Community Links

It is amazing how people come together at the time of a death. Many local businesses and organizations make themselves available to families during their time of need.

We will continue to grow the list and make you aware of these businesses and organizations that open their arms to those in a time when a death occurs within the community.

Flower Shops

In Newport and Harrisburg we have florists who are highly qualified to suit your floral arrangement needs. They offer a variety of sympathy flowers and plants that are beautiful and memorable. The florists listed have arrangement experience, and receive wonderful reviews from our locals. In addition to flowers, they also offer an assortment of thoughtful, beautiful gifts.

  • Faith and Flowers

    3105 AR 367 Newport AR 72112

    Phone: 870-523-6357

  • 2 Chicks Florist & Gifts

    1002 Malcolm Avenue Newport AR 72112

    Phone: 870-523-3514

    Website: http://www.2chicksflorist.com

  • Palomino Petals

    12 Maple Lane, Newport, AR  72112 

    Phone: 870-217-2964

    Email: vanessafalwell@gmail.com


Newspaper Guidelines

There are many ways to say farewell from formal funeral services to private home-setting celebrations. They all form a part of the way we say goodbye. Obituaries or death notices, however, are a public way we share our final farewell celebration. It is part of the way we say goodbye - the public posting of final words. Some obituaries indicate much thought and much reflection on the life that was lived.

A death notice is a minimal amount or notice. An obituary is usually a more detailed account of a person's life and is often prepared for the newspaper from a form that the family fills out. Obituaries are a written form of collective remembrances. They remind us of others as well as ourselves - parents or grandparents of friends, the young suddenly departing, the loss of "valiant struggles" against diseases not yet conquered.

When community members leave, whether we know them personally or not, we mark their time with us by publicly commemorating their passing. The final words are one way we say goodbye and the way we will remember. These final words are often the way survivors pay tribute, perhaps make amends, and express hope for immortality.

Newport Independent

  1. The Newport Independent is a weekly paper, distributed every Thursday.
  2. The deadline for obituaries is 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning for same week  publication.

The Jonesboro Sun

  1. The Jonesboro Sun is a daily paper
  2. The deadline for obituaries is 6:00 p.m. daily for next day publication.
  3. The following charges apply: The charge is $.25 per word. A photograph can be printed for an additional $30.00.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

  1. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is a daily paper.
  2. The deadline for obituaries is 2:00 p.m. daily for next day publications.
  3. The following charges apply: 50 free words are given to families, after that the charges is $.99 per word. A photograph can be printed for an additional $30.00.

The Batesville Guard

  1. The Batesville Guard prints Monday-Friday.
  2. The deadline for obituaries is 10:00 a.m., for same day publication.
  3. The Batesville Guard prints daily, and papers are distributed in the afternoon.

  4.  The charge is .25 per word.

Woodruff County Monitor

  1. Prints a free obituary.
  2. Deadline is 10:00 a.m. Monday for publication on Wednesday.