JONESBORO, Ark. — A 76-year-old woman was facing charges, including a Class Y felony for alleged trafficking of fentanyl, after an arrest in Jonesboro. The probable cause affidavit states that on May 13, 2025, agents with the Second Judicial District Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at an apartment [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould man is facing felony charges after police say he crashed into multiple yards and a home while driving impaired with a child in the back seat. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers responded to the intersection of U.S. Highway 412 and Court Street around [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Williams Baptist University has announced the students on its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the spring 2025 semester. The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean’s List consists of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. [read more…]
COTTON PLANT, Ark. — The First Judicial Deputy Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has concluded that the use of deadly force by a Cotton Plant Police Department (CPPD) officer was justified in the shooting of a Missouri man. On Monday, March 24, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., CPPD responded to a shooting [read more…]
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — Helena-West Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin Sr., 44, was arrested today following an investigation by the Arkansas State Police’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU). Franklin faces four charges of Failure to Pay or File a Tax Return, each classified as a Class D felony. The investigation, initiated in [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — Arkansas Methodist Medical Center recently completed a rare and highly specialized shoulder surgery that hospital officials say is one of the first of its kind in Arkansas. Dr. Charbel Maroun, an orthopedic surgeon at AMMC, performed a scope-assisted lower trapezius tendon transfer, also known as the SALT [read more…]
Griffin: ‘Brett is someone whose wise counsel I have respected and trusted for a long time’ LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the appointment of appellate attorney Brett Watson of Searcy to the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission: “Brett Watson has a stellar [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A man who was already facing allegations of sexual grooming of a child now faces more charges after police say they found hidden cameras in his home, including one in a juvenile’s bedroom. Kevyn Bowen, 43, was arrested on May 23 for allegedly sexually grooming a child, [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould man is facing a felony charge after police say he assaulted his elderly great-grandmother and took her vehicle during a domestic disturbance. Officers were dispatched June 22, 2025, to the 300 block of E. Court Street following a 911 call about a reported assault. When [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Corning man is accused of pulling a gun on another driver during a road rage incident that began in Craighead County and ended in Paragould, according to police. On June 21, 2025, Paragould police were dispatched after receiving a 911 call about a road rage situation [read more…]
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