Small town news commentary from Imboden, Arkansas
Independence County Sheriff’s Department reportedly received a complaint through Crimes Against Children alleging child sexual abuse, on Wednesday. The filing stated the victim was under 10 years old while the…
A release from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation stated Carrie C. Porter of Cave City who is currently serving a prison term for embezzling more than $285,000 from a Batesville…
The Randolph County Livestock Show will be held on August 25-27 & 29th at the Maynard FFA show barn. The entry deadline is July 31st at 11:59 pm.
Pocahontas Police Chief David Edington is proud to announce a notable partnership with the Department of Homeland Security. With this partnership, the department will have an assigned federal agent with…
Local police and sheriff’s offices have reported that fraudulent unemployment claims are on the rise in our area. Reports are coming in daily concerning claims being fraudulently filed in victims names…
Governor Hutchinson announced this today during his daily briefing. The governor also announced another 787 new cases bringing the total cumulative case count to 40,968 since March. An additional 6…
A lengthy investigation into a Newport man and his wife led to several charges in Jackson County. According to a probable cause affidavit, Arkansas State Police reports that they were…
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced an additional 734 cases bringing the cumulative positive results to 40,181 on Tuesday. An additional 20 deaths have been reported bringing the death toll to…
Arkansas State Police are reporting an accident involving a 2019 Can-Am that was traveling north on Greene County 733 at 12:35 a.m. According to the ASP report the vehicle left the…
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday August 1, 2020, and ending at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday August 2, 2020, the State of Arkansas will hold its sales tax holiday allowing…
732 new covid-19 cases were reported on Saturday, according to the Arkansas Department Of Health. Five additional people deaths were reported bringing the statewide death toll to 399. Correctional facilities…
Joan “Jo†Florer, 73, of Ozark Acres near Williford, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Jo was born March 1, 1947,…
An Arkansas State Police Special Agent suffered a broken leg during a foot pursuit of a parolee from Independence County. According to reports officers from the 16th Judicial District Drug…
On July 21st, 2020, a male body was located in the river next to the Black River Bridge. The victim has been identified as Kenneth Ray Parsells from Florida .…
Northeast Arkansas has had some of the slower growth in cases of the COVID-19 but numbers indicate that is changing. With 6,998 active cases as of July 21st and an…
On July 21st, 2020, a male body was located in the river at Pocahontas next to the Black River Bridge. This incident is currently being investigated by the Pocahontas Police…