Cross County Judge Under Investigation
For now, Boeckmann will remain on the bench. If precedent for other judges gives any indication, he will likely remain there unless he is charged with a crime prior to the conclusion of the JDDC review...
View ArticleLaura Carrolyn Bryan - Russell Byron Curtner
He is the grandson of Betty and the late Henry Ransom, Marion and the late Jennings Curtner and Charlotte and James Meredith, all of Wynne. Laura Elizabeth Bradbury of Austin, Texas, was matron of...
View ArticleWynne man accused of raping, impregnating 10-year-old girl
His arrest came after police were notified a 10-year-old girl being treated at a local hospital was found to be pregnant, according to a news release from Detective Mike Smith. Following an...
View ArticleSuspects wanted in veterinary clinic break in
- Police are searching for those responsible for a break in at a veterinary clinic. The sheriff's office is asking that anyone with information about the incident call Detective David Hallmark at...
View ArticleWynne tax extension passes
- The residents of Wynne have voted to pass a sales tax extension that will go towards better locations for two city groups. Region 8 News first talked to Mayor Bob Stacy about the tax in July . He...
View ArticleEthics charges say District Judge Joseph Boeckmann traded court favors for...
Today a shocking series of ethical charges against Cross County District Judge Joseph Boeckmann of Wynne. This case has been simmering for months. Channel 4 broke news of the investigation first. No...
View ArticleDesegregation order doesn't bar students' transfers, judge rules
The Forrest City district had claimed it was exempted from Arkansas' school-choice student-transfer laws that were enacted in 1989, 2004, 2013 and 2015 on the basis that it was operating under the...
View ArticleEngagement: Rosemary Wynne & Hunter Thomas
Charlotte Wynne of Mountain Home, Arkansas are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Rosemary Wynne, to Dr. Hunter Thomas, son of Steve and Gloria Thomas of Lakeview, Arkansas, and Ann...
View ArticleDistrict judge recommended for reinstatement after dropping of battery charge
The Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission has recommended that Lonoke District Judge Joe O'Bryan be allowed to return to the bench. He had continued to be suspended with pay pending action by...
View ArticleWaynesburg U. students traveling abroad on mission trips
Three groups of students and faculty members will be traveling abroad to the Nassau, Guatemala and to the island of Bonaire off of South America, with one group remaining in the country to visit Wynne,...
View ArticleNew complaints added to inquiry of Wynne judge; 1 says he sought nude photos
Features Features Family Home Style Life Northwest Profiles Our Town Movie Style Religion Tuned In What's Up! On Tuesday night, his attorney, Jeff Rosenzweig, declined to go into detail but said a...
View ArticleNew complaints added to inquiry of Wynne judge
"We have, at this time, 68 witnesses on our witness list," said David Sachar, commission director. Teen pleads innocent in Red Lobster shootout $375,000 approved to repair ballpark Teen girl persona on...
View ArticleTheft suspects threaten to kill cops
- The Jonesboro Police Department has obtained warrants for arrest for a pair of suspected thieves. According to Detective Shay Racy of JPD, warrants have been issued for the arrest of Demario Hunt and...
View ArticleCross County deputies investigate theft at cemetery
WYNNE, AR - Cross County deputies are looking for the suspect who stole a replica of a horse from a grave at a local cemetery. According to the department's Facebook page, the theft has the family very...
View ArticleDeaths in Wynne: A tie to ex-judge's case
Channel 4 notes a coincidence of criminal cases: A suspected murder-suicide in Wynne and the criminal investigation of former D istrict Court Judge Henry Boeckmann of Wynne. Cross County deputies...
View ArticleArkansas sheriff puts clowns on notice; won't tolerate scaring folks, he says
He won't tolerate people dressing up as scary clowns in his county and indicated that he will arrest them and charge them with harassment. Smith issued a statement Wednesday after he received numerous...
View ArticleAnother food fraud plea
The U.S. attorney's office says another person has pleaded to defrauding a federally financed program to provide meals to poor children. Waymon D. Weeams, 35, of Dallas pleaded guilty to conspiring to...
View ArticleCity plans to demolish buildings near park
WYNNE, AR - Three commercial buildings in Wynne will soon be torn down. According to Mayor Bobby Stacy, the city purchased the buildings which are located on Wilson Street.
View ArticleGiant train engine sets state stops
COMIN' ROUND THE BEND: Union Pacific's 844 is returning to Arkansas during its 'Trek to Tennessee' to celebrate the Oct. 22 opening of Big River Crossing between West Memphis and Memphis.
View ArticleCentral Arkansas woman killed in Cross County crash
CROSS COUNTY, AR - A Central Arkansas woman is dead after rear-ending a forklift on the highway. It happened around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday.
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