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Lawrence County

Dead body located in Hoxie

HOXIE, Ark. – A second dead body within a single day was discovered Monday evening in Lawrence County. A female, 40, of Hoxie, was found at the Cottonwood Apartments around 7 p.m. Monday evening, according to Hoxie Police Chief Glenn Smith. Smith is waiting until Wednesday to release the name [read more…]

Clay County

Man critically injured in ATV accident

CORNING, Ark. – A serious accident involving an all-terrain vehicle happened near Corning on Saturday. At 10:49 p.m., Clay County 911 reported receiving notification of a 4-wheeler accident on Clay County Road 181 and 141, according to a Facebook post by the Clay County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center [read more…]

Lawrence County

Dead body found in Walnut Ridge

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – Emergency responders found a dead body Monday afternoon in Walnut Ridge after a relative went to check on the man. Monday afternoon at 1:03 p.m., the call came in about a relative going to check on Larry Hayes, 72, at his address on the 300-block of [read more…]

Craighead County

JPD hires three new officers

JONESBORO, Ark. – Three new officers are on the force in Jonesboro, bringing the total number of police in the city to its full authorized complement. Jonesboro Police Department officially welcomed Tanner Huff, Colton Brown and Matthew McDaniel to the force Monday morning, with Craighead County District Court Judge Keith Blackman [read more…]

Craighead County

Poké-problems in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – Martha Gray Lewis just wanted to visit her late mother’s gravesite but she couldn’t reach it because of all the Pokémon GO players. Since the worldwide phenomenon of a mobile game exploded onto the scene, players from across the globe and in NEA have been traveling to all [read more…]