Parkin News

Three boys -- ages 7, 10, and 11 -- were riding an ATV when it slid off the road into a pump house Neighbors heard the crash and rushed in to help Two are at LeBonheur in intensive care, while one remains in ...

I haven't been to this park, but I was reading about its history. I thought it was cool that the first recorded Christian ceremony in Arkansas occurred there on June 18, 1541.

“We've had the snows, we've had floods, we've had tornadoes, we've had more floods ... but our people are resilient people. We'll fight through it and we'll get through it.”

At least seven people, including three members of the same family, were killed Friday and at least 13 people were injured as severe weather swept through Arkansas, emergency officials said. via CNN

Late Friday afternoon, a tornado described by the weather service as "a large and extremely dangerous tornado", caused heavy damage in the east Arkansas town of Earle as it headed toward the border for ... via KTHV-TV Little Rock

A Heth woman learned this weekend that her vehicle had been stolen when she was notified by the sheriff's department that it had been found in a ditch. via Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

State auditors say the former city treasurer of Parkin has been arrested and charged with theft after embezzling $10,000 from the town. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

A VULNERABLE Metro passenger was targeted by three robbers as he waited on the platform for his train. via The Northern Echo

EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 648 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CROSS COUNTY IN ... via KATV Little Rock

Posted by: Dennis Turner My Day As A "Storm chaser" dennis.turner@wreg.com FAST MOVING STORMS SEVERAL NEAR MISSES MOSTLY MINOR DAMAGE We spent the day chasing the storms as they moved through the area. via WREG-TV Memphis

Two Cross County teenagers were killed early Friday morning in a one-vehicle accident on Arkansas Highway 364. via Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Good morning! It's hard to believe that another gardening season is almost gone, and I am writing my last column. via Sun-Journal

Frank G. Wallace, a former president of First State Bank in Parkin, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false entries in an attempt to deceive bank examiners. via Herald-Leader