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7 months ago

In Case You Missed It: Sunday, August 3, 2025-Saturday, August 9, 2025 Seven news articles published last week on magnoliareporter.com that we hope you didn’t miss. CLICK THE LINK to read the story.

Top #South_Arkansas news last week. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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8 months ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Monday, August 4, 2025: Not quite paperless Paperless society, my #%@. We got really tired of running out of copy paper and buying individual packages. So, on February 7, 2024 (yes, we wrote the date down), we

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: Not a paperless society. Plus, Trumpians' willful ignorance of jobs reports. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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8 months ago

In Case You Missed It: Sunday, July 27-Saturday, August 2, 2025 Seven news articles published last week on magnoliareporter.com that we hope you didn’t miss. CLICK THE LINK to read the story.

ICYMI, the top news from #Columbia_County and #South_Arkansas last week. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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8 months ago

Smackover Lithium reports highest lithium brine grade in SWA Project Area as FEED studies near completion LEWISVILLE -- Smackover Lithium, a joint venture between Standard Lithium Ltd. and Equinor, has completed sampling from its newest exploration well, the Lester well, in the South West Arkansas (SWA)

#Standard_Lithium issues good report on Li content at #South_Arkansas #lithium well. www.magnoliareporter.com/article_86dd...

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8 months ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, July 15, 2025: Magnolia for sale We are not real estate agents, but we do enjoy looking at local websites to see what’s for sale. Consult your favorite local agents or their websites for details. There’s

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: Magnolia for sale. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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11 months ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Friday, May 2, 2025: Disappointment in Westerman, Boozman and Cotton News about the Trump Administration’s shutdown of the SAU+AmeriCorps VISTA program, along with VISTA closures at 1,000 other institutions of higher education, comes as a big disappointment. CLICK HERE...

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: Elimination of SAU's AmeriCorps VISTA program yet another reason for disappointment with Westerman, Cotton and Boozman. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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11 months ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Thursday, May 1, 2025: Disasters and the broken clock Paying homage to the expression that even a broken clock is right twice a day, we will only lightly disparage the Trump Administration for its denial of federal aid to

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: President Trump has a point about disaster aid, but he makes it poorly. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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11 months ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, April 29, 2025: You may have a gambling problem We have begun appending to our reporting on lottery results the contact information for the National Council on Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. People may also visit www.ncpgambling.org, ...

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: You may have a gambling problem. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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11 months ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, April 22, 2025: Business news and notes Studio Fitness – the former Quick Sac at East North and North Dudney – now has a sign on the building. We know nothing more about it than that.

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: Magnolia business news. And a little more about AI. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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11 months ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Monday, April 21, 2025: Making good use of Artificial Intelligence We spent a considerable amount of time during the weekend exploring possible uses of Artificial Intelligence on this website. Readers may have noticed some examples that we published. Specifically, we

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas news media. Today: Embracing AI in the newsroom. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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11 months ago

Columbia County jobless rate up half-percent in February Columbia County's unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) is at 4.7 percent for February 2025, up from 4.2 percent in January, according to a preliminary county by county report released this

#South_Arkansas jobless rates increasing. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Lithium Boom: The Prospects for Arkansas The following is the transcript of a podcast posted Tuesday, April 1, 2025 by the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, relating to potential lithium production in Southwest Arkansas.

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1 year ago

magnoliareporter.com | South Arkansas Proud

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: magnoliareporter.com turns 15 years old. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

U.S. Army awards Lockheed Martin up to $4.94 billion for PrSM production The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $4.94 billion to produce additional Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM).

Lockheed Martin gets a deal for new missiles from #South_Arkansas. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Wednesday, March 26, 2025: Welcome back, Columbia County Assessor We welcome back one of our seasonal advertisers, the Columbia County Assessor’s Office. Assessor Shannon Hair is reminding the public that Monday, June 2 is the deadline to assess personal

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: Welcoming back a seasonal advertiser. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Pantera sets course for South West Arkansas lithium project The directors of Pantera Minerals Limited have issued their six-month report for the period July 1-December 31, 2024.

