UPDATE: Craighead County Sheriff’s Office said Friday evening that a juvenile was detained in the incident. A statement said a 17-year-old was detained after the post was traced and the suspect was identified. Authorities made contact, and no weapons were found in the juvenile’s possession. At no point do we [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — Meet Tori Prichard, the woman behind the masks – the drama masks, much like those that adorn the front of the building. Prichard, the English and Theater teacher at Riverside High, started the Theater Club in 2019. A Paragould High School graduate, Prichard has always shown [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — A 36-year-old Lake City man was sentenced to ten years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old in what he claimed was a “consensual” relationship. Jonathan C. Reid, of Lake City, entered a negotiated guilty plea to second-degree sexual assault on Monday, with charges for contributing to [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Following the severe weather systems that moved through Northeast Arkansas, Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation (CECC) crews have been actively working to assess damage and restore power to affected members. As of Saturday afternoon, CECC has identified a total of 213 broken poles across its service area with [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation (CECC) personnel have been working tirelessly overnight and throughout the day to restore power following a devastating tornado that swept through the region. At the peak of the storm, 2,176 meters were affected by outages across 33 locations. Currently, the cooperative has 614 [read more…]
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, Ark. — The Craighead County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) continues its assessment of the severe storm damage that impacted multiple communities within the county. As of this morning, emergency teams have begun on-the-ground evaluations, working through blocked roads, downed power lines, and low visibility to compile data on the [read more…]
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – There have been three additional injuries reported in Craighead County following last night’s storm system, bringing the total to seven. There are six reported injuries in Lake City and one in Monette. The National Weather Service is calling for severe weather in the State of Arkansas [read more…]
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LAKE CITY, Ark. — A Blytheville man is facing four felonies, two misdemeanors, and more after a traffic stop turned into a pursuit early Monday in Lake City. At about 1 a.m. on Monday, August 5, Deputy Walls with the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office was traveling west on Highway 18 [read more…]
LAKE CITY, Ark. — A break-in at a local church was reported to the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office over the holiday weekend. Authorities responded to the incident at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Sept. 2, at the 1200-block of Craighead County Road 995 in Lake City. The church pastor, who was [read more…]
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