POCAHONTAS, Ark. – A man accused of stealing dogs from another in 2014 plead guilty to several charges Monday. Henry Boyce, Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, announced James Tyler Shephard, 34, of Pocahontas pled guilty to two counts of theft of property and one count of breaking or entering in cases [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – After three days of court, the bench trial against the county clerk over the wet county issue is now in deliberation. According to a representative with the circuit clerk’s office, the bench trial for the Randolph County wet/dry matter is over but the judge has not made any [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – Only a handful of city races in Randolph County will be contested in November. In Pocahontas, the race for Alderman Ward 2 Position 2 is the only contest within the city. Incumbent W. Rainer DeClerk is challenged by Danny Swann. In Reyno, the race for Alderman Ward [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – A bench trial will begin Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. between the pro-wet Randolph County group and County Clerk Rhonda Blevins. The trial comes after Blevins rejected the petition efforts from Keep Revenue in Randolph County. The group submitted thousands of signatures to reach the threshold giving [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – The probable cause affidavit in the Saturday morning shooting death of a Pocahontas man suggests methamphetamine was involved. According to the probable cause affidavit filed in Randolph County court, James “Dexter” Yancy shot and killed Nicholas Wayne Dawson at the 1400-block of Broadway Street in Pocahontas while under [read more…]
Press Release from Henry Boyce Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Henry Boyce announced today that James Dexter Yancy, 24, of Pocahontas appeared before Circuit Judge Kevin King today for his First Judicial Appearance after having been arrested in the early morning hours of Saturday, August 13, 2016. The arrest was [read more…]
By Stan Morris | NEA Report (Updated Saturday: 5:30 p.m.) POCAHONTAS, Ark. – Police were investigating a shooting said to have killed a man early Saturday in the City of Pocahontas. Local sources both close to the incident and in city operations confirmed to NEA Report Nick Wayne Dawson, 28, of Pocahontas, [read more…]
Press Release POCAHONTAS, AR – The Randolph County Clerk reported in her decision today that the final signature count is deficient by 361 signatures, in spite of more than 4,000 registered voter signatures being submitted in support of allowing local residents to vote on whether to allow alcohol sales in [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – Voter will not get to decide on Randolph County going wet in November. Petitions for the Keep Revenue in Randolph County group fell short of 361 signatures, according to Randolph County Clerk Rhonda Blevins. In an email to media, Blevins said her goal was to attempt to [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. – We will know Friday if Randolph County voters get to decide on the wet/dry issue in November. Following a nearly chaotic two weeks of rejected petition signatures, hundreds of those rejected being re-added for being erroneously rejected, and hundreds more new signatures being added, Keep Revenue in [read more…]
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