The new Sultana Disaster Museum was set to open in Marion next April, but the opening has been postponed mainly for funding reasons, according to an email obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

If you haven’t heard of the Sultana, it’s not because Doug Stout, and Dan Fleming, and Chris Evans, and a number of us local historians haven’t tried to let you know about it. On April 27, 1865, after ...

The huge steamboat steamed upstream against the powerful current of the Mississippi River. It was mid-April and the spring rains had fueled a torrent of muddy, brown water which overflowed the banks ...

Midstream, April 27, 1865 -- Getting there -- War -- The raids -- Somewhere, the little brother -- Captured -- Cahaba -- Andersonville -- Going off alone -- Release -- Sold up the river -- The ...

Amir Mahmoud is a general assignment and transportation beat reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He has worked at the newspaper since 2022, starting as a copy editor and designer before ...