Camden News

01/05/2026

Venezuelans living in Arkansas expressed a range of emotions in response to the U.S. capture of the South American country's president and his wife early that morning.

Venezuelans living in Arkansas expressed a range of emotions on Saturday in response to the U.S. capture of the South American country's president and his wife early that morning.

01/05/2026

The South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC) will celebrate several of its "Golden Triangle" artist-neighbors with its January exhibitions.

The South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC) will celebrate several of its "Golden Triangle" artist-neighbors from Magnolia, Arkansas with its January exhibitions. Dr. Moises Menendez's show, "Moises Menendez: Miscellaneous Portraits, Landscapes, and Still Life," will be on display in the SAAC Lobby Galler...

01/05/2026

Starting in January, monthly rates will increase by $6.08 for Entergy Arkansas residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours.

01/02/2026

Under this modification, the contractor will provide continued maintenance and sustainment support for two Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Batteries for UAE.

Lockheed Martin Space is being awarded a $142,621,543 noncompetitive, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm-fixed-price contract modification under a Foreign Military Sales case to the United Arab Emirates.

01/02/2026

As tens of thousands of students completed their first semester under the Educational Freedom Account program's first year of universal eligibility, Arkansas' governor is showing no signs of limiting the number of students who can participate.

01/02/2026

Annual deaths are on the rise in the Arkansas prison system, nearly doubling between 2022 and 2025. There were 59 deaths in Arkansas prisons in 2021 referred to Arkansas State Police. That figure has risen to more than 100 through the end of October 2025.

Annual deaths are on the rise in the Arkansas prison system, nearly doubling between 2022 and 2025.

01/01/2026

FORDYCE, AR – At the request of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO), Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred today in Fordyce.

FORDYCE, AR – At the request of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO), Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred today in Fordyce.

12/30/2025

While the use of fireworks is prohibited within the city limits of Camden, Ouachita County at large has no such ordinance.

12/30/2025

The Ouachita County Courthouse and the Ouachita County Extension Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of New Years Day.

The Ouachita County Courthouse and the Ouachita County Extension Office will be closed on Thursday January 1, and Friday January 2, 2025 in observance of New Years Day.

12/28/2025

A Waldo man is in police custody after a shooting in Waldo left a Camden man dead.

12/27/2025

On Dec. 26, law enforcement from both Waldo and the Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to a shot's fired call at the Waldo EZ Mart located at 206 W. McKissack.

On Dec. 26, law enforcement from both Waldo and the Columbia County Sheriff's Office responded to a shot's fired call at the Waldo EZ Mart located at 206 W. McKissack.

12/26/2025

Sharon Lewis and Eddie Holly did not live far apart, but they still had to pay long-distance phone bills to stay in touch.