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1 week ago | magnoliabannernews.com | Joshua Turner

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDoT) has installed new higher visibility stop signs at the corner of 82 Highway, North Washington and Mulerider Trail. David Archer, a District Engineer, said that after receiving questions about the safety of the intersection ARDoT looked into what they could do to decrease car crashes. Archer said that while they could not get a light installed at the intersection, they tried to make the signs more visible at night.

1 week ago | magnoliabannernews.com | Joshua Turner

St. James Episcopal Church marked the beginning of Holy Week on April 13 by celebrating Palm Sunday with homemade crosses and a procession with palm leaves.

1 week ago | magnoliabannernews.com | Michael R. Wickline

Starting Monday, Arkansas' state lawmakers will consider enacting a state general budget for the coming fiscal year, allocating several hundred million dollars of state surplus funds, referring proposed constitutional amendments for voters to consider during the 2026 general election, and the fate of many other bills before they intend to...

1 week ago | magnoliabannernews.com | Neal Earley

Arkansas hospitals that said they are on the brink of closure will have to wait longer for relief from the state Legislature. Legislation to set minimum reimbursement rates for private health insurers failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday, a likely end to the bill as the General...

1 week ago | magnoliabannernews.com | Josh Snyder

At least two pieces of bipartisan legislation aimed at overhauling Arkansas' approach to recidivism were awaiting Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' signature on Friday. House Bill 1931 by House Majority Leader Howard Beaty, R-Crossett, would create the "Recidivism Reduction System" within the Arkansas Department of Corrections, while Senate Bill 485 by...