Joel Phelps

1 week ago | arkadelphian.com | Joel Phelps

This is a roundup of felony charges filed June 13-20, 2025, by the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office. Some defendants may also have misdemeanor charges against them, but most are not included here. The following names and charges, which are contained within public documents, are gathered from online court records available through ARCourts. Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

1 week ago | arkadelphian.com | Joel Phelps

By NADA HASSANEIN | StatelineMore American children and teens die from firearms than any other cause, but there are more deaths — and wider racial disparities — in states with more permissive gun policies, according to a new study. The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics last week, analyzes trends in state firearm policies and kids’ deaths since 2010, after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago.

1 week ago | arkadelphian.com | Joel Phelps

PHOTO: Students at L.M. Goza planted a pollinator garden as part of their curriculum last year to get outdoors and complete their certification in the AGFC’s School of Conservation Leadership program. | Photo courtesy Michael Ankton/Arkadelphia Public SchoolsBy RANDY ZELLERS | Arkansas Game & Fish CommissionLITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications from school administrators to join in a pilot program developed with Gov.

1 week ago | arkadelphian.com | Joel Phelps

By CHRIS BABB | Special to arkadelphian.comFor the second straight summer, the Arkadelphia Youth Sports Complex will welcome around 500 players and their families from nine different Arkansas towns this weekend as the Arkadelphia Baseball Commission hosts the DYB State Tournaments beginning Friday and Saturday. This is the second year that Arkadelphia leagues have participated with the DYB organization after stints with the Little League and Cal Ripken youth baseball organizations.

1 week ago | arkadelphian.com | Joel Phelps

Clark County’s unemployment rate for April 2025, not seasonally adjusted, is at 3.5%, according to a preliminary county-by-county report released by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. According to the report, Clark County had a labor force of 9,738 persons with 9,395 employed and 343 unemployed. The unemployment rate fell seven-tenths of a percentage point from 4.2% reported in March. In that month the labor force grew by 230 from 9,508 persons.