Sheriff’s Deputies Act As Storm Chasers During Tuesday’s Storms
Deputies from the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office spent last Tuesday evening in the south part of Lawrence County as “Storm Spotters”. Around 9pm reports of a possible funnel cloud…
Dedication Set for Beatles Sculpture in Walnut Ridge
(Walnut Ridge, Ark.)- The Beatles are coming back to Walnut Ridge! Plans have been set for a September unveiling of the Beatles sculpture that is to be erected at Walnut…
Investigation Into Woman Scammed In Smithville Leads To Arrest By The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office And Hoxie PD
On April 19, 2011 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dept with assistance from the Hoxie Police Dept arrested Michael Morse (03/12/70) of Hoxie for theft by deception. The arrest came after…
Ravenden Man Becomes The 10th “Most Wanted” Arrest For The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
Friday April 15th, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department arrested Matthew Scott Swartzlander on outstanding warrants. According to Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson, the Sheriff’s Office received several tips stating that…
Grecian Gardens Sloan-Hendrix Prom 2011
The Sloan-Hendrix High School Junior Senior Banquet and Prom 2011 was held at the Sloan-Hendrix Campus on Friday night , April 15th. The night began with the Grand March, followed…
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office To Host 2nd RX Takeback Program In April
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office To Host 2nd RX Takeback Program In April Sheriff Jody Dotson has announced that the Sheriff’s Department will host it’s 2nd RX Takeback Program on April…
Drug Task Force Arrest 13 Including A Ravenden And Smithville Woman
Third Judicial Drug Task Force along with Lawrence, Sharp and Jackson County Sheriff’s Departments took part in a 3 county drug sting. Aaron Branson Ellis was arrested in the roundup…
Sheriff Dotson Visits Hillcrest Elementary And Takes On A Tough Subject
Sheriff Jody Dotson and Detective Andrew Turner of the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office visited Hillcrest Elementary School on April 8th for a special presentation. Grades 4 through 6 attended a…
Daycare Fire Affects More Than Just The Staff
In a town like Imboden, the closing of a business due to fire is more than just employee losses. Our town economy is based on small locally owned businesses, for…
Tips lead to another Most Wanted Arrest
On April 06, 2011 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its most wanted from the website. Bryan Robbins (10/31/58) was wanted for failure to appear (times 2) and…
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Work Project
On April 07, 2011 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deptment started its County Work Project. Yesterday 3 inmates on District Court sentences were taken out on Highway 412 outside of Walnut…
Sloan-Hendrix Circus Pep Rally Informs Students About Upcoming Testing
Sloan-Hendrix School held a Circus themed Pep Rally to get students fired up and ready for Benchmark testing taking place. Placing a fun slant on the upcoming testing may help…
Imboden Area Charter School Book Fair Huge Success
The PTO sponsored Book Fair held April 28-April 1st was a huge success at the Imboden Area Charter School. Total sales amounted to $819.39. In addition to $100 in Scholastic…
Black Rock and Imboden Cub Scouts Pine Wood Derby Race Results
The Black Rock Pack 65 and Imboden Pack 728 Cub Scout Pine Wood Derby Race was held Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Black Rock Multipurpose Building. First, Second and…
Another Dope Bust For The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
On April 01, 2001 the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dept arrested Alvin Poe (07/19/60) of Kokomo, IN for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (meth), possession of drug…
Sheriff’s “Most Wanted” Page Leads To Another Arrest
Jeremiah John Fox of Cherokee Village became the 8th person arrested off the “Most Wanted” page of the Sheriff’s Website. Fox was arrested on a revocation of probation warrant for…