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Arkansas Man Arrested For Assaulting Mother -- Arkansas police have arrested a man accused of assaulting and tying up his mother because he was reportedly mad about the death of his pet skunk.

TIMES RECORD * MCRIDER@SWTIMES.COM WALDRON - Following a six-day trial, a jury of nine women and three men deliberated 3 hours and 42 minutes Wednesday to find Patricia "Pat" McClanahan guilty of manslaughter ...

TIMES RECORD * MCRIDER@SWTIMES.COM WALDRON - Following testimony by three State Police investigators and the tearful daughter of the defendant and the victim, the defense rested its case Monday for Patricia ...

Patricia McClanahan was justified in killing her abusive husband whose torso was discovered more than four years later in a Scott County catfish pond, her attorney told jurors Tuesday in the opening of her ...

Patricia McClanahan is accused of killing 60-year-old Joe Campiglia. The murder happened in January 2003, but the body was not discovered until May 2007 when a landowner discovered it inside a tarp floating in ...

TIMES RECORD * MCRIDER@SWTIMES.COM WALDRON - Patricia "Pat" McClanahan's defense attorneys told a Scott County jury Tuesday they'll show that McClanahan's killing of Joe Campiglia on Jan.

Two men were killed in a collision in Waldron on Sunday. David S. Berry, 25, of Mena and Dwight D. Vaughn, 25, of Danville collided on Arkansas 80 about 5: 25 p. m., according to the Arkansas State Police.

THE COURIER / Submitted Russellville High School senior Autumn Stewart prepares to throw the discus during the 7A Central Conference track and field meet at Bryant High School.

A Scott county man is behind bars after police charged him with multiple sex crimes against children. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

“Everybody's good. There's been no injuries”

An explosion at a meat packing plant on Sunday caused an ammonia gas leak that forced 180 people from their homes, but none of those working at the plant was injured, emergency responders said. via Athens Banner-Herald

Flooding is widespread throughout Arkansas, as severe thunderstorms brought heavy rains to the state, washing out roads and leading to some evacuations. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

A small local airport has been named the 2007 airport of the year. The Waldron Municipal Airport in Scott County was awarded the Federal Aviation Administration honor for Arkansas. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Jim Hannah filed Thursday to run for a second term as head of the state's highest court. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

Over 10,000 residents of western Arkansas were without electricity Friday morning due to ice on power lines from Thursday night's winter storm. via KHOG-TV Fort Smith

“They're taxing us to death already in this county”

Scott County's new jail is expected to be completed by early summer, but it could sit empty because the county doesn't have the money to fully fund the operations. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

“But that's a minor fix for a major problem”

TIMES RECORD * MCRIDER@SWTIMES.COM A proposed sales tax to fund Scott County jail operations failed for the second time Tuesday, and now the funding ball lies squarely in the Quorum Court's collective lap, the ... via Times Record

TIMES RECORD STAFF Ouachita National Forest staff are seeking public input regarding the national forest's proposed designated routes for motorized vehicles. via Times Record

TIMES RECORD * MCRIDER@SWTIMES.COM Scott County Cooperative Extension Service Staff Chairman Shaun Rhoades said he's had mixed feedback from county residents regarding the 1 percent sales tax county officials ... via Times Record

Mother Nature made your drive to work more difficult than the drive home. By early afternoon, ice on the roads was minimal. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

“It seems like everybody took off earlier in the morning”

Roads across most of Northwest Arkansas remained clear Friday, but sleet and freezing rain made travel difficult in several southern, central and western parts of the state. via Herald-Leader