IZARD COUNTY, Ark. — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has opened an investigation into an officer‑involved shooting death at the request of the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, April 18, 2026, around 9:45 a.m., Izard County dispatch received a report of a disturbance involving someone [read more…]
MELBOURNE, Ark. — A Melbourne man wanted in Texas on a child sex abuse warrant was arrested this week in Izard County, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. David Charles Jones, 55, was taken into custody April 9 after deputies were notified by the Arkansas State Police that Jones [read more…]
MELBOURNE, Ark. — Two people were found dead early Thursday after a house fire in Izard County, according to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies discovered the fire at approximately 3:40 a.m. near the 5000 block of Arkansas Highway 56 in the Violet Hill area. The Franklin Fire Department responded [read more…]
HORSESHOE BEND, Ark. — A Horseshoe Bend man was found dead Monday morning after a lawn mower accident that deputies say occurred late the previous afternoon. According to the Izard County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received a call around 1 a.m. on June 30 reporting the man missing. The caller said [read more…]
CALICO ROCK – Escaped inmate Grant Hardin has been recaptured and was taken into custody shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, June 6. Hardin was found by Arkansas law enforcement officers and the U.S. Border Patrol near Moccasin Creek in Izard County, roughly a mile and a half west of [read more…]
CALICO ROCK, Ark. — The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of Grant Matthew Hardin, and U.S. Marshals are offering another $5,000. The FBI doubled Thursday’s $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Harden. He was convicted of homicide [read more…]
CALICO ROCK, Ark. — Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from the North Central Unit on Sunday. Grant Hardin, 61, was discovered missing at about 3:40 p.m., according to the Arkansas State Police. Hardin is serving a 30-year sentence for first-degree murder, along with an additional sentence for [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — This week was lucky for three Arkansans who won top prizes on three different instant games. Paragould resident Jessie R., won $75,000 playing Xtreme Crossword. The $3 winning ticket was sold at 807 Caraway Express LLC, 807 S. Caraway Road in Jonesboro. Jessie claimed his prize [read more…]
by Mary Hennigan, Arkansas Advocate Distrust of electronic voting machines and tense local political environments have residents in some northern Arkansas counties worried about the integrity of this year’s election. Immediately upon leaving the United Methodist Church in Horseshoe Bend, one of three early voting polling sites in rural Izard [read more…]
Griffin: ‘Public officials are obligated to act in the public’s interest’ LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Josh Jackson, 41, a former Horseshoe Bend municipal employee, on three felony counts: “I am grateful for the diligent work of Special Agent [read more…]
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