Highway 63 Re-opened After a Five Hour Shut Down
After 5 hours of being closed, Hwy 63 between Imboden and Ravenden was reopened. Highway Department worked throughout the day attempting to clear the snow covered roads while wreckers from…
Reports Of A Strawberry Man Selling Drugs To Teenagers Results In Arrest By Sheriff’s Office
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Pleasant “Tootie” Vaulner of Strawberry for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (marijuana), delivery of a controlled substance…
Lawrence County Deputies Attend Defensive Driving Class
Jan.26th, Members of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Walnut Ridge Fire Department, Walnut Ridge Police Department, Imboden Volunteer Fire Department, Hoxie Police and Fire, Black Rock Fire and Police, Lawrence…
New Prescription Drug Drop Box Installed At The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Jody Dotson and Captain Stan Finley of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department demonstrate the new “Prescription Drug Drop Box” located in the lobby of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office.…
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Visited By Attorney General Dustin McDaniel
Jan.26th the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office was visited by Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. Sheriff Jody Dotson greeted Attorney General McDaniel and a tour of the department. One of the…
Smithville Youth Injured In Sled Accident Flown By Air-Evac To Hospital
Shortly before noon on Friday the Lawrence County Dispatch Center received a 911 call stating that a 15 year old female had been injuried in a sledding accident on Hwy…
Crook Bites A Jailer After Trying To Hide Meth
Lawrence County Deputies arrested Mark Mittag of Lakeland TN, for theft of property, possession of a controlled substance (Meth), furnishing prohibited articles into a correctional facility and aggravated assault on…
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Arrest Alicia Man For Rape And Incest
Sheriff Jody Dotson reports the arrest of an Alicia man for Rape, Incest and sexual indecency with a minor. The arrest of Billy Joe Allen of Alicia came after a…
Concerned Citizens Report Drug Activity To Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Resulting In Arrest Of 3
Sheriff Jody Dotson of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Charles Logan Morse, Keanon Lynn Mooney and Timothy Austin Sheets all of Walnut Ridge for possession of…
“There’s A New Sheriff In Town”, Really There is!
Midnight Friday night Captain Jody Dotson of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office will become Sheriff Jody Dotson. Dotson, a 10 year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office began his official campaign…
Walnut Ridge Sex Offender Arrested For Failure To Comply With State
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Gary Blackshear of Walnut Ridge for failure to comply. The arrest came after the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department received information that…