ElDo Bulldog Football

6111 – Lane Mead and Alec Farran bring down a Lighthouse Christian ball runner in Friday’s action. The Bulldogs will take on Sherwood for homecoming with the game starting at 7 pm. 6434 – Bentley Black-Helm tackles a Lighthouse Christian ball runner late in the fourth quarter of last Friday’s match up. The Bulldogs will

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Fishing Report

Myrtle Kelly lived in a little farmhouse about six miles west of town on the best stretch of the Big Piney River. She and her husband Fred had been long-time friends of my grandmother and grandfather. They would fish together for catfish on the river, and play cards together. Grandpa made a johnboat for them

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A Little Bit Like Home

Chasing a Voice The Conservation Reserve Program, better known as CRP, came along in the mid-1980s, and on our farm, it meant one more job. For me, that meant several days mowing grass from a tractor seat, which also meant days with the radio. It was the summer after my senior year when Dad mentioned

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A Pilgrim’s Progress: Pastor Joe’s Camino Chronicles

Blog for September 18, 2023 Belorado to Agés My departure was a little bit earlier than normal. As I did my typical research last night to make sure I knew as much about the route as possible, I learned that in order to get to my bed I had reserved in the town of Agés,

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Airport runway reconstruction moves forward

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom A major infrastructure project is taking shape at the El Dorado Springs Memorial Airport as crews move forward with a complete reconstruction of the airport’s approximately 3,200-foot runway. The project is currently estimated to be completed around Christmas Eve 2026. That date remains an estimate, however, and could change

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Cedar County hits pause on data centers, energy projects as debate grows

From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom Cedar County Commissioners have approved a one-year moratorium involving data centers, large-scale solar energy systems, wind energy conversion systems and battery energy storage systems, giving county officials time to conduct further research before such developments move forward. Presiding Commissioner Kenneth Thornton announced the action in a public statement, saying

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Schell City Royalty

SCHELL CITY FALL FESTIVAL – King and Queen: Shelby and Maryellen Vantellman, Prince: Caden Crocker, Princess: Vanessa Simental, Lil’ Prince: DJ Cooey, Lil’ Princess: Kinsley Baer. Gary and Shirley Vickers are the Grand Marshals and Jake Harms was Citizen of the year.

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See You At The Pole event scheduled for Sept 23

The FCA, a student led group, will have their annual ‘See You At The Pole’ on Wednesday, Sept 23 at the high school flag pole on the El Dorado Springs R II campus. FCA stands for Fellowship of Christian Athletes and it sets out to instill leadership and other positive traits into the lives of

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Daughters of the American Revolution

Bells Across America The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution invite you to join with them in celebrating the signing of the American Constitution which occurred on  September 17, 1787.  Participate in Bells Across America, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m EST, 3 p.m. CST to join our national celebration with one minute

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The Rock Wall

I met a woman in Nevada last week whose last name was Shreve. I know that might not mean anything to you but it does to me because I’m from Shreveport and sure enough her husband is related to Henry Miller Shreve. Henry is  the one who removed the log jam clogging the Red River

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