Sloan-Hendrix Third Graders Celebrate Literacy
Third grade literacy classes have had some exciting events take place in the last few weeks!! On March 9th, we celebrated reading with our first Literacy Day! The festivities were…
Black Rock Fire Department Responds to a Vehicle Fire on Hwy. 117
At approximately 12:40 pm Monday ,Lawrence County Dispatch received at call reporting a vehicle fire on Hwy. 117. Black Rock Fire Department and Lawrence. County Sheriff’s Office deputies were notified…
Former Walnut Ridge Man Arrested on Charges of Theft and Forgery from Local Funeral Home
On March 21, 2014 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office and the Arkansas State Police arrested Darrin (Pinky) Pinkston of Mammoth Springs on charges of forgery and theft of property. The…
Accident On Highway 25 Sends 3 To Area Hospital Including A Child
At 2:32 pm the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a one vehicle accident on Hwy 25 just outside Lynn new the New Buckaroo. Initial reports stated multiple…
Waivers For Inclement Weather Approved By The State Board Of Education
The Arkansas Board of Education approved inclement weather waivers for 75 school districts allowing them to shorten the 178 days of required classroom instruction. Many school districts exceeded the days…
Board Of Education Meeting Today Concerning Excusing Snow Days Missed
The Arkansas Board of Education is set to review requests by school districts across the state to reduce their academic years after winter storms that forced some students to miss…
Check water temperature for spring fishing success
LITTLE ROCK – With all of the snow, sleet and cold weather Arkansas has received this winter, you might not realize that fishing action is heating up. Spring is near.…
Two Injured In Accident At Black Rock On Wednesday
Black Rock Police, Black Rock Fire, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputies and AET Ambulance were all dispatched to the intersection of Hwy 63 and Hwy 117 on Wednesday afternoon after the…
Family Meals Do More than Put Food on the Table: During National Nutrition Month®
Family Meals Do More than Put Food on the Table: During National Nutrition Month®, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spotlights Benefits of Cooking, Eating as a Family Family Meals Do…
Annual Youth Conference Set at WBC
Williams Baptist College will host its “5 to 1†student ministry conference on Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, in WBC’s Maddox Center. Sessions will be held from 7:00-8:30…
ATOD “Like a Boss” 5K Rescheduled for March 29th
The ATOD “Like a Boss†5K is now rescheduled for March 29, 2014 due to the weather conditions. The 5K will be taking place at Stewart Park in Walnut Ridge…
Powhatan Historic State Park Plans Spring Break Activities
Anyone with school-age kids already knows that Arkansas’s Spring Break is coming up fast, March 24-28. Arkansas State Parks are open for business and ready for guests who want safe,…
AGFC stocks more than 200,000 fish during February
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries crews stocked more than 200,000 fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during February. The total stocking of fish weighed more than…
2nd Annual Spring Festival hosted by Imboden Cubscouts
The Imboden Cub Scouts will be having a BBQ Cook off Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 11:00 am at the Sloan-Hendrix old Gym in Imboden. The scouts welcome people to…
Sheriff’s Office And Hoxie Police Department Receive Donated Computers
On Tuesday, Sheriff Jody Dotson and Hoxie Patrolman Jake Smith were awarded a total of (4) Dell Computers, (4) monitors and a printer from the Criminal Justice Institute. Dr. Cheryl…
Hoxie Volunteer Fire Department 12th Annual Bass Tournament
The Hoxie Fire Department has rescheduled it’s Annual Bass Tournament and it will now be held at Lake Charles on May 17th, 2014 from 6:30 am to 2:30 pm. Tournament…