Sanders Appoints Gary Stark to Board LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed longtime educator Gary Stark to the Arkansas State Board of Education, the governor’s office announced Monday. Stark will replace Adrienne Woods and serve a term expiring June 30, 2033. “Few people understand what it [read more…]
QUITMAN, Ark. — A Dec. 21 attempted traffic stop for speeding escalated into a vehicle pursuit, crash, and foot chase before Arkansas State Police arrested a man, according to a state police report. Trooper First Class Jess Burris was on routine patrol Dec. 21, 2025, traveling southbound on State Highway [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—Charles David Agnew, who has two previous convictions for crimes involving children, will spend 15 years in federal prison for attempted distribution of child pornography. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down today by United States District [read more…]
CONCORD, Ark. — A police chase from last month ended with a suspect arrested for fleeing and other charges in Cleburne County. At about 1:50 p.m. on October 3, officers were requested to help serve a warrant on Ricky Brock at 360 Cooper Road. Members of the Concord Police Department, [read more…]
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — On October 20, 2025 around 7:07pm, Cleburne County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a house in the 3000 block of Heber Springs Road North in Ida in reference to a shooting. When Deputies arrived, they made contact with a male, identified as Dustin Cannon. They also located [read more…]
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. —The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man caught on camera during a burglary earlier this summer. Sheriff Chris Brown said in an update that the suspect was recorded on August 3, 2025, taking items from a residence on Walker [read more…]
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) have arrested the Director of the Cleburne County Public Library, Zackery Cothren, 47, following an investigation into the misuse of taxpayer funds. The investigation was initiated on May 22, 2025, at the request of [read more…]
Quitman Woman Sentenced to Probation for Excavation and Removal of Native American Human Skeletal Remains Located in a National Forest LITTLE ROCK—Kristy Loree Gordon was sentenced to four years’ probation for the excavation and removal of archaeological resources that included human skeletal remains and were located on public land at [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A Heber Springs woman who worked as a caregiver at a local nursing facility has been sentenced to probation after admitting to exploiting an elderly patient, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Thursday. Sharon “Kaleigh” Hood, 30, pleaded guilty on May 29 to one count of [read more…]
CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. — A release from the sheriff of Cleburne County detailed several recent arrests of suspects on charges involving children. Below is the press release: In early September of 2024, the Sheriff’s Office received a tip about a possible child sexual solicitation case. On September 17, 2024, after [read more…]
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