CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. — The Arkansas Pie Festival has been officially inducted into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. The honor recognizes the festival’s unique role in celebrating Arkansas’s culinary culture, supporting small businesses, and creating community connections across [read more…]
OZARK ACRES, Ark. — A Sharp County man wanted on a federal warrant for failing to register as a sex offender has been taken into custody. The Sharp County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Williams, 54, was arrested Sept. 3 at a home in Ozark Acres after deputies were contacted by [read more…]
CAVE CITY, Ark. — A traffic stop in Cave City resulted in the seizure of 1,279 grams of suspected methamphetamine and the arrest of two individuals who are each being held on $250,000 bond, according to the Sharp County Sheriff’s Office. On July 8, law enforcement received information that a [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. — Longtime deputy prosecutor and attorney Ryan Wallace has officially declared his candidacy for Prosecuting Attorney of the Third Judicial District, encompassing Randolph, Lawrence, Jackson, and Sharp counties. With over a decade of legal experience, Wallace, currently serving as County Attorney for Randolph and Lawrence counties, aims to [read more…]
POCAHONTAS, Ark. — Third Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Devon Holder has formally announced his campaign for re-election, highlighting accomplishments in violent crime prosecutions, drug enforcement, and backlog reduction during his first term in office. Holder, who took office on Jan. 1, 2023, said his campaign slogan this cycle is “Safer [read more…]
HARDY, Ark. – The City of Hardy says it is taking steps to terminate the employment of Former Police Chief Scott Rose following his recent arrest. In a statement Tuesday, city officials said they had taken “decisive steps to terminate his employment.” The post on social media stated that the [read more…]
HARDY, Ark. — Hardy’s police chief has been arrested after a multi-agency investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse. As reported by the Spring River Chronicle, Scott Rose, 47, was detained on June 2 at the FBI field office in Jonesboro on a bench warrant from Sharp County. Rose went [read more…]
CHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark. — Two people from Cherokee Village have been arrested in connection with multiple child exploitation offenses, according to a press release from the Arkansas State Police. Jesse Wilson, 34, was arrested March 13 after state police executed a search warrant based on a cyber tip from the [read more…]
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A fatality has been reported in Lawrence County related to the severe weather affecting Arkansas. The adult male victim, who had been unaccounted for since the previous weekend, was located on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in the area of U.S. Highway 412 near Walnut Ridge. [read more…]
ASH FLAT, Ark. — On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, Terry “Woodstock” Long, 65, was convicted of 14 counts of Rape in Sharp County Circuit Court. In June of 2023, the Sharp County Sheriff’s Office requested Arkansas State Police assist in investigating Long after the office received a report from the [read more…]
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