AGFC Cites Crowding as Trumann Mayor Pushes Back on Sunken Lands Hunt Draw TRUMANN, Ark. — Trumann Mayor Jay Paul Woods is urging the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to reject a proposed drawn-permit system for waterfowl hunting on part of St. Francis Lake, while the commission says the system [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro woman faces a Class D felony after investigators alleged she reinstated a canceled automobile insurance policy minutes after her daughter’s crash and then falsely reported that the wreck occurred later. Shereka Leanna Ray, 37, is charged with one count of committing a fraudulent insurance act. [read more…]
Aggravated Death by Delivery Charge Filed After Blytheville Woman Found Dead BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — A Blytheville woman faces an aggravated death by delivery charge after police said investigators linked her to the possible overdose death of a 29-year-old woman. Officers responded Thursday, July 23, to the 1600 block of Basin [read more…]
HARDY, Ark. — An Arkansas State Police trooper used a tactical vehicle intervention to end a pursuit involving an alleged reckless driver on U.S. Highway 63 near Hardy, according to a police report. The pursuit began July 13 after authorities received a report around 12:14 p.m. of a white Chevrolet [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will partner with the Jonesboro Fire Department to conduct an elevator rescue exercise on Monday, July 27. The daylong training will begin at 9 a.m. During the morning, firefighters from multiple stations across town will rotate through Kays Hall and University Hall [read more…]
Co-Defendant Pleaded Guilty and is Awaiting Sentencing. JONESBORO—A federal jury has convicted Bobby Scott Glenn of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. The trial, which spanned one day, ended on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, with guilty verdicts for Glenn, 40, of Walnut [read more…]
MONETTE, Ark. — A Craighead County lottery player who typically buys $5 scratch-off tickets won $200,000 after trying a $10 game for the first time. R. Sorrells won the top prize in the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery’s Diamonds & Gold game. He claimed his prize July 13 at the lottery’s claim [read more…]
JONESBORO – To honor America’s 250th anniversary, the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home will host a special exhibit from Monday, Aug. 3, through Wednesday, March 3. The museum is located at 110 Center Dr. in Dyess. “The exhibit, ‘Ragged Old Flag: Johnny Cash and the American Experience,’ explores [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro suspect is accused of breaking into multiple residences, chasing one resident and dragging another down a sidewalk during a series of incidents that ended with police finding him covered in blood. Reco Ledale Smith, 32, faces two counts of aggravated residential burglary, three counts of [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A Jonesboro resident is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16 during an incident at a residence. Eldon Ray Brownderville, 53, faces a charge of second-degree sexual assault. Jonesboro police responded July 19 to a reported sexual assault. The child told officers that [read more…]
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