Lockesburg News

Staff photo by Jim Williamson Lockesburg, Ark., volunteers hunker down to plan events for Saturday at the city park and fire department to raise money for a Wednesday operation for Joe Sutton, right.

The City of Lockesburg, Ark., will celebrate the "29th Annual Fireworks in the Park" Friday starting with a 2-K walk at 6:45 a.m. and ending with a fireworks display about 9:30 p.m. The Independence Day ...

The price throughout the week has been held down to a great extent by the excessive and continuous rain, which has caused many carloads to be put on the market in bad condition.

Lockesburg, Ark., City Council recently hired a new water superintendent. Charles Farmer was selected and will receive $11.50 per hour until the end of the year.

MUSIC Lockesburg Church of Christ, Lockesburg, Ark., will have gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. today. via Texarkana Gazette

Two people were killed in separate vehicle accidents Thursday on U.S. Highway 71 in Sevier County. via Texarkana Gazette

A pickup truck was found burning while partially submerged Thursday morning in the Little River near U.S. Highway 71, but no driver was found. via Texarkana Gazette

Two suspects remain on the loose Thursday after having escaped the Miller County Jail. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“It is certainly satisfying when local communities take the initiative to apply for these grants and we are able to fund them”

Four grants totaling $44,030 were awarded by the Rural Development Commission of Arkansas to four communities in southwest Arkansas for firefighting equipment. via Texarkana Gazette

The Lockesburg Lions Club will sponsor a free vision screening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. via Texarkana Gazette

Sabrina Anne Pierce and Bryan Allen Felty were united in marriage at 8 p.m. July 7 at Grace Church. via Texarkana Gazette

“The pickup caught the left corner of the building and pushed in the front wall about 6 inches. I had just closed up minutes earlier and was over at the grocery store when it happened”

LOCKESBURG, Ark.-A tractor-trailer feed truck ran a stop sign Saturday, hitting a pickup truck at the intersection of U.S. Highway 71 and Arkansas Highway 24, an official said. via Texarkana Gazette

DE QUEEN, Ark.-Authorities say it was unsportsmanlike to steal two deer stands in the woods on the opening day of deer season. via Texarkana Gazette

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for tonight for much of western and northern Arkansas. via WMC-TV Memphis

A brunch will honor Lockesburg, Ark., area veterans, active duty military personnel and their families at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lockesburg First Baptist Church. via Texarkana Gazette

A woman was killed and a man was taken to a De Queen, Ark., hospital after a vehicle accident at 12:19 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 71 in Lockesburg, Ark. via Texarkana Gazette

“Kids have already been using the skateboard park before we could get the pieces bolted down. It scared the living daylights out of me”

LOCKESBURG, Ark.-It can be a legal skate in the park for "skateboarders" Saturday and a "pro-am skateboarder" is supposed to show off tricks. via Texarkana Gazette

LOCKESBURG, Ark.-On the ground behind the Lockesburg City Hall, a Sevier County sheriff's deputy recently found a man sitting on top of an alleged drunken driver. via Texarkana Gazette