POCAHONTAS, Ark. – Major sections of Black River Bridge are being deconstructed this week and Tuesday, huge chunks of the road leading to the double-archway was dismantled. Local source Mark Saala contributed several photos to NEAReport.com showing the latest efforts from Tuesday. The main section of bridge, with the arches, [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – The landscape changes quickly in 2016 when modern construction equipment is in hand. Over the weekend, major portions of the historic Black River Bridge in Pocahontas were dismantled. As is visible in the photo above, traffic is one lane each direction on the remaining bridge. It was [read more…]
FULTON COUNTY, Ark. – Authorities in Fulton County are investigating the assault of a U.S. Marine, taking place over the Independence Day weekend, according to the Marine’s viral Facebook post. Sharp County Sheriff Mark Counts first said on Wednesday an investigation was taking place. He said he, himself had spoken to [read more…]
(From Randolph County Chamber of Commerce) Paws & Claws Pet Spa in Pocahontas is the newest member of the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce. Chamber and community members gathered to welcome Paws & Claws to the community on Tuesday morning. Paws & Claws Pet Spa is located at 2619 Hwy [read more…]
by Stan Morris POCAHONTAS, Ark. – The historic Black River Bridge in Pocahontas shut down for the final time Thursday, July 7. The next time the path over Black River is four-lanes, an entirely new bridge will handle half of the payload. The new bridge is expected to be complete [read more…]
Press Release from Henry Boyce: Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Henry Boyce announced today that Kenneth Dewitt, 67, of the Patterson Community in Woodruff County has pled guilty to three counts of Sexual Assault in the 3rd Degree. Dewitt, the former prison chaplain at the Arkansas Department of Correction’s McPherson [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – A fire gutted a home in Pocahontas on Monday. At close to 1:30 p.m., Pocahontas Fire Department was paged to 1005 North Weible in Pocahontas in reference to a fully involved house fire. Fire crews battled the blaze all afternoon, being paged back to the scene at around [read more…]
MAYNARD, Ark. – A special election for a mill increase in the Maynard School District has passed, the Randolph County Clerk reported. In the Maynard Special School Election for a 4 mill increase, bringing the total to 34.7 mill, the unofficial results were 145 for and 87 against. The total [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – An evening fire destroyed a home in Randolph County on Tuesday night. A house 1.36 miles north of the American Legion on Arkansas 251 was fully involved, Randolph County dispatch reported.
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…]
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