How to Wear Cloth Face Coverings
Cloth face coverings are an additional step to help slow the spread of COVID-19 when combined with every day preventive actions and social distancing in public settings. CDC recommends that…
Arkansas Welcome Centers reopen to visitors
Travelers can now stop at an Arkansas Welcome Center for trip planning advice, tourism information and the opportunity to stretch their legs while on the road. After temporarily closing March…
County Clerk Jailed, Accused Of Stealing More Than One Million Dollars
Former Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday will appear today for a bond hearing on charges of allegedly stealing nearly $1.6 million in funds and abuse of office.Holliday resigned Monday afternoon,…
Robert “Bob†Stallings
Robert “Bob†Stallings, 70, of Black Rock AR passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born October 12, 1949 in Harrisburg to the late Joseph…
Three Arrested On Theft Charges, One Suspect Still At Large
Randolph County authorities announced the arrest today of three suspects involving numerous thefts with a fourth suspect still at large. Those arrested were Allen Dildine, Scott Mitchell and Jason Kinney.…
Danny Joe Bryant
Danny Joe Bryant, 63 of Black Rock, died Thursday June 25, 2020 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born December 18, 1956 in Beech Grove, AR to…
Northeast Arkansas Man Sentenced For Stealing More Than 9 Million Dollars
A Mammoth Spring man was sentenced Wednesday for bank fraud after stealing more than $9 million from a client in Trumann, Arkansas. 71 year old Edward Cooper, was sentenced to…
Ash Flat Man Shot By Police After Exchanging Gun Fire
Arkansas State Police are investigating an officer involved shooting in Sharp County. According to a press release, 28 year old, Jerod White was shot by officers after brandishing a weapon…
Visitor Finds 2.23-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
The summer of 2020 started with a sparkling surprise for one western Arkansas woman. Fifty-six-year-old Beatrice Watkins, of Mena, visited Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Murfreesboro, on Saturday,…
Warning Signs Placed After Tragic Drowning Near Hardy
Warning signs have now been placed in the area where a Paragould woman recently drown in the Spring River. According to a post by Scott Rose from the Hardy PD…
Local Restaurant Closes Dining Room Due to Customers Not Complying with ADH Directive on Masks
One local restaurant in Pocahontas, announced it will close it’s dining room today due to some customers refusing to comply with the ADH directives that masks be worn inside restaurants…
Guidelines for 2020 General Election
Lawrence county is committed to providing a safe environment for all voters and poll workers on Election Day. All polling sites will be sanitized prior to votingAll Pollworkers will be…
Arkansas COVID-19 Update 6/24/2020
Daily COVID-19 Update 6/24/2020697 new cases today17375 total cumulative cases 5567 actives cases267 hospitalizations58 on ventilators240 deaths -3 additional7,374 tested yesterday Breakdown of highest positives per county..Hot Spring- 168 from…
Zachary Ryne Barton
Zachary Ryne Barton, 28 of Walnut Ridge; passed away suddenly June 21, 2020. Born December 9, 1991 in Fayetteville, son of James Barton and Stacy Martz. He was united in…
Donation to WBU will fund two greenhouses
A donation to Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge will fund the construction of two greenhouses. The $75,000 gift from Tekla Research, Inc., is providing the greenhouses for WBU’s Eagle…
2020 Lawrence County Fair Cancelled
Fair Board President James Ratliff announced the following message: “The Lawrence County Fair held their monthly meeting tonight.After a long and lengthy discussion whether to have a fair or not…