COVID-19 Update Including Active Cases by County for NEA
Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 COVID-19 update provided by the ADH logged an additional 2,940 cases today, with total active cases at 24,215. 20 more lives of Arkansans have been lost…
Three Transported To Area Hospitals After Rollover Accident Near Lynn
Just before 4pm on Wednesday, the Lawrence County Dispatch received a report of a one vehicle rollover accident with multiple injuries including one person that was ejected from the vehicle.…
Obituary: Ella Mary Carolyn Hill
Ella Mary Carolyn Hill infant daughter of Eric and Kaitlin Hill passed away August 8, 2021, at the Conway Regional Hospital. (August 8, 2021 – August 8, 2021) Ella was…
Masks Optional for Students and Staff at Sloan-Hendrix
Sloan-Hendrix first day of school will begin on August 16th, 2021. With the resurgence of COVID-19, schools in the area are making decisions on what precautions their district will be…
Quake Lewellyn Murder Trial To Be Moved To Lawrence County
Judge Rob Ratton issued a change of venue for Quake Lewellyn, the suspect accused of capital murder and rape of Sydney Sutherland in 2020. Circuit Judge Rob Ratton issued an…
Arkansas Hits Highest day in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
According to the Arkansas Department of Health current hospitalizations in Arkansas are at an all time high of 1,376 with an additional hospitalizations today of 103. Those on ventilators increased…
Lawrence County Fair Pageants August 13th & 14th
The Lawrence County Fair pageants will be held August 13th and August 14th , 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Sloan-Hendrix gym. The doors will open at 5:00 pm., admission…
August and September Events and Programs at Powhatan Historic State Park
August and September Events and Programs at Powhatan Historic State Park ​Cross Stitch Workshop ​August 28th from 9am to 12pm ​$10 per person Cross-stitch is not only the oldest form…
Arkansas Hospitals Full as COVID-19 Resurges
Physicians across the state of Arkansas have made pleas on social media and in interviews for people to get vaccinated and mask up to protect themselves and those around them…
Lawrence Healthcare to provide COVID vaccines at Sloan-Hendrix Open House
Lawrence Healthcare will be providing Pfizer COVID vaccines during our open house on August 12th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. This service will be free of charge to any student age 12…
Obituary: Ray Scott
Ray Scott passed away peacefully on August 2nd, 2021 in St. Bernard’s Hospice Care after living an extraordinary life of 91 years. He was born on November 1st, 1929 in…
Arrest Made In Drive-By Shooting In Mammoth Spring
According to authorities an arrest has been made in a drive-by shooting incident that took place in Mammoth Spring on June 19th. Mammoth Spring Police Department received information from the…
2021 Lawrence County Fair Livestock Show
The time is drawing close for the area livestock exhibitors to get their animals ready for the upcoming Lawrence County Fair livestock show. ALL animals except horses will be required…
Mary Louise Goodman
Mary Louise Goodman, 84, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 30, 2021, while at Flo and Phil Jones hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born on…
How to Contact Your Legislators to Amend Act 1002
This week a special session will be held in which our legislators will have an important choice to make concerning the health and wellness of children in Arkansas. The special…
Representative Cavenaugh Releases Details of Special Session
Members are scheduled to return to the House Chamber next week. On Tuesday, August 3, we will convene as a Committee of the Whole to address the Governor’s recent state…