Weather Folklore: Will we experience a hard winter?
Before the days of the internet, television, and radio people relied on watching nature and the sky to predict what the weather might be like on a given day. Some…
Police Investigating After A Man Was Shot In Walnut Ridge During Altercation
Walnut Ridge Police were dispatched to an altercation at 3:40pm on Friday in the 800 Block of SW 3rd Street in Walnut Ridge. As officers arrived on scene they discovered…
Child Killed In Thursday Accident Outside Walnut Ridge
A three vehicle accident on Hwy 63 near Lawrence 703 on Thursday evening has claimed the life of a 10 year old child and injured several other individuals . At…
Christmas Crafts at Powhatan
Christmas Crafts at Powhatan ​December 4,2021 ​Free See Powhatan Historic State Park decked out in its Victorian Christmas finery! Join us for a family-oriented day of Christmas crafts. Participants will…
Three Injured Including A Police Officer In Wednesday Crash
A crash that happened just before 10pm on Wednesday night injured three people including a Jonesboro Police Officer. The accident occurred at the intersection of Culberhouse Road and Johnson Avenue.…
Independence County Pursuit Ends With Suspect In Jail And Officer Injured
An early Wednesday pursuit ends with one person arrested and an Independence County Sheriff’s Deputy injured by a dog bite. According to reports on Nov. 10th around 3:45am an Independence…
Jackson County Man Sentenced To 175 Years
3rd Judicial Deputy Prosecutor John Pettie announced today the conviction of 50 year old George D. Bales of Newport on charges of Pandering/Possession of Child Pornography. Bales was sentenced to…
Dan & Ann West Lifetime Collection Auction
The Dan & Ann West Lifetime Collection Auction. Bidding opens Thursday November 11th, 2021. Pickup & Preview in Hoxie, ARBid your price on 441 lots Ryan Jones Auction Service Click…
2021 Imboden Christmas Parade Date Set
The 2021 Imboden Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday, December 5th. The parade begins at 3:00 p.m. The parade route will travel West 4th Street to Greyhound Circle at…
Juvenile Flown To Area Hospital After ATV Accident
At 11:40 am on Saturday the Lawrence County Dispatch received a report of a young child injured in an ATV accident on private property. The child was being transported by…
IACS Students Visit Bradbury Art Museum
Imboden Area Charter School students visited the Bradbury Art Museum at ASU this week. A group of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students taught by Megan Carey toured the museum.…
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES WIFE OF CONWAY EYE DOCTOR CONVICTED OF MEDICAID FRAUD
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the conviction of a Conway eye doctor’s employee who was sentenced in Faulkner County to 36 months in the Arkansas Department of Corrections…
3.7 Pounds Of Crystal Meth Found In Suspects Home
A two-month investigation by the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office and the Heber Springs Police Department has led to the arrest of Jeffery Edward Eldridge, age 58 of Wilburn. A press…
Highway Work In Randolph County To Begin November 8th
The Arkansas Department of Transportation announced work will begin Nov. 8 at the ditch crossing Highway 115 near the Ark/Mo line in the Middlebrook community of Randolph County. A precast…
2021 Lawrence County Angel Tree
Applications for the Lawrence County Angel Tree. Applications will be taken until Friday December 3, 2021 and may be filled out at the Lawrence County Clerks Office or the Lawrence…
Lions Club To Hold Annual Pancake Breakfast
The Black Rock Lions Club will be holding it’s annual pancake breakfast Saturday November 6th at the Black Rock School cafeteria. The breakfast will be held from 5:30am till 9:30am.…