Coffman, Portia, and Cloverbend Residents Asked to Prepare for Evacuation
County Judge John Thomison has advised that within the next 24-48 hrs the flood waters will be in Lawrence County 3 to 4 ft higher than it was in 2011.…
Small town news commentary from Imboden, Arkansas
County Judge John Thomison has advised that within the next 24-48 hrs the flood waters will be in Lawrence County 3 to 4 ft higher than it was in 2011.…
At 5:46 am Sunday Morning, the Portia Volunteer Fire Department was called to a fully involved structure fire at Jackson and Walnut Street. Portia responded and called for mutual aide…
Authorities in Lawrence County are currently evacuating an apartment complex at 102 Church Street after a female called and reported someone had left a bomb threat voicemail. The caller received…
At 7:17 am the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a helicopter crash near Penn Farms on Lawrence 504. Portia Fire, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and Lawrence…
Around 12:30 on Sunday afternoon the Lawrence County Dispatch received several calls reporting a multi-vehicle accident on Hwy 63 just south of the Portia city limits. Initial reports stated as…
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several acts of vandalism the occurred in Portia and Sedgwick last night. About 6:30 this morning the Lawrence County Communications Center started receiving…
On Thursday a Lawrence County Deputy observed James Rouse of Portia operating a motor vehicle near Alicia. Rouse was just in court last week on his 9th Driving On Suspended/Revoked…
Lawrence County Investigators are investigating a fatal one vehicle accident that happened around 8 am on Lawrence 511 and the intersection of Lawrence 514 between Portia and Clover bend.…
According to Sgt. Jamie White of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, the department is investigating a break-in at the Citgo in Portia resulting in the theft of…
Orrick’s Gunsmithing offers gun dipping, stock and metal refinishing, firearms sales, repairs, cleaning, etc. Orrick’s Gunsmithing is located in Portia, AR and is owned and operated by licensed gunsmith…
The Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an accident involving a pickup truck and a train at a railroad crossing in Portia on Saturday afternoon. Dispatch paged the…
 On August 27, 2012 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested Goldman Truett (08/16/71) of Dexter, MO and Shawn Pridemore (07/26/92) of Shilechothe, MO for possession of a controlled substance…
Level 4 Sex Offender Richard Lee Schwartzentrub, DOB 6/26/1933 has been reportedly living at the 100 Block of Grover Street in Portia. Sheriff Dotson is releasing this information as a…
On Wednesday the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call of a structure fire at the Turning Point Rehabilitation Building in Clover Bend. Firefighters from Clover Bend, Alicia, Hoxie,…
Living in Northeast Arkansas is a fisherman’s paradise, but one place we’ve driven past a thousand times turns out to be a great place to “wet your hookâ€. Portia Bay…
On June 10, 2011 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dept. arrested Jonathan Gustafson (01/20/85) of Portia for failure to register as a sex offender. The arrest came after Investigators were working…