Sheridan City Council increases fine for firearms discharge

At its most recent meeting, the Sheridan City Council voted to increase the fine for discharging a firearm inside the city limits. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, City Attorney Ed Koon said the current ordinance has exceptions for law enforcement officers and those using... Read More.
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DOC continues search for escaped inmate

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is asking for the public’s help in locating inmate Samuel Hartman #156358, who escaped the East Arkansas Regional Unit the morning of Friday, August 12, 2022. The public is encouraged to visit the DOC on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to... Read More.
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End of summer patrols to target impaired drivers

Arkansas motorists will begin to see more Arkansas State Troopers, sheriff’s deputies and local police on patrol later this week.  The increased presence of law enforcement officers on state highways and local roads is part of a joint mission with the U.S. Department of... Read More.
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AGFC’s Jason Hooks talks new hunting laws and more

Hunting season in the state of Arkansas is now less than a month away and some changes are coming. Jason Hooks from the Delta Rivers Nature Center was a guest of Rick Walker and Sunrise Deltaplex and discussed some updates, including a new opening... Read More.
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$20,000 bond set for man for threatening former employer

By Ray King A $20,000 bond was set Monday for a Pine Bluff man accused of threatening a former employer Friday night. Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set the bond after ruling -prosecutors have probable cause to charge Travon Howell-Clark, 21, with terroristic threatening. Reading from... Read More.
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Murder retrial set to begin Tuesday

The Mcgehee Dermott Times Newspaper released an article about the retrial of a McGehee man accused of murdering his sister-in-law announcing that the retrial is set to begin this week. According to court records, a Desha County Jury will hear the case against 36-year-old Omar... Read More.

Murder charges filed of Desha County man

The Mcgehee Dermott Times News recently released an article about a Desha County man formally charged with first-degree murder in connection to a shooting death earlier this summer. According to documents filed in Desha County Circuit Court Friday, 28-year-old Densen Oneal Mitchell of Dumas has... Read More.