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.