The first newspaper known to be published in Scott County was "The Reformer," published from 1872 to 1874. Next was "The News," begun in 1878. The earliest extant newspapers I've been able to locate are one issue from 1887 and four issues from 1888. These are on microfilm available from the Arkansas History Commission. If anyone knows of the existence of other early Scott County newspapers, I would appreciate knowing about them. Local news items are abstracted below from selected issues of the Scott County newspapers. Many of these are excerpted from books available from the Scott County Historical & Genealogical Society. See the list of Publications posted elsewhere on this website if you are interested in purchasing any of the newspaper books.
Last updated 20 September 2009
30 November 1888 |
25 October 1895 |
25 May 1900 |
19 December 1902 |
22 April 1904 |
20 April 1906 |
12 July 1907
4 December 1908 |
3 October 1912 |
28 June 1917 |
6 February 1919 |
19 January 1922 |
15 November 1923 |
26 February 1925
6 January 1927 |
15 January 1931 |
11 April 1935 |
18 February 1937 |
13 June 1940
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