A pretrial date of May 13 has been set for Michelle Golkhajeh, 33, during her court appearance on Monday, Jan. 14 with the Honorable Jerry Ryan at the Polk County Courthouse.

Two proposals were accepted during a special-called Mena Water Utilities Commission meeting held Monday, Jan. 14. The Commission voted unanimously to accept the proposals for the Iron’s Fork plant study and for a long-term wastewater system study by Hawkins-Weir Engineers, Inc.

The January Cash Mob was a winter wonderland as the Mena Star served as host.

In 1935, when controversial artist and lecturer, Joe Jones was invited to Mena by the then labor/socialist Commonwealth College to lecture on “proletarian art and culture,” and also paint a mural, no one could have guessed that 84 years later, after being trashed, it would be discovered, res…

Within just a few short days, Ryan Walker became owner with he and his mother Regina Walker co-managing a timeless floral tradition on Mena Street, Allbaugh’s Florist and Gifts. “An opportunity opened up and we pursued it,” Regina said. She continued, “I approached Pat Copelin and her daught…

Welcome to the Chamber, Polk County Library! Pictured above are Mary Renick, Polk County Librarian, Pat Phillips, Board Chair, Patty Rowe, Debbie Frost, Julie Ulmer, Davis Williams, Brandon Ellison, Polk County Judge and Brenda Miner, Ouachita Mountains Regional Library.

Coming from a family of artists, 11-year-old Tazanna Haggard is setting herself apart from other students and artists. Haggard recently won her first art competition at Acorn Schools. Students were given a theme and encouraged to create an artwork to submit for the contest. “It [the theme] w…