Powhatan Historic State Park to host Cemetery Cleaning Workshop
Powhatan Historic State Park will host a cemetery cleaning workshop on Saturday March 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join park staff to learn what you can do, and…
Lawrence County Class IV Dumpsters Spring Clean-up
Lawrence County will have Class IV dumpsters available from March 20th – 25th. at the corner of 2nd and Main in Black Rock and the Lawrence County Road Department Shop…
Highway Reopened After Early Morning Crash On Highway 63
Authorities report Hwy 63 is reopened after a car vs. semi-truck crash shut down all lanes of Highway 63 just south of Ravenden in Lawrence County. According to ARDOT the…
Pursuit Through Lawrence County Ends In Wreck Near Black Rock
Hoxie officers had a male subject in a silver 2005 Ford Escape flee from a traffic stop shortly after 2pm on Sunday. The subject fled through the city streets of…
Felix Goodson Library to Host Annual Used Book Sale
The Felix Goodson Library will host its annual “Used Book Sale” March 10 – April 3 on the campus of Williams Baptist University. This year’s collection features fiction, non-fiction and…
Three Injured Including A Child In Accident
Around 9pm the Strawberry Fire Department along with medical units from ProMed Ambulance, Medic One Ambulance and Spring River Ambulance were dispatched to a one vehicle accident on Hwy 230…
Work Continues On Improving Stewart Park Loop Trail Road In Walnut Ridge
With the help of a Grant through the Arkansas Recreational Trails Program (RTP-21), ArDOT Job#101103, which will help cover a majority of the cost for asphalt repairs and improvements to…
Obituary for Jimmy Dale Passmore
Jimmy Dale Passmore, 74 of Hoxie passed away on January 30, 2023, in Jonesboro at the St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1948 in Jonesboro to the…
Lawrence County Tournament Final Brackets Announced
The final brackets for the Lawrence County Tournament will start at 2:00 on Saturday & include the following teams:7th Grade Girls- SH vs. Hoxie7th Grade Boys- SH vs. WRJr. Girls-…
Former Lawrence County Sheriff Dan Ellison
Calvin C. “Dan” Ellison, 85, of Walnut Ridge, passed from this life on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Flo & Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born, November 26,…
Powhatan Historic State Park Releases 2023 Events Calendar
Powhatan Historic State Park has released their calendar of events for 2023. Check out what they have in store. February 4: X-Marks the Spot: A Cross-Stitch WorkshopFebruary 25: Bubble, Bubble,…
100th Lawrence County Basketball Tournament
The 100th Lawrence County Basketball Tournament will be hosted by Sloan-Hendrix January 21st-28th, 2023. Posted below is the schedule of games and brackets. Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds, Hillcrest Screamin’ Eagles, Hoxie Mustangs,…
Obituary: Gary L. Tate
Gary L. Tate, 42 of Powhatan, passed away January 10, 2023, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born February 25, 1980, in Bono; son of the…
Pursuit Passes Through Lawrence County On Sunday Night
At 7:52pm on Sunday night, authorities in Lawrence County were notified of a high speed pursuit headed into Lawrence County. The pursuit was started in the Highland area and traveled…
Flooding Causes Several Incidents In Lawrence County Monday Evening
The heavy rainfall and localized flooding that occurred on Monday left numerous streets impassable in the Walnut Ridge and Hoxie area. Once the rainfall began, several reports came in of…
Vehicle Swept Away In Flood Waters With Occupants
During Monday night’s heavy rain storm and flooding, the Lawrence County Dispatch Center received a 911 call from the occupants of a vehicle that was swept off Lawrence 451 (Paradise…