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As the temperature dropped in Lawrence County over the past week, the number of COVID-19 cases continued to drop, as well.
Lawrence County will have Class IV dumpsters available March 8-13. The dumpsters are for non-household waste, such as appliances and furniture. No tires, shingles, building materials, etc. will be accepted.
Sharon Gay Broadway, 70, of Imboden, passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Walnut Ridge.
Anna Jane Cagle, 76, of Walnut Ridge, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, at her residence.
Billy Darrell Hooten, 83, of Walnut Ridge, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro.
Dale Wayne Pace, 81, of Walnut Ridge, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Robert Wayne Tate, 76, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13 2021, at Springhill Baptist Hospice in North Little Rock.
Around midnight on June 30, 1968, Kathy Ainsworth and Thomas Tarrants approached the home of Meyer Davidson in Meridian, Mississippi with 29 sticks of dynamite.
Winter has struck in Lawrence County and the hits keep coming as a storm system dropped several inches of snow on Sunday and Monday while ice remained on the ground from a winter weather event last week.
An ongoing issue with a lease between the Walnut Ridge Airport Commission and the Scott Fetzer Company has resulted in the filing of a lawsuit by the city of Walnut Ridge.
The number of active cases of COVID-19 dipped below 50 this week, as the Arkansas Department of Health reported the county with 46 active cases as of Tuesday.
Josh Conlee, who recently began serving as board chairman for the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, is encouraging the organization to develop a new vision strategy in 2021.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge hosted the 2020 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Luncheon at the Benton Event Center on Jan. 29.
The Walnut Ridge senior high basketball teams each staged fourth-quarter rallies to earn road wins over 3A-3 conference rival Corning on Feb. 9.
Jimmy Darrell Doyle, 82, of Saffell, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at White River Medical Center in Batesville.
Hunter Wayne Overall, 29, of Pocahontas, passed from this life on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, at his residence.
Joy Yvonne Richardson, 84, of Black Rock, died Feb. 5, 2021, at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, with her children by her side.
Pamela Joyce Thomas, 57, of Bono, passed away Feb. 12, 2021, at her residence, surrounded by her family.
The 838 hate groups identified in the United States by the Southern Poverty Law Center this month are broken up into categories. In Arkansas there are 14 groups.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the building of a new fire station in Alicia was held in November 1986. A grant from the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission was used to finance the building with Locke Construction Company of Jonesboro as the contractor. Today, the building serves as the…
The Lawrence County Quorum Court heard an update at Monday night’s meeting on unpaid medical bills that it is believed should have been covered by employees’ insurance.
Cleatta Poland sits at her Brother sewing machine in Strawberry repeating a process that has been familiar to her for nearly 70 years. Although her tools have changed, Poland was taught to sew as a basic survival skill when she was five-years-old, and she easily repeats the work.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lawrence County continued a downward trend this past week, with only 37 new cases reported among residents of the county by the Arkansas Department of Health.
The Walnut Ridge Airport Commission met in special session on Thursday to consider changes to the airport’s accounting services.
While the 2020 Beatles at the Ridge festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers created a festival T-shirt featuring The Beatles in masks with the phrase “Come together next year” on Ringo’s drum. That T-shirt, shown here by (from left) Mayor Charles Snapp, Jackie Snapp an…
Melody Rainwater has been named executive director for North Delta Community Foundation, serving Clay, Randolph and Lawrence Counties. Founded in 2019 as the 29th affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation, the goal of North Delta Community Foundation is to continuously evaluate and meet the…
Hoxie High School senior Zayne Alls has committed to play football at Lyon College this fall.
Mary Jean McNamee, 92, of Forrest City, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville.
Ronald C. Matthews, 75, of Walnut Ridge, died Feb. 5, 2021, at his residence, following a lengthy illness.
Barbara Ann Slatton, 80, of Walnut Ridge, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at her residence.
Bruce Lee Hill, 41, of Annieville passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, at his home.
Kenneth L. Whitmire, 77, of Joy, Ill., formerly of Walnut Ridge, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in his home.
Betty Housdan (Carter), 77 of Conway, passed away peacefully Sunday Feb. 7, 2021.
The Southern Poverty Law Center released its annual report on hate this month.
It was cold enough Saturday, Feb. 6, for the 17th annual Polar Plunge, so Area 1 Special Olympics fundraising teams turned out to take the plunge at Crowley’s Ridge State Park in return for $12,783.26 in pledges raised so far.
Some Northeast Arkansas legislators are liking what they see in the “No Patient Left Behind” bills before their houses.
For the third week in row the number of new cases of COVID-19 and the number of active cases have seen a substantial decrease in Lawrence County.
Construction to widen Highway 412 in Lawrence and Greene counties has progressed to the point that traffic can be shifted north onto newly constructed pavement, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials.
Walnut Ridge Fire Chief Frank Owens will be retiring at the end of the month, according to a statement released by Mayor Charles Snapp on Thursday.
The Lawrence County Extension Office has moved, and while it was a short move, Staff Chair Bryce Baldridge said they are working to get the word out about the change.
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