Lawrence County Filing Period Ends With Multiple Races
According to Lawrence County Clerk ,Tina Stowers when the filing period ended on Monday there were more contested seats then anyone could remember in recent history. Every Justice of the…
Active Shoot Drill Staged At Lawrence Memorial Hospital
On Friday an Active Shooter Drill was hosted by the staff at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Friday. Planning for the drill was ongoing for several weeks with Friday being the…
Damaged Locomotive Leaking Fuel In Hoxie On Friday
At 1:01 pm on Friday the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call from a Union Pacific engineer stating the train he was piloting had went into emergency shutdown in…
Park the mower, conserve wildlife and earn an annual rental paymentÂ
LITTLE ROCK – The Conservation Reserve Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency, is currently accepting applications for grass covered fields. The fields could be converted…
Richy Thatcher Announces His Intent To Run For Sheriff Of Lawrence County
In a press release today, David “Richy†Thatcher announced that he is running for the office of Sheriff for Lawrence County. Thatcher is a lifelong resident of Lawrence County, born…
OCW Wrestling Hosting Benefit For Hoxie Fire Department
The Hoxie Fire Department announced that OCW Wrestling will host a benefit for the Hoxie Volunteer Fire Department on December 4th at 7pm. The event will be held at 609…
WBC Homecoming/ Parents Day is November 14
WBC Homecoming/Parents Day is Nov. 14 Williams Baptist College is set to host its annual Homecoming/Parents Day on Saturday, November 14, when alumni and parents will journey to the campus…
Sheriff’s Office Warns Residents About Phone Scam
According to a release by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, investigators have received several calls recently concerning a phone scam in our area. According to investigators the caller states that…
Early Voting Begins Today For Proposed Jail Tax
Early voting begins today, Tuesday Nov. 3rd for the Nov. 10 special election seeking a half-percent sales tax to fund the building and maintenance of a new jail for the…
Construction Begins On Local Bridge Projects
On Monday crews from the Lawrence County Road Department began construction on the Lawrence 203 bridge just outside Imboden, this is the first of two low-water bridge projects the county…
Lifeway Book Fair Set for Nov. 9-18 at WBC
Lifeway Book Fair Set for Nov. 9-18 at WBC (Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – Williams Baptist College’s Felix Goodson Library will host a Lifeway Stores Book Fair Nov. 9-18. The fair…
November Activities at Lake Charles State Park
NOVEMBER activities at Lake Charles State Park Chili and Cornbread Dutch Oven Workshop November 7, 2015 $8.00 per participant limit 15. Baby it is COLD outside! Chili and Cornbread are…
Lynn Man Arrested After Sexual Assault Investigation
Eddie Lee Bell, 54 years old of Lynn has been arrested by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office after a joint investigation with the Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children Division.…
Sheriff’s Office Releases Arrest Information On Stolen Vehicle Recovered
On October 15th investigators state that Amanda Blackburn of Hoxie left a court ordered treatment center in Jonesboro, later a 2005 Chevrolet truck was reported stolen near the treatment facility.…
Lawrence Health to host Diabetes Awareness Dinner
Lawrence Health to Host Diabetes Awareness Dinner November is Diabetes Awareness Month and in recognition, a Diabetes Awareness dinner is being planned by Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital…
Black Rock Lions Club Annual Pancake Breakfast/ Vision Screening
The Black Rock Lions Club will have their annual PANCAKE BREAKFAST/Vision screening at the former Black Rock school cafeteria on Saturday, November 7th, 2015 from 5:00 am – 10:00 am.…