Updated: Morgan Nick Amber Alert Issued for Sidney Randall
The Walnut Ridge Police Department has requested activation of a Morgan Nick Amber Alert, Level 2. Point of contact for additional information is Chief Richy Thatcher who can be contacted…
Search Continues For Missing 14 Year Old After Suspect is Found Dead
Monday, Sheriff Dotson called every available county deputy after the body of John Cornell was discovered on a farm road just off Lawrence 438. Lawrence County Deputies along with Walnut…
Search for Missing Juvenile From Walnut Ridge
Search for a Missing Juvenile from Walnut Ridge Walnut Ridge Police Department, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies and law enforcement from surrounding counties are searching for a missing girl from Walnut…
Williams Baptist College December 2012
Bosch Company Makes Gift to WBC (Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – Robert Bosch Tool Company has presented a gift to the annual scholarship fund ad Williams Baptist College. Steve Engelken, operations…
Hoxie Fire, Walnut Ridge Fire, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Respond To Serious Accident South Of Minturn On 67
Units from both the Hoxie Fire Department and Walnut Ridge Fire Department were paged by the Lawrence County Dispatch to the scene of a two vehicle accident on Hwy 67…
Rumblin Around the Ridge’s Christmas Food and Toy Drive
Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 9:00am until 4:00pm Rumblin Around the Ridge will be set up ay Hays and Wal Mart to accept your donations of toys for the Lawrence…
Junyor to Present Christmas Piano Concert
(Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – Williams Baptist College alumnus Joshua Junyor will return to WBC for a Christmas concert on the piano Thursday, Dec. 6. The performance begins at 7 p.m.…
2012 Area Christmas Parades
If your looking for entertainment in Lawrence County for the month of December look no further than our own hometown Christmas parades. It’s a great way to take part our…
Updated Photos: Walnut Ridge And Portia Fire Departments Respond To Truck Vs. Train Accident In Portia
The Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting an accident involving a pickup truck and a train at a railroad crossing in Portia on Saturday afternoon. Dispatch paged the…
Williams Baptist College News and Upcoming Events
WBC Hosting Watson Art Exhibit (Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – Williams Baptist College graduate Stephen Watson will showcase some of his latest artworks in an exhibit that opens Thursday, Nov. 15.…
Walnut Ridge will be Rock n’ For A Cure on October 27th
Walnut Ridge will be Rock n’ For A Cure on October 27th — Local alternative/southern rock band Fallen Within will host “Rock n’ For A Cure†on Saturday, Oct. 27,…
WBC to Host Williams HD for Honor Students
(Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – Williams Baptist College will host two preview days, known as Williams HD, for honor students this fall. The first Williams HD will be held on Friday,…
Judge Larry Hayes Suddenly Announces His Retirement As A Complaint Against Him Is Dropped
An announcement today by the Arkansas Judicial Disciple Commission stated that it had dismissed a pending complaint against Judge Larry Hayes of Walnut Ridge. The complaint was filed in 2011…
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office RX Takeback
Got RX Drugs that need to be disposed of? Turn in your unused or expired medication for safe disposal on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at…
Governor Beebe to Visit WR Guitar Walk
(Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe will tour the recently completed Guitar Walk at Cavenaugh Park Thursday in Walnut Ridge. The governor is scheduled to visit the tourist…
WBC History Student Completes Internship at Museum
Grant Smith, a senior history major at Williams Baptist College, spent his summer vacation reading through hundreds of Lawrence County World War II records. Smith volunteered as a summer intern…