2015-16 Sloan-Hendrix Middle School Valedictorians and Salutatorian
Mr. Ligie Waddell, principal of the Sloan-Hendrix Elementary and Middle Schools, is pleased to announce the Co-Valedictorians and Salutatorian for the 2015-2016 school year. Macy McCormic and Emmalee Whitlow have…
Walnut Ridge Police Investigating Late Night Shooting
At 11:20 pm on Saturday night the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a shooting in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge Police along with medical units were sent to…
Walnut Ridge Man Killed In Saturday Morning Motorcycle Accident
At 11:54 am the Lawrence County Dispatch received a report of a vehicle vs. motorcycle accident on Hwy 91 at the intersection of Lawrence 730. Walnut Ridge Fire Department, Lawrence…
One Injured As Helicopter Crashes In Portia On Friday
At 7:17 am the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a helicopter crash near Penn Farms on Lawrence 504. Portia Fire, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and Lawrence County…
Sites to dive for on Norfork Lake in Arkansas
JORDAN, Ark. – Norfork Lake was created in the early 1940s by the damming of the North Fork River. One of four lakes constructed by dams on the upper White…
Guilty Pleas Entered In 1st National Bank Of Walnut Ridge Theft
A theft investigation started in April 2015 of 3.9 million dollars from the 1st National Bank of Walnut Ridge has led to 3 former employees entering guilty pleas in the…
Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest in Strawberry Robbery
On May 11, 2016 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department arrested Jarrod Burroughs 19 and Brandon Cardwell 18, both of Black Rock, for aggravated robbery. The arrests stem from a joint…
Fallen Walnut Ridge Marshal Honored In Little Rock On Tuesday
Today Walnut Ridge Police Chief Chris Kirksey was in Little Rock honoring fallen Walnut Ridge Marshal J.P. Biggers who was killed in the line of duty in the fall of…
Lynn Fire Department Responds To Sheila’s After Vehicle Crashes Into Building
Lynn Fire Department along with an ambulance were dispatched to Sheila’s Quick Shop on Hwy 25 at 11:19 pm after the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a…
Strawberry Fire Responds To One Vehicle Rollover Accident
Shortly after 11 pm on Monday night the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call from a female reporting she had flipped her vehicle just outside Strawberry on Hwy 230.…
Local Reality Star Crowbar Russell Reported Dead
Reports are circulating late Monday night that reality star Crowbar Russell had passed away of an apparent heart attack. Russell’s reality show Clash Of The Ozarks aired on the Discovery…
Lawrence County Quorum Court Unanimously Votes To Assign Former Egypt District To Hoxie Fire
On Monday evening a public meeting was held for residents of the former Egypt Fire District located in Lawrence County to voice any concerns or objections to the former Lawrence…
2 Year Old Bitten By Dog Taken To Area Hospital By Helicopter
At 8:34 pm on Sunday the Imboden Volunteer Fire Department was paged by the Lawrence County Dispatch to respond to the 2200 block of VanWinkle Road in Randolph County after…
Strawberry Gas Station Robbed At Gunpoint On Friday Evening
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating an armed robbery at the Citgo station located at the 4-way stop in Strawberry. Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting the robbery…
Historic Games Day at Powhatan
Historic Games Day at Powhatan May 21 10 am – 2 pm Free Admission When was the last time you played croquet, jumped a potato sack race, or played marbles?…
Shooting Suspect In Sharp County Found Dead
Sharp County Official’s are releasing information stating the suspect in Tuesday nights shooting and high speed chase was found dead today. According to reports the body of Brandon Southerly was…