Clarendon News

School might have just ended, but principals in Clarendon School District 3 have already made plans for next year.

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The work of dragging and blasting the river has been going on without abatement since the morning after the tragedy, and more than 50 men have been constantly at work.

Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers will visit Franklin, Monroe and Prairie counties to assist victims of recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding, the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management and the ... via Federal Emergency Management Agency

Under a full moon and on an unlikely night, the latest edition of Stars R Us shone at the Mas Camp, Oxford Road, New Kingston, last Friday night. via Jamaica Gleaner

“I just want to see the water going down. It's very aggravating, can't describe it, aggravating, ready for it to go”

Flood victims near Clarendon in Monroe County are praying they don't get any more rain. via CW Arkansas

Flooding has taken a toll on hundreds of Arkansans and the fear of more is intense. via ArkansasMatters

Calico Rock, AR Officials are warning of further major flooding of the White River and flooding of other rivers as water from seven Arkansas lakes is released in emergency measures to prevent overflowing. via KATV

“The other day it got to 30.1 feet”

The National Weather Service reported flash flooding at Casscoe and Clarendon in east Arkansas, where water was flowing over parts of Arkansas 302. via Arkansas Online

“Last night, the water fell a little, thank goodness”

Meanwhile, Alan has an unusual fetish. Ronald Wiedermeier: Andy Mackenzie. Darlene Wiedermeier: Julianne Grossman. via FOX16.com

While some flood waters are dropping, no such good luck elsewhere. Just southeast of Des Arc, the White River is holding at 33 feet -- 7 feet above flood stage. via ArkansasMatters

“And it's starting to rain again”

Some Northeast Arkansas residents flooded out of their homes are dealing with the aftermath that people further downstream will face when the water recedes in their areas. via Log Cabin Democrat

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency planned a stop Monday in Arkansas, where flooding has persisted for two weeks after heavy rainfall drenched the state and sent rivers out of their banks. via Arkansas Online

Severe Weather Severe flooding continues in Ar Kansas CLARENDON, Ark. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has declared 39 counties, more than half the state, disaster areas. via KXMD-TV Williston

“The river's going to be out of its banks for a prolonged period of time”

Arkansans sandbagged their front doors and pumped out their flooded basements Wednesday as a historic crest on the White River moved downstream, and a flooding expert said the state will have to deal with high water for weeks.

Residents and county officials along the river's path in east-central Arkansas worried that the river flows would hit an already swollen Mississippi River on the state's eastern border and flow back into their cotton and wheat fields.

'I don't think anybody knows how much higher it's going to get,' Monroe County resident Marlin Reeves said as overcast skies threatened rain. Forecasters predicted a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms hitting the Arkansas prairie by Friday. Read more

“The river's going to be out of its banks for a prolonged period of time”

Litty Cooper, 79, of Indian Bay, a small community near Clarendon, Ark., speaks with a reporter about the rising water in the White River, March 26, 2008. via Kansas.com

A Flash Flood Watch is now in effect for portions of central Arkansas, eastern Arkansas and southeast Arkansas, including Prairie, Monroe and Woodruff, and Arkansas counties through Thursday morning. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

Water levels in Pocahontas and some other parts of northeast Arkansas are forecast to fall slightly Monday, though it will be several days before flood waters recede. via KTHV-TV

William and Sally Smith will celebrate their 60th wedding March 29, 2008, at the Best Western Stevens Inn. via Carlsbad Current-Argus

Old schoolers who grew up on the music over the 40 years from the '50s to 80s will have much to celebrate on Saturday, April 5, when Golden Promotions features the artistes of that golden era in popular ... via Jamaica Observer