 "The Baxter Bulletin" weekly newspaper was named in 1973 by the Newspaper Enterprise Association as the "Best Overall Weekly Newspaper in the United States" in the over 10,000-circulation category.At the time it was published by Harold E. Martin and was the largest weekly paper in Arkansas.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (5.5%) is water.