Memorial Service To Honor Fallen Officer Lt. Patrick Weatherford
June 12th will mark 5 years since the death of Lt. Patrick N Weatherford.Thanks to Modern Woodmen of America, our community, and the City of Newport, we have placed a…
Cattle Reported Stolen From Local Farm, Reward Offered
!!PLEASE SHARE: CATTLE STOLENLast week my son and I went out to our farm we lease in Elgin and as we were moving our cattle to another field we were…
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Announces Arrest Of Rape, Sexual Assault Suspect
At 7:40 pm on Thursday night the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Kevin Goodman. Goodman was wanted on outstanding warrants for Rape, Sexual Assault 2nd Degree and…
Skeletal Remains Identified In Jackson County
According to authorities the skeletal remains found in Jackson County this month are those of a man missing since 2019. According to a media release the remains were identified as…
Jackson County Man Sentenced To 175 Years
3rd Judicial Deputy Prosecutor John Pettie announced today the conviction of 50 year old George D. Bales of Newport on charges of Pandering/Possession of Child Pornography. Bales was sentenced to…
Missing Jackson County Woman- Sydney Sutherland
The search resumes this morning for a missing 25 year old woman out of Jackson County, Arkansas. Sydney Sutherland went missing at around 3 pm Wednesday, August 19th. She was…
Former Prison Chaplain Rearrested on Bond Revocation
​On December 29, 2015 Woodruff County and Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Kenneth L. Dewitt on a warrant issued by Third Judicial District Circuit Judge Harold Erwin after finding probable…
Jackson County Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole Plus 165 Years
​Henry Boyce, Prosecuting Attorney for the Third Judicial District, announced that today, on what would have been the fourth birthday for Tacquari Briggs, a Jackson County jury of six men…