Boat Sinks In Black River, Fisherman Swims To Shore On Wednesday
At 9:19 am the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a fisherman in the river after his boat sank in the Black River in Black Rock. Black Rock…
New Hope Baptist Church presents Operation Christmas Child
New Hope Baptist Church, 2720 Hwy. 117 will present the musical, “Operation Christmas Child,” on December 21 at 6:00 p.m. A fellowship with refreshments will follow. Characters include Colonel Sanders…
Rape Suspect In Custody After Fleeing From Law Enforcement
Joseph Stewart, one of Lawrence County’s Most Wanted was arrested and taken into custody in Craighead County today. Stewart was out on bond for his alleged involvement in an April…
Santa will be Visiting the Imboden Library
The Friends of the Library Christmas party will be Thursday, December 11th at the Bobbie Jean Memorial Library in Imboden. The party begins at 3:00 p.m. and will end at…
Schools Receive USDA Grant to Increase Local Foods in School Cafeterias
Walnut Ridge, December 3, 2014 – The Lawrence County Farm to School (F2S) team is pleased to announce that they are one of 82 projects spanning 42 states and the…
WBC Announces Major Gift, New Dorm Project
(Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – A $500,000 gift to Williams Baptist College is kicking off a fundraising effort for a new men’s residence hall. Williams announced the gift from the Jim…
Sheriff’s Deputies And Black Rock Fire Respond To Overturned Vehicle On Tuesday Night
At 10:37 pm on Tuesday night the Lawrence County Dispatch received several 911 calls reporting an overturned vehicle on Hwy 117 in Denton. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies, Black Rock Fire…
Local Fire Departments Respond To Two Fires Early Tuesday
Two separate fires early Tuesday were reported in the early hours. The Ravenden Volunteer Fire Department was paged to a house fire on 182 North Allen Street at 3:06 am,…
Several Arrests Reported From Around Lawrence County
The following arrests were reported from around Lawrence County. Mark Smith of Jonesboro was arrested on November 24th on charges of Counterfiet/Forgery, Possession of a Controlled Substance with intent to…
Judge Rules And Stops Medicaid Benefits To Controversial Randolph County Rehab Facility
Federal Judge Kristine Baker ruled in the case involving Trinity Behavioral Heath Care and Maxus owned by Ted Suhl and once known as The Lord’s Ranch. Judge Baker declined to…
Holiday Open House & Victorian Holiday Ball at Powhatan
Holiday Open House December 6, 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Free admission See Powhatan Historic State Park decked out in its Victorian Christmas finery! Join us for a family-oriented day…
Accident Sends Two To Area Hospital On Saturday Evening
At 4:45 pm on Saturday, Lawrence County Dispatch received a call from Randolph County asking for the assistance of the Imboden Volunteer Fire Department and AET Ambulance of Imboden. Randolph…
Level 3 Registered Sex Offender Arrested In Imboden
On Wednesday records indicate that David Davis of Imboden was arrested and charged with Violation of Probation by Arkansas Probation and Parole. Davis was arrested in March of 2014 on…
Angel Tree To Be Decorated On December 2nd At Courthouse
The Lawrence County Angel Tree is set to be displayed in the lobby of the Lawrence County Courthouse on December 2nd. Students from the Hoxie and Walnut Ridge Elementary Schools…
Christmas Auction
Christmas Auction Friday December 5th 6:30pm 408 W Main Walnut Ridge (across from the courthouse) Lots of new Christmas gift type items and Christmas Decorations something for everyone Plenty of…
Options On Future Prisons Likely To Effect Lawrence County Citizens
The Arkansas Department Of Corrections and state lawmakers are currently weighing options to ease the overcrowding in state prisons and local county jails. For more than a year now an…