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McGehee High School selected to participate in Teen Mental Health Pilot Program

Monday, September 9 by Greg

NEWS RELEASE: McGehee High School is one of 35 schools selected by the National Council for Behavioral Health, with support from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, to participate in the country’s expanded teen Mental Health First Aid pilot program in January 2020.The school,... Read More.

Vote For Kevin Bonnette State Farm Jefferson County Player of the Week

Monday, September 9 by Greg

Week 1 of the Kevin Bonnette State Farm Jefferson County Football Player of the Week Voting is now open until Thursday at 10am. You can vote once per hour. We will announce winner Thursday. Most votes wins. We will also draw from... Read More.

Booneville woman found dead in her home after domestic disturbance call

Wednesday, September 4 by Greg

Booneville police are investigating after they responded to a domestic disturbance call and found a woman dead in her home.According to Chief Rusty Lewis with the Booneville Police Department, officers responded to a domestic disturbance call from a home on E. South Street around... Read More.

Grant County Sheriff’s Office Investigating 2nd Homicide of 2019

Wednesday, September 4 by Greg

The death of a 37-year-old Sheridan man is being investigated as a homicide by the Grant County Sheriff’s Department after deputies were called to his residence in the early morning hours Friday.Grant County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Pete Roberts said, in a press release... Read More.

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Arkansas Woman Drowns in Flood After 911 Dispatcher Scolds Her in Final Minutes

Tuesday, September 3 by Greg

Debra Stevens was working her normal newspaper delivery route in Fort Smith, Arkansas, when rising flood waters began to overtake her SUV.The final, desperate 911 call of the 47-year-old woman who delivered the Southwest Times Record to front doors came at 4:38 on the... Read More.

Janet Potts Rarey of Pine Bluff

Tuesday, September 3 by Greg

Janet Potts Rarey, 89, of Pine Bluff, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Janet was born July 24, 1930, in Alikchi, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Hollis B. and Dora Fuller Potts. She was reared and received her education in... Read More.

Inmate gets Additional 20 years for Killing a Fellow Inmate

Wednesday, August 28 by Greg

STAR CITY (AP) — An Arkansas state prison inmate has been sentenced to 20 additional years for manslaughter in the killing of a fellow prisoner during an outbreak of violence in 2017. A Lincoln County jury determined Tuesday that Damont Ewells was reckless when he... Read More.

3 People Dead After Standoff in Helena-West Helena

Wednesday, August 28 by Greg

The Arkansas State Police is investigating the death of three individuals after a double homicide and an officer involved shooting in Phillips County.Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, August 27th) officers with the Helena-West Helena Police Department responded to the residence of 202 Washington Street in response... Read More.

Labor Day Safety Tips

Monday, August 26 by Greg

Are you traveling for labor day? You’re not alone. According to AAA’s Labor Day travel forecast, an estimated 35 million Americans traveled 50 miles or more last Labor Day weekend.It can also be a dangerous weekend. The National Safety Council estimates that 420 people... Read More.

State Police Statement on Social Media Postings Related to School Threat

Monday, August 26 by Greg

The Arkansas State Police has been in close contact in recent days with the Federal Bureau of Investigation attemping to identify the source of an alleged threat of gun violence at an undisclosed Arkansas school reportedly planned for later this week.At this time no... Read More.

25 Year-old Man Drowns In Saline River Sunday

Monday, August 26 by Greg

Press Release- The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office- On Sunday, August 25, 2019, at approximately 1:15 p.m. the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department received a report of a possible drowning at Vience Bluff in Cleveland County. Deputies responded to the location and determined that an Hispanic... Read More.

Missing Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy Keith Wright’s body found

Monday, August 26 by Greg

According to the Grant County Sheriff's Department, Deputy Keith Wright's body was found on Friday, August 23 around 7 p.m.On July 19, Deputy Keith Wright dove off a party barge with his friend near a cove just north of Mountain Harbor Resort. When they... Read More.