CASH, Ark. — On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Arkansas State Police (ASP) arrested Charles Benham, 55, of Alicia, in connection to a 16-vehicle pileup that killed two people and injured six more in Jackson County on October 3, 2023. Benham has been charged with felony Reckless Burning. He was transported [read more…]
TUCKERMAN, Ark. – When former Tuckerman Police Chief David Dixon announced Monday that he was retiring after a dispute with the mayor, many reacted with support and many also expressed curiosity about the exact reason for the split. The former chief wrote that he “cannot perform and will not work [read more…]
TUCKERMAN, Ark. – The community of Tuckerman will be searching for a new police chief after their current one resigned over the weekend. As of 8 PM on Sunday, then-Chief David Dixon resigned as the Tuckerman police chief. In a social media post, Dixon wrote that he “cannot perform and [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. – Twelve jurors unanimously found John Calvin Brown, Jr. Not Guilty Thursday following a two-day trial at the Jackson County Courthouse in Newport. Brown was arrested on October 31, 2021, and had been incarcerated since that time awaiting trial. Public Defender Scott Nance of Newport defended Brown at [read more…]
IZARD COUNTY, Ark. – A new lawsuit alleges wrongdoing on the part of a quick stop chain, a vape pen manufacturer, and others involved in the sale of vape pens alleged to contain more THC than legally allowed in Arkansas. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday, December 27 in Izard [read more…]
LITTLE ROCK—A Newport man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for possession of an unregistered firearm after attempting to sell pipe bombs. Darius Balentine, 28, was sentenced yesterday afternoon by United States District Judge Lee P. Rudofsky. His codefendant, Wayne Riley, 27, of Pleasant Plains, was sentenced in [read more…]
Quotations Including Profanity Ahead After the Swifton water and wastewater superintendent flushed his career last week by, the now-ex Swifton city employee continued his antics Tuesday night once the news of his termination broke. KAIT reported late Tuesday that Holland was fired on Monday by the city for cursing out city [read more…]
The bodies of a Jackson County man and woman were discovered by authorities last night (Friday, July 29th) after a local fire department extinguished a fire inside a Beedeville residence south of Newport. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate the deaths. Special Agents of [read more…]
The Swifton water superintendent didn’t take kindly to an anonymous post this week on Facebook about his city’s water quality. In an anonymous post to the NEA Report News Tips group on Facebook, a group participant said “Something needs to be done about Swifton AR city water. I have pictures [read more…]
Aaron Cochrane, 41, of Jackson County, who most recently has been employed as a Bradford police officer, was arrested by Arkansas State Police this afternoon and transported to the Jackson County jail in Newport. Cochrane is being held on probable cause pending the filing of formal charges which include two [read more…]
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