Craighead County
Blytheville Man Convicted of Battery and Attempted Rape
Duan Harris, 29, was convicted today of Second Degree Battery and Attempted Rape by a jury of seven men and five women. [read more…]
Mississippi County
Mississippi County
Heroic 12-year-old saves lives in Gosnell fire
“Mom, I felt like Batman!” the boy exclaimed, not yet fully aware of the bravery of his deeds on that evening. [read more…]
Mississippi County
Blytheville 18-year-old guilty of raping girls age 8, 11
On November 19, 2016, the victims were at their grandfather’s house when Love asked if they wanted to play a game, and locked the two girls in a room with him. [read more…]
Mississippi County
Johnny Cash Heritage Festival Closes Out With Concert
DYESS, Ark. – Day three closed the Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in grand style at the cotton field concert adjacent to the boyhood home of the legendary singer and songwriter. Cash’s daughter Rosanne, a four-time Grammy winner, led a group of talented entertainers through five hours of music, including three-time [read more…]
Mississippi County
Final Plans Set for Johnny Cash Heritage Festival
The Johnny Cash Heritage Festival is happening Thursday, Oct. 18 through Saturday, Oct. 21. [read more…]
Regional
Several NEA airports get upgrade money
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman on Tuesday (June 6) announced that 15 Arkansas airports will receive $2.7 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support facility upgrades and expansions. Several of those are located in NEA.
Craighead County
Man with felony warrants arrested for stabbing
JONESBORO, Ark. – An argument between two family members led to an apparent stabbing and the arrest of a man already wanted by police Thursday. At around midnight Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, officers responded to the Willow Creek Apartments to a call about a fight with weapons. There, [read more…]
