McRae News

" Arthur James Passed away at the Glengarry Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 24, 2009.

Tim and Kathy Liles and Steve and Colleen Lassiter of Beebe are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daugher, Courtney Rae Liles to Stephen Howard Underwood, son of Steve and Doris Underwood of Spiro, OK.

Bobby O. Jones, 79, of McRae, Arkansas, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009.A He was retired from Supersweet Feeds in Beebe, and was an Army veteran of the Korean War.A Bobby was a member of McRae First Baptist Church.

The McRae High School Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009 in the McRae Cafeteria.

HOMER - Two men were jailed last week on drug possession charges following two separate encounters with law enforcement, Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey said in a news release.

Strong winds are to blame for heavy damage to a home in rural White County. The homeowner says his recently installed storm shelter saved his life.

The City of McRae has named Chris Ward, of Beebe,A as their new Police Chief. Chris is a former Detective from the White County Sheriff's Department and a former Searcy Police Officer.

Alcohol Anonymous- MeetsA 1stA PresbyterianA Church,A each Monday 8 p.m. Alzheimera s Support Group-Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month in Searcy at Harding Place.A Call 729-9807 or 268-1249 for more information.

The events that occurred 10 years ago are still sharp in Gladys Lightfoot's memory.

The Daily Citizen Area law enforcement agencies were busy during the holidays taking drunk drivers off the road, perhaps saving lives of both the perpetrators and their potential victims.

Bloodlike stains on two pages in a record book do not obscure details of the murder trial of John McCauly, James Russell, John Holland and William Edwards on Aug.

Saturday, January 3, 2009 8:35 PM CST General Dandridge McRae Searcy's oldest unsolved murder involves KKK By Warren Watkins The Daily Citizen The 1868 murder of an undercover detective attempting to infiltrate ...

Parts of the original structure for the Searcy Black House are turning 150 years old.

Flames engulf a structure as the Kensett Fire Department responded to a blaze at 210 Rouse Street Saturday Aug.

P olice say an accidentA Tuesday morning that closed down a G rand T raverse R oad is a reminder to slow down and be careful during the holidays.

Josh Gosnell of McRae, right, was recognized by the Searcy Fire Department for heroism on June 15 when he, along with Marshall Hughes of Little Rock , warned Brandon Ashbrook, 11, that his house was on fire.

Home sick from school that day, Tyler Castera, 12, heard a strange crackling sound and looked out the window.