City of Wynne parting ways with airport
WYNNE, AR - The city of Wynne is waving goodbye to their airport. Mayor Bob Stacy of Wynne says the city is selling the Wynne Municipal Airport for $305,000.
View ArticleArbitration case upheld by state's top court; sole dissenter Hart ...
An arbitration case upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday included a dissent by Justice Josephine Hart, who derided the settling of disputes through private judges as "eroding the...
View ArticleMan accused of pulling gun in road rage incident
CROSS COUNTY, AR - An out-of-state suspect in a road rage incident is now in jail. Cross County Sheriff JR Smith states on his office's Facebook page the incident happened Monday afternoon.
View ArticleFirst National of Wynne To Acquire Bank of McCrory
First National Corp. Inc., the parent company of First National Bank of Wynne, will acquire Bank of McCrory later this year in a deal the two companies announced Monday afternoon.
View ArticleWynne man faces drug charges
CROSS COUNTY, AR - A Wynne man faces drug charges after deputies say they found drug paraphernalia and syringes containing methamphetamine. A search of a residence was conducted on Cross County Road...
View ArticleFirst National of Wynne To Acquire Bank of McCrory
First National Corp. Inc., the parent company of First National Bank of Wynne, will acquire Bank of McCrory later this year in a deal the two companies announced Monday afternoon.
View ArticleGR8Job: Tournament raises money for Weatherford Memorial Fund
WYNNE, AR - A golf tournament on Thursday helped to raise money for a Memorial Fund for a fallen police officer. The Harris Ford Classic tournament at Village Creek Golf Course was a benefit for the Lt.
View ArticleCross Co. Sheriff's Office searching for missing man
JONESBORO, AR - According to a Facebook post, the Cross County Sheriff's Office is searching for 79-year-old Floyd Canard. According to the post, Canard was last seen leaving the River Ridge Nursing...
View ArticleGroup plans to open homeless shelter in city
WYNNE, AR - Currently, the city of Wynne is without a homeless shelter but a group of ladies is looking to change that. According to Mayor Bob Stacy, the group, 363, are known to do a lot of charitable...
View ArticleArkansas inmate escapes from jail for second time in 5 weeks
A Cross County inmate who was captured earlier this week after escaping the county jail in Wynne has escaped again, authorities said. Bryan Baldwin, 43, either climbed over a fence or "went through it"...
View ArticleBaldwin in custody, Sheriff says
WYNNE, AR - According to a post on the Cross County Sheriff's Department Facebook page, a man who escaped from the Cross County jail Friday is now back in custody. Sheriff J.R. Smith said authorities...
View ArticleArkansas inmate who escaped twice falls through ceiling
Third time's the charm? Inmate charged with a DWI escapes Arkansas jail for the SECOND time in five weeks but is re-captured after falling through the attic of house he was hiding in He was captured...
View ArticleStaffing in county jails worrisome
In less than a month three inmates have fled from the Cross County jail in Wynne, and Sheriff J.R. Smith blames under-staffing at his jail for the rash of escapes. In the latest escape, eight of nine...
View ArticleSheriff: Low staffing at jail in Arkansas led to escapes
A sheriff in eastern Arkansas says three inmates have been able to escape from a county jail in less than a month due to low staffing. Sheriff J.R. Smith told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that he...
View ArticleVeronica Blake
Cross County Sheriff's Office said it received a report that Veronica Blake sexually assaulted three children since July 2017. Blake is charged with six counts of rape, seven counts of computer or...
View ArticleWoman charged in child sex abuse
A Cross County woman who faces rape, incest and child-pornography charges surrendered to law enforcement officers Thursday, authorities said. The Cross County sheriff's office received a report last...
View ArticleGuilty of tampering, fraud, ex-judge pleads
Former District Judge Joseph Boeckmann leaves the federal courthouse Thursday in Little Rock with his attorney, Jeff Rosenzweig, after pleading guilty to wire fraud and witness tampering. A former...
View ArticleTrain hits car, kills driver in Cross County
CROSS COUNTY, AR - A Cross County man died Tuesday morning after his car was hit by a train. It happened on County Road 825 in Cross County, between Wynne and Parkin.
View ArticleArkansas High School State Playoff Brackets & Results
Morrilton at Watson Chapel Wynne at Little Rock Christian White Hall at Alma Little Rock McClellan at Batesville Sylvan Hills at Nettleton Camden Fairview at Greenbrier Valley View at Pulaski Academy...
View ArticleSuicide or murder? The mysterious death of a Wynne, AR woman
A Mid-South mom was found dead in a hotel room in Alaska. Investigators said she killed herself, but the woman's family disagrees.
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