PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Paragould suspect has been arrested after investigators say DNA evidence connected him to the reported rape of a 12-year-old in 2023. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Paragould Police Department, officers were dispatched Oct. 14, 2023, to the 800 block of Northwood Drive regarding [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Greene County detention officer has been arrested and charged with a felony after investigators determined she allegedly brought prohibited items into the county jail for an inmate. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, detectives received information early last week that a detention officer had been [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A suspect was arrested Saturday after police say he assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her during a domestic disturbance, according to a probable cause affidavit from the Paragould Police Department. On March 7, 2026, officers were dispatched to an address in the city regarding a [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A suspect was arrested Saturday after officers responded to a shoplifting report at Walmart on West Kingshighway, according to an incident report from the Paragould Police Department. Officer Brewer responded on March 7, 2026, to the Walmart Supercenter at 2802 W. Kingshighway at approximately 4:56 p.m. in [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A registered sex offender was arrested after Paragould police determined he had not been living at his reported address and failed to notify authorities of the change, according to an affidavit. Christian Seth Johnson, 25, of Paragould, was arrested on a charge of failure to comply with [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A suspect accused of injuring an officer while attempting to flee arrest was taken into custody after officers located him in a vehicle in Paragould. Jeritt L. Wimberley, 25, was arrested on two counts of second-degree battery, both Class D felonies. He also faces charges of fleeing, [read more…]
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 4, 2026– Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care and Arkansas Methodist Medical Center of Paragould, Arkansas, finalized plans to merge on Feb. 28, 2026, increasing Baptist Memorial’s hospitals to 25 and solidifying the organization’s position as one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the United States. Completing [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — Jaxon Anderson pleaded guilty today to two counts of rape, a Class Y felony, and was sentenced to a total of 50 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction. Upon release, he will be subject to a 10-year suspended imposition of sentence. On July 1, 2025, the [read more…]
MARMADUKE, Ark. — Two suspects were arrested following an alleged armed home invasion at a residence in the Marmaduke area, according to an affidavit from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded Feb. 24, 2026, to a residence on Greene County Road 443 in reference to an assault. Upon arrival, [read more…]
PARAGOULD, Ark. — A Greene County sheriff’s deputy was involved in a crash Friday morning while responding to a serious wreck on Highway 135 North, according to Sheriff Brad Snyder. Snyder said the collision occurred on Highway 49 North near Utility Trailer as deputies were en route to the crash [read more…]
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