Grain Dealer License Bill Moves Forward in Wake of Turner Grain Default
In the wake of an Arkansas grain dealer going belly up and rocking the Arkansas agriculture community, lawmakers consider a bill to require licenses for grain dealers operating in the state. According...
View ArticleSheriff's office searching for theft suspect
WYNNE, AR - The Cross County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a burglary suspect. The man seen in these photos is suspected in the theft of a generator from a home in the...
View ArticlePolice search for man in wig who robbed grocery store
WYNNE, AR - Police are investigating after a man in a wig robbed a grocery store in Wynne. According to a news release from Wynne police, officers were called to the Hay's grocery store, 115 South...
View ArticlePerson of interest arrested on ASU campus with loaded gun
JONESBORO, AR - A person of interest in a murder case out of Wynne was apprehended on Arkansas State University's campus with a broken headlight and a loaded gun. Officer Andrew Thrasher pulled over...
View ArticleOne Dead, Two Hurt in Accident in Cross County Saturday Morning
A man is dead and a man an woman are injured after an accident Saturday morning near Wynne in Cross COunty. 24-year-old Keene Sykes of West Memphis died in the accident.
View ArticleAmbulance service suing Cross County for alleged contract breach
CROSS COUNTY, AR - Cross County is being sued by an ambulance service for a breach of contract after the county judge placed another service in the rotation. A 3 year contract was signed between...
View ArticleJustices strikes Maryland tax, call it biased
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional a Maryland tax that has the effect of double-taxing income that residents earn in other states. Maryland officials estimate the 5-4 ruling...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing money bag from employer
WYNNE, AR - A judge found probable cause Thursday to charge a Wynne man with stealing from his employer. Christopher Tyler Davis, 18, is charged with breaking or entering, a class D felony; along with...
View Article7 armories to close, with governor's OK; Walnut Ridge's safe
Asa Hutchinson signed off Monday on closing armories, formally known as readiness centers, in Berryville, Blytheville, Brinkley, Crossett, Helena-West Helena, Rector and Wynne. The action decreases the...
View ArticleWynne residents discuss city council agenda items
Wynne have their own ideas about what the city council will discuss at their meeting Tuesday, which involves extending a current sales tax and possibly taking ownership of the National Guard Armory...
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Jared Owen, 22, and Elizabeth Travis, 22, both of Conway. « Previous Story Other days 100 years ago July 16, 1915 WYNNE -- Margaret Helen Merritt, aged two, fell 20 feet from a second-story window of...
View ArticleJonesboro group fights human trafficking in NEA
- A statewide organization is helping protect victims of human trafficking. Partners Against Human Trafficking is based in Little Rock and offers safe housing, medical exams and spiritual assistance to...
View ArticleCross County man charged with child pornography, federal investigation underway
- A Wynne man was charged with rape and computer child pornography after Homeland Security, Arkansas State Police and the Wynne Police Department raided his home Thursday night. Jeff Stewart with the...
View ArticleRegion 8 bank is growing with purchase of 3 locations
- A Region 8 bank is growing. Cross County Bank, which is headquartered in Wynne, is purchasing SOUTHBank, F.S.B. SOUTHBank is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama and has branches in Arkansas. Those 3...
View Article2 men killed in head-on collision near Forrest City
- Arkansas State Police say two eastern Arkansas men have died following in a head-on collision on Highway 1 near Forrest City. The report says Leslie was northbound when the sport utility vehicle he...
View ArticleOrganization encourages AR, MO residents to report human trafficking
Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter will work in a human trafficking task force to bring awareness of a growing problem in Missouri . According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, 1,230...
View ArticleCross County mayor wins Mayor of the Year award
- A mayor in Cross County received the 2015 Mayor of the Year award from the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police in Hot Springs. Mayor Bob Stacy of Wynne received the award after Police Chief Jeff...
View ArticleCalendar Events in the Three Rivers Area
There is no admission charge, but a love offering will be accepted. The public is invited, and the churches of the Spring River Association are encouraged to attend. There will be an election of...
View ArticleNLR library board picks 3 finalists
Gates is director of the Jackson Parish Library in Jonesboro, La., holding that position for five years. Gilmer Memorial Library in Rocksprings,Texas. She also is a former executive director of the...
View ArticleJudge charged in battery case suspended from bench
Cabot District Judge Joe O'Bryan, arrested last Friday night for an alleged drunken assault on his girlfriend, should be suspended from the bench while his misdemeanor case is pending, the Judicial...
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