Cleburne County News

So many of the buildings are reminiscent of days gone by, leaving visitors and passersby with a feeling of going back several decades into downtown Heber Springsa heyday.

A McCrory teen has drowned while swimming at Greers Ferry Lake in Heber Springs on Monday afternoon.

A group says the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has been too generous in granting alcohol permits in dry counties and against opposition from local officials.

The majority of Arkansas' counties are in fact, dry. And the Dry County Coalition says in some communities, allowing alcohol, goes against the will of the people.

A group calling itself the Dry County Coalition says it will press for changes on the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, which the group claims has shown a bias toward granting alcohol permits, even in dry counties and even in the face of opposition from local officials.

The Environmental Protection Agency has fined an Arkansas oil company for violating the federal Clean Water Act.

A White County woman and a Cleburne County man are jailed in Lonoke County after a drug bust in Cabot.

Good news for Cleburne County as more money is getting pumped into their local economy.

A woman accused of falsely reporting to authorities that her husband drowned in the Little Red River near Heber Springs has pleaded guilty.

A woman has pleaded guilty to filing a false police report as part of a case in which her husband allegedly faked his death.

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Talk about family feuds: In Cleburne County, this one spans three generations, a shooting and a much-coveted county coronera s job.

The same slate that faced the legislature one week ago today, stands good for at least one more week.

Heber Springs, AR - A permit to serve alcohol at a Heber Springs business was the target of some heated discussion at a concerned citizens meeting Tuesday night.

An Enola man was arrested early Monday afternoon after a Cleburne County Sheriff's Office online predator "sting" operation.

When severe weather threatens, some locations across Region 8 have Tornado Sirens to alert people.

And looking into the future, Chancellor Eugene McKay said thata s a business model the university will continue to pursue.

Damage is reported in at least six Arkansas counties from storms that moved through the state late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

Ten Arkansas properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the country's official list of historically significant properties.

Barger to present book discussion The Faulkner County Library is proud to present an author discussion, book signing and reading with published author Carl Barger.