WOMAN ARRESTED FOR DEFRAUDING ELDERLY VICTIM SHE WAS A HIRED CAREGIVER FOR
A Yellville woman, 55 year old LAURELYE IRENE LUNDAY, has been arrested in connection with an investigation into defrauding an elderly person she had been hired to be a caregiver…
Swim Team President And Former Member Arrested For Stealing Funds
Authorities report a former member of the Mountain Home Hurricanes Swim Team and Board President has been arrested for stealing more than $11,000 in funds from the organization. Olivia Ann…
Powhatan Historic State Park to host Valentine’s Day Trial by Jury
Powhatan Historic State Park will host a Valentine’s Day Trial by Jury on Saturday, February 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Join park staff and become the judge, part…
Smithville Man Arrested On Probation Violation/Revocation
Russell Gene Kauke, age 33 of Smithville was arrested on Monday February 2nd by Sharp County authorities on charges of : Violation of Suspension/Probation Revocation of Parole/Probation Kauke is currently…
Man Arrested On Battery Charges In Lawrence County
Rick Allen Williams was booked into the Lawrence County Detention Center early Tuesday morning according to online booking records. Rick Allen Williams was charged with Domestic Battery-3rd Degree Williams is…
Community Bunco Fundraiser To Be Held In Smithville
The Smithville Extension Homemakers Club is hosting a Community Bunco Fundraiser at the Smithville Community Center on Saturday February 7th, 2026. The event will be from 2pm to 4pm, you…
UPDATE: Billie Rainwater Sentenced To 120 Months In Plea Agreement
Billie Rainwater accepted a negotiated plea deal in circuit court today in a case from February 2025 where Rainwater was accused of stealing large amounts of lottery tickets from a…
Groundhog Day
February 2nd is Groundhog Day. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter…
Details In Fatal Pedestrian Accident Released By ASP
According to the Arkansas State Police Fatal Crash Report, a Hardy man identified as 73 year old, Patrick Black was killed after being struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon on…
Lawrence Healthcare Community Food Pantry February 2nd
Our next food distribution is Monday, 2/2 from 9am-11am NO INCOME REQUIREMENTS Location: 1217 W Main, Walnut Ridge, AR (adjacent to LMH ER)
Favorite Things February
A few of our favorite things for the month of February! February is filled with reasons to celebrate, like Groundhog Day, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, the Super Bowl or educate yourself…
Imboden Man Arrested On Traffic And Drug Offenses
Colton Wayne Broadwater of Imboden was booked into the Lawrence County Detention Center early Sunday morning according to online booking records. Broadwater is charged with: Driving W/Suspended Or Revoked License…
Pocahontas Man Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
61 year old, Terry Ungerank of Pocahontas was arrested by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the RCSO Detention Center on Saturday January 31, 2026. Ungerank was charged…
Obituary: Shannon Fisher
Shannon Fisher, 54, of Walnut Ridge, passed from this life on Friday, January 16, 2026, in Walnut Ridge. He was born on September 25, 1971, in Bloomington, Illinois, to Harold…
Indiana Fugitive Apprehended In North Arkansas
On January 30, 2026, Fulton County Sheriff’s Department, Salem Police Department, Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Game and Fish, and the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) were involved in a man…
Pedestrian Fatality Reported In Hardy
Authorities are confirming that a pedestrian vs vehicle accident occurred near the area of Hwy 62/412 and Bobo Drive in Hardy resulting in a fatality. The identity of the victim…