Obituary: Christopher Ray Smith
Christopher Ray Smith, 51, of Walnut Ridge, died November 14, 2025. Born September 11, 1974, in Walnut Ridge, son of Raymond and Wayvon Hurn Smith. Chris was united in marriage…
Kevin Brown Announces Candidacy For Sloan Hendrix School Board Position 1
As many of you already know, I’m running for Sloan-Hendrix School Board, Position 1. I’m a lifelong resident of the Imboden area and a proud 1996 graduate of Sloan-Hendrix High…
ASP TROOPERS SEIZE MORE THAN 300 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DURING I-40 TRAFFIC STOP
November 14, 2025 LONOKE, Ark. — On November 13, 2025, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a black Toyota Tundra near the…
DEATH INVESTIGATION REPORTED IN MARION COUNTY
Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander reports that his department is currently investigating the death of a female who is believed to be a Yellville woman that was reported as missing…
Double Homicide Suspect Found Deceased In Cell With Towel Around Neck
Authorities identified an inmate who was found deceased with a towel around his neck in the Greene County Detention Center on Thursday night as Jacob Lowell Smith, age 32, a…
Pedestrian Stuck And Killed In Independence County
The Arkansas State Police reports Donna Jean Burdick, age 66 of Southside was struck by a 2025 Ford F-150 traveling northbound on Hwy 167 in Independence County at approximately 6:20pm…
Greene County Inmate Death Being Investigated By ASP
Greene County Sheriff Brad Snyder releases statement on death of a inmate at the detention center in Paragould. Inmate Found Unresponsive, Declared Deceased At Hospital; Arkansas State Police Investigating At…
Chris Jones Announces Re-Election Bid For Sloan Hendrix School Board
I, Chris Jones, am announcing my intent to seek re-election for the Sloan-Hendrix School Board, Position 1. I am asking for your vote and support as I seek a second…
Obituary: Edna Fay Dixon
Edna Fay Dixon, 89, of Walnut Ridge, entered into her heavenly home peacefully on Thursday, November 13, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 6, 1936,…
Multi-County Drug Investigation Leads To Several Arrest
Prosecutors announced on Thursday that the 16th Judicial District Drug Task Force executed an extensive narcotics investigations over the past several months, resulting in numerous arrests across Independence, Stone, Fulton,…
Full November SNAP benefits to be issued to cards beginning late this evening
The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is advising Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries that they should now expect to receive full benefit amounts for November, and that these…
Parole Search Leads To Drug Arrest
On November 13, 2025, officers with the Corning Police Departmentand a deputy with the Clay County Sheriff’s Department conducted a parole search on E. 3rd St. in Corning, Arkansas. During…
Clay County Sheriff Releases More Information On Recent Drug Arrest
Five individuals were taken into custody Tuesday November 11th, 2025, in rural Clay County. At approximately 10:20 AM. November 11th, the Sheriff’s Dept. received a phone call from a Bail…
Last Penny To Be Struck By US Mint Today
The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny on Wednesday as the president has canceled the 1-cent coin as the cost of making them became…
Obituary: Marguerite Frances Digman
Marguerite Frances Digman, 80, of Walnut Ridge, entered into her heavenly home on Sunday, November 9, 2025. She was born on November 2, 1945, in Jonesboro to the late Robert…
Offender Arrested For Failure To Register
56 year old, Teddy Byers of Maynard was arrested by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the detention center on charges of: (2 counts) Failure To Register As…