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After 54 devoted years in healthcare, Junior Briner retired from Lawrence Healthcare on Friday.
Lawrence Healthcare announced a rebranding campaign that reflects recent advances at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence Hall Health and Rehabilitation (LHHR), Family Medical Center and Specialty Clinic.
The city of Walnut Ridge recently marked its 10th year as a member of Tree City, USA.
Walnut Ridge defeated Hoxie 65-47 in senior boys basketball on Jan. 11 at Hoxie’s Mustang Gym.
The Hoxie Mustangs earned victories over the Harrisburg Hornet on consecutive nights last week.
Hoxie’s Lady Mustangs defeated the Corning Lady Bobcats 67-47 in senior girls basketball action on Jan. 11 at Corning.
Thanks to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s recently expanded Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement program, hunters in Lawrence County have more than 500 additional acres of property to enjoy during the end of waterfowl season and beyond.
Steven Floyd Capps, 60, of Lynn, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge.
Michael David Louthain, 73, of Black Rock, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Bobby Earl Lovelady, 82, of Walnut Ridge, passed away peacefully January 16, 2021.
Carl Junior Mans, 84, of Walcott, passed away at his home on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
Ethan Cole Marshall, 18, of Imboden, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. He was born Saturday, June 1, 2002, in Jonesboro, to Nathan and Tonya Wells Marshall. Ethan was a member of the Imboden Church of Christ and was baptized into Christ on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014.
Bennie Donald “Don” Shelton, 74, of Springdale, went to be with the Lord Jan. 10, 2021.
Less than a week after an angry mob of insurrectionists almost took over the nation’s Capitol, the beleaguered Capitol Police started requiring lawmakers to pass through metal detectors on their way to the floor of the House of Representatives.
A bill recently filed in the state Senate, Senate Bill 24, has legislators talking.
The Lawrence County Quorum Court updated the county’s personnel policy at Monday night’s meeting.
The city of Hoxie has been selected to receive a $250,000 matching grant from Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism to develop a new city park.
The Hoxie City Council voted to pay off its sanitation truck at a special meeting held Dec. 30.
When he took the office of third division circuit judge for the third judicial district, Adam Weeks became the first Lawrence County resident to serve as circuit judge in 130 years.
For the second week in a row the Arkansas Department of Health reported at least 100 new cases of COVID-19 in Lawrence County.
The Times Dispatch is holding a Readers’ Choice contest to give readers the opportunity to select the “best of the best” in Lawrence County in a side range of categories.
Jaedyn Brown scored her 1,000th career point and grabbed her 500th career rebound in leading the Hoxie Lady Mustangs to a 67-20 win over Harrisburg in senior girls basketball action on Jan. 5.
Recent boys’ high school basketball results involving Lawrence County teams included:
Brandon Daniel Bethany, 18, of Walnut Ridge, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at his residence.
Steven Thomas Butler, 59, of Vilonia, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock.
Terry Scott Davis, 53, of Newport, died Jan. 6, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Billie Jean Gray, 90, of Pocahontas, formerly of Walnut Ridge, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at her residence.
William Henry Lawson, 71, of Porter, Texas, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, at his residence.
Michael David Louthain, 73, of Black Rock, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Roy Glenn “George” Thomas, 53, of Paragould, died suddenly Jan. 7, 2021, at the Methodist Hospital in Paragould.
Tom Weir left this world on Jan. 4, 2021, in Mountain View, at the age of 76.
The anchorwoman on the cable news network I watched Wednesday night said the mob that forced its way into the Capitol marked the first time it had been breached since the War of 1812.
Private pesticide applicator training meetings have been set for the following dates and places:
The following is part two of a compilation of some of the highlights from The Times Dispatch’s coverage of 2020.
A one-vehicle accident on Friday resulted in the death of Thunder Tye Finney, 22, of Black Rock.
After seeing 97 new cases of COVID-19 the previous week, Lawrence County saw an additional 100 cases during this past week.
The North Delta Community Foundation, an affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation, announced $6,100 in Giving Tree Grants for nonprofits benefiting Randolph, Lawrence and Clay counties. These inaugural grant awards were presented in December.
Walnut Ridge High School seniors Sam Lewis and Michael Steele made history when they signed their letters of intent to join the Williams Baptist University Eagles wrestling team.
Walnut Ridge High School basketball standout Bailey Augustine has committed to continue her career with the Lady Bulldogs at Union University in Jackson, Tenn.
Rev. Clarence A. Allison, 93, passed away on Dec. 30, 2020, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.
Steven Tracy Andrews, 68, of Walnut Ridge, died Dec. 19, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Randy Lee Clopp, 60, of Delaplaine, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge.
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