in 2023 will only be higher for those residing within the El Dorado Sch…
A recent report found that Arkansas ranks the worst in the nation in food insecurity, and while Union County is reportedly faring better than some others, volu…
Justices of the Peace on Thursday marked the beginning of the giving season when they approved holiday bonuses for county employees who have been there for mor…
First responders from the El Dorado Fire Department, ProMed Ambulance and Survival Flight on Wednesday congregated at Immanuel Baptist Church to drop-off more …
A serious accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Highway 15 resulted in one fatality, according to the Arkansas State Police.
The Union County Clerk's Office on Wednesday provided a comprehensive list of local candidates for office after leaving several who filed to run in 2024 out on…
The candidate filing period for next year's elections closed at noon on Tuesday, and 38 people signed up to run for various local offices.
Arkansas State Police on Tuesday responded to a serious car accident on Haynesville Highway.
Four people were reportedly injured in a stabbing at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, about 45 minutes away from El Dorado, Monday morning.
Union County Judge Mike Loftin said he is actively working to establish a crisis stabilization unit in El Dorado, and the biggest challenge currently isn't fun…
Oddities Novelties & More has announced its impending closure after 28 and a half years in and around downtown El Dorado.
The Union County Public Library System is once again doing its neighborly duty, hosting the 10th annual Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive in partnershi…
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman can't make it to El Dorado himself every time a constituent has an issue at the federal level, but, in an effort to give local reside…
The county budget for 2024 will be considered for approval at this month's meeting of the Union County Quorum Court. One sticking point has been potential rais…
The El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce is holding ribbon cuttings this month for a variety of businesses, ranging from an international giant to small,…
The El Dorado High School Drama III/IV class will present the one act play "Bus Stop" later this week, and Director Hannah Davis said students are hoping their…
Navigating anything administrated by the federal government can be a challenge, and for veterans and their families, getting the benefits they're entitled to m…
The Union County Election Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to close four polling places in El Dorado and Felsenthal, citing cost savings.
Norphlet native Christie Ashley knew one thing when she graduated high school in 2007: she wanted to see and experience the world. The Army was her ticket to d…
An El Dorado man was killed early last month after allegedly stealing a truck and then crashing it on Mount Holly Road.
An El Dorado man is facing several charges after allegedly kidnapping a woman in July.
The El Dorado School Board earlier this month recognized Barton Junior High School's Student and Teacher of the Month, as well as El Dorado High School's Teach…
You still have one more chance to take a walk through some of your favorite nursery rhymes, fairy tales and bedtime stories at the El Dorado Haunt!
The Union County Sheriff's Office remains understaffed, and Sheriff Ricky Roberts said he is hoping to receive funding to provide deputies with raises in the c…
An El Dorado man has passed away as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident earlier this month.
A jury this week acquitted Huttig man Naikia D. Riley, 48, of murder.
The El Dorado Police Department on Tuesday announced that an individual has been arrested and charged in relation to Monday's widespread Internet outage.
Union County's method of allocating federal COVID-19 relief funds has made the dollars hard to track, county Treasurer Jody Cunningham told JPs Thursday, as th…
Planning for the El Dorado Christmas Parade has officially started, and the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce is encouraging community groups and busi…
Justice of the Peace Mike Dumas gave a brief update on the county's centralized 911 dispatch facility during a regular meeting of the Quorum Court on Thursday.
El Dorado firefighters on Wednesday responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Mimosa Drive, and managed to extinguish the blaze before it escaped the room …
The El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce celebrated more than just business this month, celebrating grand openings, anniversaries and renovations with ri…
The inaugural El Dorado Art Walk kicked off yesterday, as local artists arranged some of their work in downtown businesses in hopes of promoting both.
Lit only with by a couple small red light bulbs, sophomore Ryan Stewart on Tuesday got his first ever opportunity to print his own photograph in a makeshift da…
Barton Junior High School Principal Michelle Henry touted students' improved test scores in all subject areas during a report to the El Dorado School Board las…
Just a few days shy of a year after breaking ground on extensive modernizing renovations, the South Arkansas Arts Center on Friday held a grand unveiling of it…
Artist Tamara Robertson was still hard at work installing her exhibit "Piece by Peace" at the South Arkansas Arts Center this week, logging eight-hour days bet…
The El Dorado Haunt is back for it's eighth year, and fittingly, it opens to the public today, on Friday the 13th.
The South Arkansas Developmental Center for Children & Families on Tuesday celebrated its 50th anniversary in the community, bringing together current and form…
The El Dorado School Board agreed unanimously Monday evening to hire Ideal Construction as a construction manager for the district's new intermediate school th…
An El Dorado man has died after being injured in a car wreck in central Arkansas last month.
It's National Fire Prevention Week, and this year, the El Dorado Fire Department is emphasizing cooking safety.
More than 23,000 calls were made last year to the domestic violence hotline in Arkansas.