Pedestrian killed in accident in Faulkner County

A Mayflower man was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 40 in Faulkner County. According to a preliminary report, Rodney Bowden, 55, stepped into the number one lane at mile marker 135 and was struck by a tractor-trailer rig... Read More.
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Federal prison sentence for man supporting terroristic group

LITTLE ROCK—A Helena-West Helena man has been sentenced to 65 months in prison for providing material support to a terrorist organization. Bilal Al-Rayanni, 31, a naturalized citizen originally from Yemen, was sentenced Friday by United States District Judge Susan Webber Wright. Judge Wright also... Read More.
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Grant County considering women’s jail

The Grant County Quorum Court is looking at creating a women’s jail in the old First Baptist Church building the county recently bought. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the justices of the peace at their Aug. 15 meeting talked about that possibility with JP... Read More.
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Pine Bluff man killed in Tuesday accident

A Pine Bluff man was killed in the early morning hours Tuesday when he was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle. According to a preliminary report, the driver of a 2022 Toyota 4Runner was northbound on U.S. 79 Camden Road in the left... Read More.
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