Altercation Breaks Out At Downtown Black Rock Protest
Law enforcement and medics were called to a protest in Black Rock on Saturday night just after 7pm. For several days, some community members have protested a new local business…
Smithville Community Thanksgiving Service
The Smithville Community Thanksgiving Service Will Be Held Wednesday November 19th At The Smithville Community Center Potluck Meal Begins At 6pm, Service At Approximately 7pm Everyone Is Invited Hosted By…
Shoppin’ Around the Christmas Tree Vendor Event
Sloan-Hendrix FBLA will be hosting our Shoppin’ Around the Christmas Tree Vendor Event on Dec.6 in the Old Gym of the Sloan-Hendrix campus. Vendor Fee is $25 Admission prices are…
Sex Offender Arrested For Failure To Comply
Corey Harris age 32 of Pocahontas was arrested by Randolph County authorities on Friday afternoon according to booking records. Harris, a convicted sex offender was charged with Failure To Comply…
Dr. Mary Chung to Present Piano Concert at WBU
Acclaimed pianist Dr. Mary Chung will be in concert at Williams Baptist University on Monday, Nov. 17. The performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. in WBU’s Manley Chapel. After she…
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…
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…
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…
Judge Ask For Millage Increase, Justices Refuse To Advance Motion
In the Monday, November 10th meeting of the Lawrence County Quorum Court with all justices present, Judge Gary Barnhill again introduced the idea of a millage increase to subsidize the…
Craighead County Sheriff’s Office Reports On Compliance Checks
Last week, beginning on November 5th, 2025. The Craighead County Sheriff’s Office launched Operation Innocence Guard. This operation was to verify sex offender registration compliance based on the Arkansas Sex…
DHS works to make SNAP benefits available, delays furloughs and office closures
County offices to remain open, workers to stay on until at least Nov. 22; additional impacts possible then if shutdown continues (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — The Arkansas Department of Human…
Town Of Portia Announce Plans To Move City Hall
Town Of Portia Announce Plans To Move City Hall Dear Portia Residents, We are happy to announce that the Town of Portia will be returning to the historic Portia School…
Trout Management Program Announces Closure
The Trout Management Program would like to remind folks that the Bull Shoals Catch-and-Release Area (White River, directly below Bull Shoals Dam) closes to fishing on Saturday, November 1 and…
Filing Period for Lawrence County Elections
ATTENTION LAWRENCE COUNTY RESIDENTSThe filing period for the March 3rd Preferential Primary, Nonpartisan General, and Annual School Election begins at NoonNOVEMBER 3, 2025 and ends at Noon NOVEMBER 12, 2025
Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas to Host USDA Food Distribution in Lawrence County
The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas will host a drive-thru USDA food distribution in Lawrence County on Monday, November 10, 2025 from 1 – 3PM or until food runs out…
MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION LEADS TO CAPTURE OF PERSON OF INTEREST IN DOUBLE HOMICIDE
October 29, 2025 OAK GROVE HEIGHTS, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Greene County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, Paragould Police Department, and the U.S. Marshals…