Body Recovered From Black River On Thursday
Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputies have recovered a man’s body from the Black River. The body was discovered floating in the river by a deputy around 8:40am on Thursday. Law enforcement…
Vehicle Reported In Black River On Saturday Night
At 10:03 pm on Saturday the Lawrence County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a vehicle had driven off in the Black River around the area of the 4700 block…
Man flown to an area hospital after a boating accident on the Black River
At 3:33pm on Sunday reports came in after a man was thrown from his boat on the Black River and injured. Â Portia fire department, Black Rock fire department, AET, and…
LCSO Dive Team Responds to Medical Emergency on Black River
At 2:11 pm on Thursday Lawrence County Dispatch center received a 911 call from a female caller stating that her husband had fallen while launching a boat at the Dixie…
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.…
Body of an Unidentified Female Discovered on the Black River
May 18th, 2013- The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence County Dive Team, Arkansas Game and Fish, and the Arkansas State Park are on the scene of…
The Black Rock “Pearl Rush†of 1897
In earlier days, the Black River  had a large population of river mussels. In 1897, Dr. J. H. Myers found a large ball pearl two miles north of Black Rock, Arkansas…
Sheriff’s Dive and Recovery Team In Place In Lawrence County
Sheriff Dotson and the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office  have begun the early stages of creating a Dive and Recovery Team for Lawrence County.  The team will assist in any water related search…
Pocahontas Still Flooding And More Breaks In Levee Are Found
A second breech in the levee at Pocahontas is expanding the local flooding in the area. At 2pm the Black River at Pocahontas was at 28.44 feet. Black River Tech…
Levee In Pocahontas Fails Causing Flooding And Evacuation
Residents in east Pocahontas are being evacuated tonight after a levee breach on the Black River is sending flood waters into homes and businesses in and around Pocahontas. Randolph County…
More Fall Activities at Powhaten Historic State Park
Powhatan and Northeast Arkansas have a long, rich history, so it only makes sense that there are probably a few ghosts still wandering around. Century-old buildings, the Black River and…