Apr 9, 2026
If you’ve lived in Magnolia for very long, you’ve certainly seen him around town… or at least seen the ubiquitous WDR signs. Today, you’ll hear the story behind those initials.
W. Derrell Rogers went from a country boy growing up near Fordyce — without electricity, television, or even a telephone — to a...
Apr 9, 2026
There are times in life when tragedy seems to have the final word—but often, God is quietly at work, writing a greater story. Today on Life in LA, we share one of those stories. It begins with Drs. Pierre and Martine Boumtje, professors at Southern Arkansas University, who came to Magnolia from Cameroon, built a life...
Apr 9, 2026
Today’s guest is someone who’s logged more miles on the backroads of Columbia County than most of us could count. Terry Hanson has been driving a school bus for the Magnolia School District for 35 years — and that’s not counting the year he spent subbing before that. He drives Bus 72, known to the kids as...