Magnolia got one win and Hope got the other Friday night at Hope High School. The Lady Panthers never trailed in the varsity girls’ game; they won 61 to 30. In the boys’ games, Hope built a 20-point lead early in the third quarter. Magnolia rallied and got as close as 8 points with a minute remaining in the game, but the Bobcats ended up
All campuses and offices of the Magnolia School District will be closed Friday, February 10 and Monday, February 13 for Winter Break. Classes will resume their regular schedules on Tuesday, February 14.
Southern Arkansas University’s Performing Arts Series will present musicians from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in concert, Tuesday, February 14th at 7:30 p.m. in Oliver Recital Hall in Camp Hall. Featured performers include flutist Carolyn Brown, violinist Geoffrey Robson, pianists Carl Anthony and Louis Menendez, and the Rockefeller
The nomination deadline for Chamber awards is this Friday, February 10th. The awards will be presented at the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet Thursday, March 9th in Peace Hall of First United Methodist Church. Awards include: Employee of the Year, Young Person of the Year, Public Servant Award, Business Person of the Year, Business/Industry
On February 3rd, Magnolia High School choral students joined over 800 other Arkansas students to audition for the Arkansas All-State Honor Choirs. The audition was held at the First Baptist Church in Dover. Six MHS students earned placement and will participate in the Arkansas All-State Music Conference. MHS students making the
The SAU basketball teams will be in Russellville Thursday night to face Arkansas Tech. The women tip off at 5:30 and the men follow at about 7:30. You can hear the games live on Magnolia’s Country 99.1, online at MagnoliaRadio.com, and on the Magnolia Radio app. The broadcast begins at 5:20. The SAU track teams compete Thursday on the first
Magnolia Police report several recent arrests: 30-year-old Stephon Reed of Magnolia was arrested January 31st for aggravated assault. Reed allegedly chased a victim with a weapon during an altercation. 49-year-old Joseph Scarber of Magnolia was arrested Saturday for a felony second offense of Domestic Battering 3rd Degree. Scarber is alleged to
Magnolia and Arkansas High squared off in high school basketball action Tuesday night at Panther Arena. In the girls’ game, the Lady Panthers took the early lead and never looked back. Magnolia led 18 to 5 after one quarter, 30 to 7 at the half, and 47 to 16 after three quarters. The mercy rule was in effect for the entire fourth quarter, and
Applications are now available for the 2017 M*A*S*H Program at Magnolia Regional Medical Center. Every summer since 1988, hundreds of high school students in Arkansas have donned surgical scrubs or lab coats at UAMS Regional Centers and community hospitals across the state in order to learn more about health careers. M*A*S*H stands for the
SAU senior outfielder Trevor Rucker has been named the first Great American Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the 2017 season. Rucker hit .462 (6-for-13) with four RBIs over SAU’s four-games. Of his six hits, four went for extra bases with two doubles, a triple, and a homerun. Rucker was also 4-for-4 in stolen bases and he scored
