Crittenden County News

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Under investigation and possibly under state takeover. A Crittenden County judge is suggesting people living in Jericho, Arkansas push to dissolve the towna s charter.

Eight men were arrested on drug charges late Monday after police in West Memphis, Ark., stopped a tour bus for speeding on Interstate 40.

Eight people were jailed in West Memphis overnight after police found marijuana in a tour bus.

An Arkansas Judge is poised to help citizens eliminate trouble in Jericho. Problems in the tiny city began to surface when a Jericho Police officer shot the Jericho fire chief inside the city's courthouse.

The rain's been relentless all month around the Mid-South. Rising floodwaters have homeowners on edge.

The Fire Chief in Marion, Arkansas, says his department is doing more than its fair share.

A South Memphis man Tuesday recounted a chaotic scene in an Arkansas field in 2004 where he said a carjack victim begged and then ran for his life as two cousins took turns firing shots at him from the same pistol.

The total budget of the project will be around $5 million. The remaining funding will come from bonds that have been sold by Crittenden County to support the school.

The NAACP marked its 100th anniversary in a community that has seen more than its' share of racially-charged incidents lately.

Crittenden County, AR - According to Arkansas State Police reports, an accident Saturday afternoon claimed the life of a Region 8 resident.

The small-town east Arkansas fire chief shot during a scuffle in court now faces two felony battery charges stemming from the incident.

The town of Jericho, Arkansas seems to have as many problems as it does people these days.

In this Sept. 1, 2009 photo, the Jericho, Ark., City Hall stands empty. AP JERICHO - Oscar Parnell would often sit on the concrete culvert in front of his home on Arkansas 77 and watch Jericho police officers chase motorists up and down the highway.

The more we learn about what's going on in the small town of Jericho, Arkansas, the more questions we have.

As FOX13 has been reporting, the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office is investigating some police departments in Arkansas, to find out if their officers are writing bogus tickets as a way to fund the small towns.

It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn't hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps.

The small town of Jericho, Arkansas has less than 200 residents, but the city's police force employs six people.

A major investigation is underway after a police officer allegedly shot an assistant fire chief and a fellow police officer inside a courtroom Thursday night.

At the seasoned age of 54, Willie Cutler figured he'd never be doing this again -- swinging a hoe to cut weeds in a field of waist-high cotton.