LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture today announced more than $327,000 in state funding and more than $529,000 in local matching funds for six county projects through the Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program (AURP). Each of the six projects receiving funding aim to protect water [read more…]
HARDY, Ark. — NASCAR legend Kyle Petty is scheduled to stop in Hardy this week as part of the 30th annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America. Petty and riders taking part in the cross-country motorcycle trek are scheduled to be at the Hardy Civic Center at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, [read more…]
RAVENDEN, Ark. — A pursuit that began in Lawrence County on Nov. 15 ended with a Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI), a rollover crash and the discovery of a large amount of suspected methamphetamine, according to law enforcement reports. The incident began when Ravenden Police Chief John Keding attempted to stop [read more…]
CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. — The Arkansas Pie Festival has been officially inducted into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. The honor recognizes the festival’s unique role in celebrating Arkansas’s culinary culture, supporting small businesses, and creating community connections across [read more…]
OZARK ACRES, Ark. — A Sharp County man wanted on a federal warrant for failing to register as a sex offender has been taken into custody. The Sharp County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Williams, 54, was arrested Sept. 3 at a home in Ozark Acres after deputies were contacted by [read more…]
CAVE CITY, Ark. — A traffic stop in Cave City resulted in the seizure of 1,279 grams of suspected methamphetamine and the arrest of two individuals who are each being held on $250,000 bond, according to the Sharp County Sheriff’s Office. On July 8, law enforcement received information that a [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. — Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Devon Holder has formally announced his campaign for re-election, highlighting accomplishments in violent crime prosecutions, drug enforcement, and backlog reduction during his first term in office. Holder, who took office on Jan. 1, 2023, said his campaign slogan this cycle is “Safer [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University will offer opportunities in July for small businesses to learn about funding, growing, and marketing their businesses. ASBTDC provides one-to-one confidential guidance to business owners and entrepreneurs. Primary areas of assistance include business planning, financial [read more…]
HARDY, Ark. – The City of Hardy says it is taking steps to terminate the employment of Former Police Chief Scott Rose following his recent arrest. In a statement Tuesday, city officials said they had taken “decisive steps to terminate his employment.” The post on social media stated that the [read more…]
HARDY, Ark. — Hardy’s police chief has been arrested after a multi-agency investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse. As reported by the Spring River Chronicle, Scott Rose, 47, was detained on June 2 at the FBI field office in Jonesboro on a bench warrant from Sharp County. Rose went [read more…]
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