Small town news commentary from Imboden, Arkansas
 A powerful line of thunder storms moved into Lawrence County around 7 pm on Sunday evening. The Lawrence County Dispatch alerted fire departments across the county of this severe…
 Severe weather impacting western Arkansas could slowly move into our area on Wednesday, continuing into Wednesday night.  According to forecast from WeatherUnderground for Wednesday : Overcast with a…
 From the National Weather Service:  THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS… THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL…NORTH MISSISSIPPI…AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A…
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists conducted the annual midwinter waterfowl survey Jan. 1-5, counting an estimated 1.1 million ducks, including about 750,000 mallards, in the state’s…
Snow blankets Lawrence County overnight with snow totals from 1 to 3 inches throughout the county. Lawrence County Deputies and Walnut Ridge Police Officers reported bridges and overpasses were beginning…
The best advice for driving in bad winter weather is not to drive at all, if you can avoid it. Don’t go out until the snow plows and sanding trucks…
Inmates from the Lawrence County Jail are assisting Lake Charles State park with clean up after Tuesday’s storm. Sheriff Jody Dotson said Thursday that 5 inmates from the Lawrence County…
The storms that came through our area around 6:30 am Tuesday morning delivered some very high winds that caused damage to several areas. Around 6:00 am the Lawrence County Dispatch…
Elderly people (that is, people aged 65 years and older) are more prone to heat stress than younger people for several reasons: •Elderly people do not adjust as well as…
During Wednesday’s storms, Sheriff Dotson and his deputies spread out all over the county watching the developing weather in our area. Â Many schools in the area closed early in an…
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…
JoAnne Bradley 48 years old of Shelbyville Road in Sharp County was found dead after a tornado passed through the area of Hwy 230 just across the Lawrence/Sharp county line.…
At 11:30 pm Tuesday, the Lawrence County Dispatch Center received a request from Sharp County for manpower in the Calamine area and Milligan Camp Ground area. Reports from Sharp County…
Storms once again moved into Lawrence and surrounding areas Tuesday night. At 9:45 pm the Lawrence County Dispatch Center received a 911 call in the area of the Lawrence/Sharp County…
The Lawrence County Dispatch Center alerted emergency personel in the Imboden and Ravenden area of a possible tornado located 9 miles west of Ravenden at 4:50pm on Monday. The National…
Shortly before 7am calls began coming into the Lawrence County Dispatch with reports of wrecks on Hwy 63 from Imboden to Hoxie. Deputies worked more than 6 vehicles and several…