Jail inmates sue over ivermectin treatment for COVID-19

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Four inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail sued the facility and its doctor Thursday after they said were unknowingly prescribed ivermectin to treat COVID-19 despite health officials’ warnings that the anti-parasitic drug shouldn’t be used for that purpose. The American... Read More.

Audit: Arkansas prison surplus ammunition sold by employee

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Surplus gun ammunition for Arkansas’ state prison systems was taken and sold by a Department of Corrections employee, according to an auditor for the state. Arkansas Legislative Audit staff member Don Morgan told a legislative committee Wednesday that a 2020... Read More.
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County Road Department to shut down due to COVID-19

Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson is planning to shut the County Road Department down for a week after several employees tested positive for COVID-19 and more several more are expected to test positive. Appearing on the Oldies 101.3 morning show Thursday Robinson said this. He said... Read More.
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State senator tests positive for COVID-19

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas state senator has tested positive for COVID-19 and the state Capitol’s cafeteria has closed because of the rising number of virus cases. State Sen. Clarke Tucker said Wednesday that he had tested positive. Tucker, a Democrat from Little... Read More.

Justin Wayne Ringo

Booking #: 177268 Age: 19 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 01-12-2022 - 11:58 pm Charges: Domestic Battering III
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Terrance Crutchfield

Booking #: 102030 Age: 36 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Pine Bluff, AR Booking Date: 01-12-2022 - 11:37 am Charges: Alias Bench Warrant

Shamar J. Lewis

Booking #: 123874 Release Date: 01-12-2022 - 4:23 pm Booking Date: 01-12-2022 - 2:32 pm Charges: Alias Bench Warrant
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Travonte Cole

Booking #: 152782 Age: 20 Gender: Male Race: African American Address: Altheimer, AR Booking Date: 01-11-2022 - 8:31 pm Charges: Handguns - Possession by minor or possession on school property-MINOR IN POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN Handguns - Possession by minor or possession on school property-MINOR IN POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN Failure to appear-FAILURE... Read More.

Razorbacks roll over Missouri behind Notae

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — JD Notae scored 19 points, Jaylin Williams had a double-double and Arkansas used a dominant first half to roll to an 87-43 win over Missouri on Wednesday night. Trey Wade scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting for the Razorbacks (11-5, 1-3... Read More.
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2 retired UAM professors honored with endowed scholarships

The Drew County Farm Bureau and Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation are making sure that recently retired agriculture professors Drs. Bob Stark and Paul Francis, from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, aren’t forgotten. UAM announced that both organizations have endowed scholarships in the names of... Read More.

Drew County Quorum Court discusses garbage fees

An increase in the price that Drew County pays for how it gets rid of its trash was discussed at the recent meeting of the County Quorum Court Monday. According to the Advance Monticellonian newspaper, County Judge Robert Akin said the county had been paying... Read More.