From the National Guard: Randolph County, Ark.:– Soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard’s 87th Troop Command, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the 189 Airlift Wing continued to assist Randolph, Lawrence and Craighead County authorities and residents impacted by the historic flooding throughout the area Thursday, May 4, 2017. (U.S. [read more…]
Jonesboro Animal Control and NAFA (Northeast Arkansans for Animals) are gathering pet supplies to provide to flood victims in Randolph and Lawrence Counties. Items will be collected through Saturday at noon (at Jonesboro Animal Control – 6119 E. Highland Drive) and then delivered by JAC representative to the area. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Creative Concepts of Jonesboro is raising money for those impacted by the flood with a T-shirt fundraiser. The company will have two T-shirt designs, a white shirt (featured) and a black shirt (see below), to choose from. All proceeds will be donated to shelters housing flood victims. Pre-orders [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – Randolph County Judge David Jansen did not hesitate to call the 2017 Flood the worst natural disaster he has ever seen on Thursday. The county judge, who has yet to see his own home since flood waters began to rise, was hopeful he would get to go [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – A program is giving money to displaced families, renters or owners in flooded areas of Arkansas. The Arkansas Board of Realtors supports a program to give money to displaced families, renters or owners, called Hearts and Homes of Arkansas, Inc. It is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that was [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – A giant business in Randolph County has made an extraordinary decision to pay employees for almost an entire week despite the plant being shut down. All full-time Peco employees will be paid for the hours worked on Monday, May 1, plus 32 hours, provided they come back as an [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – With construction on a new Black River Bridge still underway and only one bridge/two lanes left, the community would be crippled if something happened to the only bridge left. This unthinkable scenario is a actual worry for Pocahontas Mayor Kary Story. Currently, traffic is down to one [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – Black River is going to go at least a foot above record levels this week and if even conservative estimates hold true, east Pocahontas “will be underwater.” Those are the words of Mayor Kary Story, who issued a mandatory evacuation of east Pocahontas on Monday morning, he [read more…]
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – The mayor in Walnut Ridge is issuing an urgent update to those who were affected by the historic flood of 2011 – get ready to move. Black River is forecasted to crest Friday, May 5 (as of 10 a.m. Monday). The crest will be up between [read more…]
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