Redfield Police arrest two on drug charges

By Ray King Two Hensley residents were arrested Saturday on drug related charges. Whitney Kimbell, 33, and William Robertson, 34, were taken into custody after Redfield Police stopped a vehicle Robertson was driving at 3:50 a.m. because the vehicle had a broken and defective taillight. During a... Read More.
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Tyson announces recall of chicken nuggets

Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 30,000 pounds (13,600 kilograms) of breaded chicken ""Fun Nuggets’’ after consumers complained of finding metal pieces in the dinosaur-shaped patties. The nuggets, sold in 29-ounce bags, were produced on Sept. 5 by the Berryville, Arkansas, company. Tyson informed the U.S.... Read More.
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UAMS, LRPD team up for crisis response training

LITTLE ROCK — A $500,000 grant from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance will be used to create crisis response teams of Little Rock police officers and social workers that will be overseen by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical staff. The three-year... Read More.
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Accident near Altheimer leaves one dead, two injured

A Mississippi man was killed and two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident near Altheimer Tuesday. According to a preliminary report, Dawson Lawler, 22, of Lumberton, Miss., was southbound on Arkansas Highway 88 north of Rob Roy Road when the 2021 Ford he was... Read More.

Texas man killed in Wednesday accident

A Texas man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in rural Hempstead County Wednesday. According to a preliminary report, Stev Michael Martin Jr., 25, of Texarkana, Texas was eastbound on Interstate 30 at a high rate of speed in the left lane when the 2020... Read More.
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Court of Appeals dismisses Dillard appeal

The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the revocation of suspended sentences for a Drew  County man convicted of violating conditions of his suspended sentence. Jarvis Dillard pleaded guilty to commercial burglary, theft of property and being a felon in possession of a firearm... Read More.
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Boozman cites Camden in speech about defense production operations

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted the capacity of southeast Arkansas to support the industrial base in a hearing Tuesday with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin II. “Camden, Arkansas is... Read More.