Craighead County

JPD plans sobriety checkpoints Friday night

The Jonesboro Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints Friday night in Jonesboro as part of the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Officers will be using the BAT Mobile while conducting the checkpoints. The Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile is a completely self-contained vehicle used for conducting [read more…]

Lawrence County

U.S. 67 at Hoxie opening Aug. 11

HOXIE, Ark. – The highway work at Hoxie is almost finished and it has many in the area excited. U.S. Highway 67 at Hoxie and Walnut Ridge will open Aug. 11, according to Walter McMillian, District 10 engineer for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.