Man Loses Control Of Vehicle And Crashes into Dollar Store In Imboden
Shortly after 11 am on Saturday, the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a vehicle crashing into the Dollar General Store on Highway 63 in Imboden. The Imboden…
Sheriff’s Office Tracks Down Most Wanted Suspect By Cell Phone
Sheriff Jody Dotson today advised that Emily Huff, recently placed on the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Most Wanted has been arrested in Kennett Missouri. Sheriff Dotson said his department received a…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Vandalism Of Historic Church
 Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the Clear Springs Baptist Church on Friday to investigate vandalism to the church.  Several windows and a storm door were broken sometime after…
Strawberry And Lynn Fire Departments Battle A Shop Fire In Strawberry
 At 12:55pm on Friday, the Lawrence County Dispatch received a report of a shop building on fire at 552 East River Drive in Strawberry.  Strawberry Fire Department responded,…
Heavy Christmas Snow Makes For Hazardous Driving In Lawrence County
As heavy snow fell in Lawrence County on Christmas, driving conditions across the county went from bad to impossible. Officers from Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Sheriff’s Deputies and several fire departments…
January Events at Powhatan State Park
First Day Hike: Powhatan Town Tour January 1, 2013 1:00 pm $5 adults, $3 children 6-12, Under 6 Free Start the new year off right by exercising both mind and…
Christmas Eve Farm Accident Sends On To Hospital By Medical Helicopter
At 2:41 pm on Monday, the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a female victim with her arm trapped in what was described as a belt at Hankins…
Pursuit From Jackson County Ends On Hwy 63 In Lawrence County
At 10:50 pm the Lawrence County Dispatch was notified of a pursuit entering Lawrence County on Hwy 67. Swifton Police were involved in a pursuit of an SUV refusing to…
Possible White Christmas for Northeast Arkansas
There is a Winter Storm Watch in effect from Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night… The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Winter Storm Watch… which is in…
Sloan Hendrix Schools Begin A Plan Of Action For Upgraded School Security
Friday morning, December 21, twenty-eight individuals met in the Sloan-Hendrix District Administration building to discuss how those in the community could help with making the Sloan-Hendrix school campus more secure…
Inmate Escapes Lawrence County Jail On Saturday, High Speed Pursuit Ends In Imboden
Shortly before 11 am on Saturday, Lawrence County Inmate Randall Morris escaped from jailers while he was being moved from cell for visitation, Morris ran out a back door at…
Arkansas State Police Releases Information On Man Killed On Hwy 62
 According to the Arkansas State Police, Lester Brown of Pocahontas killed at 10:56 am Thursday on Hwy 62 as he was walking across Hwy 62 and was struck by…
Lawrence County Residents Need To Be On Lookout For Dangerous Suspect Out Of Sharp County
 Sheriff Jody Dotson today is issuing a warning concerning a suspect out of Sharp County. Jason Madrid Jones is wanted in Sharp County for his alleged involvement in a…
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…
A Time of Sadness and Reflection
Last Friday, December 14th, I watched with great sadness the details unfold about the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. Tears streamed down my face as I heard…
High Winds In Lawrence County Keep Fire Departments Busy Thursday
As the current cold front arrived in Lawrence County, high winds were present Thursday causing several trees to fall across the county. Ravenden Fire Fighters responded to a tree across…