Pantera Lithium sets its course in #South_Arkansas #lithium. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Columbia County has 237 fewer people at work during January over December Columbia County's unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) for January 2025 is at 4.2 percent, according to a report released March 21 by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. This is

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Friday, March 21, 2025: Beast of a new subdivision coming to Magnolia? Magnolia Mayor Parnell Vann hinted at the end of the last Magnolia City Council meeting that big news would be coming at the next meeting, which is Monday, March 24,

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas news media. Today: Investment company with #Canada ties may be planning #Magnolia_Arkansas subdivision. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Wednesday, March 19, 2025: Back to the Future There’s a scene at the end of “Back to the Future II” that we loved. Professor Brown rolls up to Marty McFly’s residence in his DeLorean and raids a trash

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas news media. Today: Back to the Future for the #Magnolia_Blossom_Festival. And, the unhealthy preoccupation that Arkansas' Republican legislators have with s&x. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, March 18, 2025: Mostly political commentary. And vehicle burglaries Sen. Tom Cotton won’t deign to have an open town hall with Arkansans during the congressional break, but he will have a $7,000-per-ticket fundraiser for his 2026 re-election campaign later

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas news media. Today: Tom Cotton's $7,000-per-ticket meal, but no time for regular voters. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Monday, March 17, 2025: A closer look at SAU board appointee Iverson Jackson Gov. Sarah Sanders last week appointed Iverson Jackson, a Little Rock pastor, to the Southern Arkansas University Board of Trustees. On the face of it, this appears to be a

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: Governor's #Southern_Arkansas_University board appointee is VP of ultra-conservative group. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Storms possible for Magnolia area on Friday afternoon There is a slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms across much of the Four State Region late Friday afternoon and into the evening, March 14, 2025.

Watching the #South_Arkansas weather situation. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Australia wants to buy GMLRS rounds from Lockheed Martin The State Department has approved the possible foreign military sale to the Government of Australia of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternate Warhead Rounds and related equipment for an estima...

#Australia wants to buy more missiles made in #South_Arkansas . www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Smackover Lithium successfully completes derisking of DLE technology at South West Arkansas Project LEWISVILLE -- Smackover Lithium, a joint venture (“JV”) between Standard Lithium Ltd., and Equinor, has achieved one of the last technical milestones in the development of the South West Arkansas

#Smackover_Lithium reports on progress of future #lithium production facilities in #South_Arkansas. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, March 11, 2025: Local business news and notes The steel that we noted Monday had been delivered to the former Barton Art Studio and Frame ‘n Gallery on the Magnolia Square apparently isn’t for the rebuilding of those

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Wednesday, March 5, 2025: We don’t have to build ugly The latest entry into the “why is magnoliareporter.com publishing that” category. Today, we published an article from our friends at FayettevilleFlyer.com regarding architectural concepts for a new, three-floor middle school

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: We don't have to build ugly. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Friday, February 28, 2025: Disease prevention abroad is the first line of American defense We accept as a given that it’s a good idea to have American military forces and their supplies pre-positioned abroad in the case of trouble. It’s important to be able

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today: Pro-polio Trump administration should fight communicable diseases abroad, expand funding. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Governor makes appointments of South Arkansas residents Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments of South Arkansas residents on Thursday, February 20, 2025:

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Wednesday, February 19, 2025: Arkansas government continues to attack on democracy Arkansas’ elected leadership is making an all-out push to destroy direct democracy. Interim Secretary of State Cole Jester attacked citizen-led ballot initiatives this week through the unusual complai...

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas media. Today's column: Arkansas Legislature continues assault on democracy. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...

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1 year ago

Mike McNeill’s Diary for Tuesday, February 18, 2025: Out with the old Many residents have likely noticed that the former Smitty’s grocery store at Main and Dudney is being demolished. We reported a couple of weeks ago that River Valley Community Federal

Mike McNeill writes the only daily news and opinion column in #South_Arkansas news media. Today: Old grocery store meets the bulldozer. www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_bus...