Some Schools Take AMI Days as Active Covid Cases Numbers Rise
As the number of active Covid-19 cases rise higher each day here in Northeast Arkansas some schools are taking AMI days, reinstating mask requirements, and canceling extra curricular actives with…
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
According to a report the Arkansas State Police conducted a traffic stop on Tuesday on a vehicle being operated by Matthew Novy age 39 near the Glencoe in Fulton County.…
AGFC, partners stock more than 12.5 million fish in 2021
Anglers wetting a line in the waters of The Natural State have a lot of fishing, and fish, to look forward to. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, along with…
One Person Killed In Early Morning House Fire Near Pocahontas
Authorities are reporting that one person died early Tuesday morning when fire swept through their residence. Pocahontas Fire Department was called to a residence on Finch Trail in Randolph County…
Active COVID-19 Cases by County for January 10th
The total number of active Covid-19 cases in Arkansas on January 10th, 2022 reached 61,121. On December 29th, 2021 we reported 11,714 active cases. This shows the substantial rise in…
Izard County Man Charged With Numerous Charges Including Rape
A Izard County man is being held on a $100,000 bond after being arrested and charged with rape and child sexual exploitation. Quentin Cohoon, age 50 was arrested on Friday,…
Raymond Wesley Wilkerson
Raymond Wesley Wilkerson, 76, of Imboden, died January 3, 2022 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Sharp County to Wesley and Amy Morris Wilkerson on…
Arkansas Receives At-Home Testing Kits, Governor Hutchinson Requests Funds From ARPA
LITTLE ROCK – In December, Governor Hutchinson directed the Arkansas Department of Health to acquire 1.5 million rapid at-home tests to be available for free to Arkansans. Arkansas has received…
One Person Injured In Accident At Walnut Ridge Facility On Monday
At 2:05pm on Monday the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a male worker had fell onto a conveyor belt at the Frit Industries Facility in the Industrial…
Woman Killed In One Vehicle Accident In Sharp County
According to the Arkansas State Police a woman died after the vehicle she was riding in skidded across the road and overturned. The crash occurred at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, Jan.…
January 9th Covid-19 Update
4,308 new cases were noted by the Arkansas Department of Health on Sunday, January 9th 2022. That brings the total of current active cases to 59, 579. 40 new hospitalizations…
SUNDAY IS NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY
Across the country on January 9th each year, citizens take the lead to show support on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Law Enforcement Officers of every rank and file have…
American Fisheries Society’s Hutton Scholar Program
Two Arkansas high school students will have the opportunity for eight-week internships with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division this summer. Each of the American Fisheries Society Hutton…
Another Record High Day of Active Cases plus COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR SELF HOME ISOLATION
8,434 new Covid-19 cases were added Friday, January 7, 2022. That brings the total active cases in Arkansas to 50, 710. Hospitalizations went up 41 to 933 currently hospitalized. The…
Man Arrested For Internet Stalking And Sexual Assault On A Minor
The Jonesboro Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Division, with the assistance of the Street Crimes Unit (SCU), made an arrest in an Internet Stalking and Sexual Assault case. On January…
COVID-19 Case Numbers and Hospitalizations Rising Rapidly
Thursday, January 6, 2022 was another record high number of new cases in Arkansas according to the Arkansas Department of Health. 7,787 additional active cases we added today . 22…