Lawrence County

Whitney Represents WBC at State Capitol

Press Release (Walnut Ridge, Ark.) – Every spring the top students from all Arkansas high schools travel to Little Rock for the Arkansas Scholastic Honors Day.  Representatives from the state’s higher education institutions are also present, and this year junior Collin Whitney was the chosen ambassador for Williams Baptist College.

Lawrence County

U.S. 67 at Hoxie opening Aug. 11

HOXIE, Ark. – The highway work at Hoxie is almost finished and it has many in the area excited. U.S. Highway 67 at Hoxie and Walnut Ridge will open Aug. 11, according to Walter McMillian, District 10 engineer for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

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Work continues on Black River Bridge thru Friday

Press Release: RANDOLPH COUNTY (6-17) – Maintenance work requires an alternating lane closure on the southbound U.S. Highway 67 Black River Bridge in Pocahontas, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials. The work will require alternating a single lane closure of the inside and outside southbound lanes [read more…]

Craighead County

Jonesboro police addressing cyclist safety

JONESBORO, Ark. – At Tuesday night’s city council meeting in Jonesboro, many were thinking about Jason McDonald. The 42-year-old family man was riding his bicycle on Craighead County Road 766 Wednesday, June 8, when a truck struck him, killing him.

Craighead County

Beloved rugby coach, judge dies

JONESBORO, Ark. – Few could light up a room with such a genuine demeanor like Curt Huckaby and many felt sincere loss Tuesday as news spread of his death. Huckaby was known to many as a judge in Craighead County District Court, along with Judge Keith Blackmon. However, he was [read more…]

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Craighead County

Update: Police locate missing boy in Jonesboro

JONESBORO, Ark. – A 13-year-old boy who ran away from church camp was found Tuesday afternoon in Jonesboro. Caleb Washington Berkley was originally from Liberia, Africa but was adopted when he was younger and moved to Oklahoma, according to the Jonesboro Police Department incident report. Berkley was at Corner Stone Baptist [read more…]