Baby injured in deadly vehicle crash
LONOKE COUNTY, AR - An infant from White County was injured in a deadly crash in Lonoke County. According to Arkansas State Police, Rebecca Smith, 35, of Austin, Arkansas died in the crash which...
View ArticleFormer AR school "nurse" sentenced to prison
LITTLE ROCK, AR - A woman charged with faking credentials so she could work for years as a school nurse at a Searcy elementary school was sentenced on Monday. Susan Elaine Boyce, 60, pleaded guilty in...
View ArticleHung jury in May 2013 road rage shooting in LR
A Pulaski County jury told Judge Leon Johnson today that they couldn't find consensus on the charges against a driver who police say shot another motorist at I-30 and E. 6th Street during a traffic...
View ArticleRelyance Lures Straessle Away from First Security
David Straessle, who had been president of the Little Rock market for First Security Bank of Searcy since 2011, was hired last Thursday to do the same job for Relyance Bank of Pine Bluff.
View ArticleBaby injured in deadly vehicle crash
LONOKE COUNTY, AR - An infant from White County was injured in a deadly crash in Lonoke County. According to Arkansas State Police, Rebecca Smith, 35, of Austin, Arkansas died in the crash which...
View ArticleDad gets 40 years for infant's death
A Searcy man faces a 40-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in the June death of his 4-month-old daughter, the White County prosecuting attorney's office said Wednesday. Subscribers must LOG-IN...
View ArticleHMC Assumes Management Of Baymont Inn & Suites In Searcy, AR
President and CEO of Hospitality Management Corporation , proudly announces managerial responsibilities for the Baymont Inn & Suites in Searcy, AR. This 105-guestroom and suite hotel is a cozy...
View ArticlePioneers escape with 21-14 win over Rams
An employee of Memphis Pool installs PVC pipe and plumbs it into the recently poured concrete of the kiddie pool at the city's new aquatics facility that will be where the old Fitzhugh Park ball fields...
View ArticleGet Down Downtown set for this weekend
SEARCY - White County residents can usher in the fall season with the seventh annual Get Down Downtown Festival in Searcy on Friday and Saturday.
View ArticleAdkisson-Brown engagement
The bride-elect is the daughter of Joe and Robyn Adkisson of Mount Vernon. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Hazel Adkisson and the late Mr. Aubrey "AJ" Adkisson of Conway and Mrs. Shirley Clark and the...
View ArticleMan, 19, pleads guilty murder in daughter's death
SEARCY, AR - A 19-year-old White County man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his 4-month-old daughter. The Daily Citizen reports...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 40 years in prison in death of baby
SEARCY, AR - A White County man plead guilty to charges related to the death of his baby, according to White County Circuit Court. Dustin Lee Watson, 19, of Searcy plead guilty and was sentenced to 40...
View ArticleSearcy man dead after one-vehicle crash
SEARCY, AR - A White County man has died after a crash west of Searcy. According to Arkansas State Police, Jimmy Franklin, 66, of Searcy was killed following the crash on Highway 36 Monday afternoon.
View ArticleASU-Beebe Issues Notice of Possible Data Breach
Arkansas State University-Beebe issued a precautionary notice of a potential data breach regarding personally identifiable information of students and employees at its campuses located in Beebe, Heber...
View ArticleSearcy Woman Arrested for Bootleg Alcohol Operation
A Searcy woman is behind bars for a bootleg operation and selling alcohol to minors. On Friday, detectives with the White County Sheriff's Office received information of a bootlegger operating and...
View ArticleBootlegging Operation Busted In White County
A bootlegging operation is busted in White County, which is a dry county, and detectives say the list of people buying includes minors. An anonymous tip led detectives to the Searcy home and loads of...
View Article'Katz Haney, Humphrey inseparable on, off field
If anyone knows the true meaning of the word thankful, it's Melissa Mansfield. These days she relaxes on the couch, watching her three older children play with the newest member of their family,...
View ArticleMass Flu Clinic in Beebe Set for Dec. 4th
The White County Health Department, both Searcy and Beebe locations, have now rescheduled their mass flu clinics from the earlier postponements.
View ArticleHarding board of trustees picks new officers
SEARCY, AR - Harding University has elected new officers for its board of trustees. The board picked Roy Reeves to lead the board.
View ArticleTighter security an itch at state Capitol
Officials in the secretary of state's office want to meet privately with state lawmakers to talk about tightening security at the Capitol and the changes could inconvenience some people and be...
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