Small town news commentary from Imboden, Arkansas
3 FATALITIES CONFIRMED AFTER WIDESPREAD STORM DAMAGE, STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ACTIVATES March 15, 2025 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Three fatalities have been confirmed in Independence County, and 29…
Beginning December 1st, if you are looking for holiday family entertainment then stop by the Christmas on Elm Street light display in Ravenden. Turn some Christmas music on your car…
Pat Johnson, founder of the Eddie Mae Herron Center Museum in Pocahontas has been named one of ten, 2024 National Heritage Fellows by the National Endowment for the Arts. This…
A 19 year old Craighead County man was arrested on aggravated robbery charges after he allegedly robbed a man in the parking garage at St. Bernards Hospital. The suspect identified…
Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun newspaper, and the response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. We would like to…
The first Christmas cards were commissioned by Sir Henry Cole and illustrated by John Callcott Horsley in London on the 1st of May 1843. The central picture showed three generations…
Linda Faye Mattox Ellis, 64, of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at her home. Linda was born on Thursday, September 26, 1957, in Elaine, to…
On this day in history, June 3rd 1983, a shootout occurred at a farm just outside Smithville Arkansas leaving Lawrence County Sheriff Gene Matthews and federal fugitive Gordon Kahl both…
This 2021 dump trailer was stolen either late night on the 15th or early morning of the 16th from Hi-Spec Tooling located on 1st Street in Imboden. Lawrence County Sheriffs…
The Thanksgiving holiday has always been a special time to give thanks for our blessings and gather with our family, and friends. During this holiday season, staying at home is…
If you were within six feet of a person while they were infectious with COVID-19 for 15 minutes or more, you should go into quarantine for 14 days, even if…
Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which is the cause of COVID-19. There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. As you…
Instead of having the traditional race this year we have decided to host a virtual race. Participants will complete the 5k on their own time. Everyone who participates will receive…
On Monday, Quake Lewellyn was escorted into a Jackson County courtroom where Judge Harold Erwin found probable cause to formally charge Lewellyn with capital murder, kidnapping and rape in the…
Quake Lewellyn, 28 years old of Jonesboro has been arrested and charged in the murder of Sydney Sutherland. Lewellyn is currently being held in the Jackson County Jail under charges…
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…