Six Magnolia High School cheerleaders will perform at Walt Disney World in December. Kassidy Gales, Christian Mistretta, Emma Wooldridge, Abby Pieratt, Kieran Davis, and Kaylee Jones are some of more than 800 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country that will perform in the Varsity Spirit Spectacular from December 1st to 4th.
SAU’s Stacy Lawrence is the Great American Conference Defensive Player of the Week, and Tanner Hudson is the GAC Special Teams Player of the Week. Lawrence intercepted an Arkansas Tech pass in the end zone with just over two minutes remaining in Saturday’s football game. That allowed SAU to run out the clock in a 28 to 21 win. Lawrence had
The Magnolia Panthers played their first conference football game of the season Friday night at Panther Stadium. After a turnover and a blocked punt, the Panthers found themselves down two touchdowns in a hurry. White Hall ended up beating Magnolia 38 to 0. White Hall is 4 and 0. Magnolia is 1 and 3. The Panthers travel to Hot Springs Lakeside
A gift of more than $1 million by a Southern Arkansas University alumna will benefit scholarships for SAU’s growing Engineering program. Edna Cook Norvell recently told SAU President Dr. Trey Berry that she chose to make the gift because of all the generous people who helped her while she was a student at Magnolia A&M (now SAU). Funds from
The Magnolia City Council meets at 5 p.m. Monday in the City Council Chambers. Under Old business, the Council will hear a report from the Business License Committee. They will also hear the 3rd and final reading of an Ordinance to rezone 1820 East North from C3 to C2; Oliver Godwin and Patsy Bentley will also speak on that. Aldermen will
The Magnolia High School Golf Teams have both qualified for the 5A State Golf Tournament. The 5A South District Golf Tournament was Wednesday in Hope, and the top three finishers in each division qualify for the State Tournament. The Lady Panthers finished second Wednesday, and the Panthers finished third in the boys’ division. The Lady
Southern Arkansas University’s newly-renovated Track and Field Complex will be dedicated this Saturday. The track is located on the north end of campus along North Jackson and US Highway 82. The dedication ceremony begins with a track and field alumni gathering at 3 p.m., followed by a dedication program at 4:00 p.m. During the program,
The Magnolia School District, in conjunction with the Arkansas Department of Health, will hold a flu immunization clinic at each campus. There will be a flu clinic on Tuesday, October 18th at East Side Elementary School; that’s for children in kindergarten through the 3rd grade. There will be a clinic at Central Elementary School and
Amfuel has announced plans to close its plant in Magnolia. Britt Gourley is the company’s chairman and interim president and CEO; he informed local union representatives of the planned closing in a memo. Gourley confirmed those plans to multiple news and business representatives Tuesday. Word is that the Magnolia operations will be moved to
The Magnolia Panthers hung with the El Dorado Wildcats for three quarters Friday night in Magnolia, but El Dorado came away with a 31 to 10 win. The Panthers took the early lead on a 27-yard field goal by Cruz Guzman. El Dorado tied the game a few minutes later, and it remained tied for most of the remainder of the half. But a Magnolia fumble
