Lincoln County Quorum Court honors 2 outgoing JP’s

The Lincoln County Quorum Court said goodbye to two of its members during a meeting Dec. 21. According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, appreciation plaques were presented to Burl D. Robertson, who had served for 20 years, and Billy Jack Curry, who served for two... Read More.
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Drew County Field Added to WRICE Offerings

The Arkansas Waterfowl Rice Initiative Conservation Enhancement, or WRICE (we pronounce it here as W-Rice, for what it's worth), offers about 40 fields weekly for hunters to hunt by permit on land that would normally be a private rice field. Hunters apply each week for... Read More.

New Saline County school campus to benefit Sheridan students

The new Saline County Career and Technical Campus will open for students in the Sheridan School District in the fall of 2021, according to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper. In its Dec. 23 edition, the newspaper reported that the Sheridan School District’s Board of Education recently... Read More.
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Man arrested in connection to assault on a Jefferson County Deputy

33-year-old Stephen Southerland, who was wanted in connection to a vehicle striking and dragging a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy on Highway 270 in September, has been arrested along with two accomplices who are charged with hindering apprehension or prosecution along with other charges. 26-year-old Heath... Read More.

Jefferson County Quorum Court imposes one-year hiring freeze

By Ray King The Jefferson County Quorum Court has voted to impose a hiring freeze that will last through the end of next year. Previous county judges have imposed hiring freezes in the past but current County Judge Gerald Robinson said they were ignored. The ordinance makes... Read More.
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Jefferson County Quorum Court approves 2021 budget

By Ray King With no dissent, the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Monday approved a just over $30 million budget for 2021. That budget includes $9.14 million in County General, which funds most of the county’s business, and another $20,928 million in miscellaneous funds, including $5.28... Read More.
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