Steve Brawner The Democratic primary for governor March 3 pits a state senator born in Little Rock against an opponent who immigrated to Fort Smith from Laos at age 5. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders …

Tim McKinney 2 025 was a very good year for Berryville. We saw continued momentum across nearly every area of City operations, from economic development and infrastructure to public safety, parks, …

Dear Editor, Back in the 1990s when I had the privilege of serving as Carroll County Judge and Tony Rogers was the Public Defender, I was impressed with his work ethic and desire to provide the best …

Early voting is underway in the 2026 preferential primary, non-partisan judicial and school election in Carroll County. If you’re a registered voter, I urge you to exercise your right to vote. It …

The March 3 primaries feature two state Senate primaries where Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders supports a challenger opposing a sitting Republican senator. Both senators voted against her …

I’m sitting at the desk in the office looking at our collection of political mailers. They come in two sizes: small (6 inches by 11 inches) and large (8.5 by 11). They are colorful and glossy and …

Arkansas is blessed to have a lot of talented journalists doing their best to keep our state’s citizens informed about what’s going on around them. One of the best of those journalists is …

This year’s open primary elections in Arkansas will be a little more closed, but only to Democrats seeking to vote in the Republican primary. Traditionally, every Arkansas voter could vote in …

Steve Brawner Local communities need local news, but can local newspapers still be profitable? Roby Brock believes so, which is one reason why he has bought four of them in the past seven months. …

Scott Loftis It’s the first week in February, which means it’s time once again for my attempt to guess what’s going to happen in the Super Bowl. Sometimes, I’m pretty close. Three years ago, …

Steve Brawner Let’s meet the Republicans seeking to be Arkansas’ next secretary of state: Sen. Kim Hammer, R-Benton; Miller County Judge Cathy Hardin Harrison; and Bryan Norris. The office …

I’ve invented a new game that I’m hoping will catch on. It’s called “Mailer Madness.” The way it works is sort of like a hand of poker. Everyone puts in a dollar to start, and then adds a …

Scott Loftis It’s a couple of weeks late, admittedly, for a column outlining my New Year’s resolutions, but I’ve been busy and this list says nothing about getting things done in a timely …

Steve Brawner Arecent column of mine asked questions about what might happen in Arkansas this year. Let’s go a step further and make some actual predictions, starting with … • The March 3 …

Cody Qualls NFL Sunday aside, sports headlines the last several days have been dominated by the opening round of the College Football Playoff and influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul’s latest boxing …

Steve Brawner As the world becomes increasingly unreal thanks to artificial intelligence, we’ll all need to seek reality wherever we can find it — in nature, in faceto- face relationships and in …

As we get into this year’s flu season, your physicians at the Carroll County Medical Society would like to encourage you to get your flu vaccine. It’s a safe and effective way to protect yourself …

Scott Loftis Typically, the last two or three weeks of one year and the first two or three weeks of the next make for a slow news cycle. Sometimes, filling up the paper during those few weeks can be …

Steve Brawner This year’s commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu on Dec. 7 was missing one irreplaceable element: Pearl Harbor survivors. As reported by the Associated Press in the …

Scott Loftis Editor’s Note: This column originally was published July 19, 2023. I’m sharing it again today as the Friends of the Berryville Library continue to raise funds to furnish the new …