NEWPORT, Ark. – Although authorities have not yet released the name of the suspected killer of a Newport police officer, an arrest has been listed in Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for capital murder. Tyler Callamese, 18, of Searcy, was arrested early Tuesday morning, June 13, and booked into Jackson County [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. – A man will spend at least 20 years in prison for killing a Newport woman. Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced today Shaqualen Dewayne Houston, 20, of Newport pled guilty to three counts of committing a Terroristic Act at the beginning of the June 2017 [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. – A 17-year-old is being charged as an adult with a felony for a school shooting threat he is accused of. Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced today the 17 year old juvenile arrested in May for making threats to to commit a shooting at Newport [read more…]
WASHINGTON – A provision authored by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) that enables Arkansas to designate a portion of Highway 67, from North Little Rock to Walnut Ridge, as “Future I-57” was included in the Fiscal Year 2017 funding that recently became law. “The presence of an official interstate highway [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. – Supporters from all corners gathered recently to host a fundraiser for a service for abused and neglected children in NEA. On Saturday, May 6, 2017 Gateway CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) hosted a Derby Days fund raiser in Newport. Supporters from Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph and Sharp Counties [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. – Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced today the appointment of John D. Pettie to his staff at the Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney’s office as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. Pettie, 35, of Newport, graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree from the University Of [read more…]
NEWPORT, Ark. – Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced today Kathy Jane Hart, 55, of Maynard, pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree on Friday, November 18th in front of Circuit Judge Harold S. Erwin. Murder in the Second Degree is a Class A Felony punishable by [read more…]
Press Release The 19th annual Depot Days festival is expanding this year to include a Friday Night schedule of music and fun. “The Delta Blues Tent” will offer an evening of free entertainment beginning at 7:00 p.m. on September 23d on Hazel Street Downtown. Food and drink vendors will also [read more…]
Press Release from Henry Boyce Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Henry Boyce announced today that Kenneth Dewitt, 67, of the Patterson Community in Woodruff County has been taken into custody and will be transported to the Arkansas Department of Correction to begin serving a prison sentence for three counts of [read more…]
Press Release – Henry Boyce The 19th annual Depot Days music festival is set to take place on September 23d and 24th, 2016 on historic Front Street in downtown Newport, Arkansas. The festival is a showcase of local, regional, and national talent paying tribute to the early history of Rock [read more…]
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