Hempstead County News

Gov. Mike Beebe appointed a special justice to the Supreme Court today to help decide the huge case in which the Hempstead Hunting Club is challenging the Public Service Commission's approval of a permit for a coal-burning power plant in Hempstead County.

HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, AR A construction worker is giving thanks for an afternoon rescue, after getting buried alive while he was trapped in a ditch.

Authorities in Hope say they've arrested a convicted sex offender for posing as a meter reader.

Police say an unregistered sex offender was caught posing as a meter reader. Hempstead County deputies and local police officers took him into custody hiding inside a residence near Hope.

A day of fun riding an ATV turned tragic in one part of the Ark-La-Tex for a 12-year old boy.

The Arkansas Supreme Court agreed Thursday to review a state Court of Appeals rejection of the approval of the $2.1 billion John W. Turk Jr.

Entering the room you hear the whirring hum of a sewing machine, a slight clicking sound as a needle makes contact with the fabric.

Officials of the Southwest Arkansas Fair and Rodeo say the annual event will open Tuesday evening with a parade on the streets of downtown Hope.

State regulators say they won't halt construction of a coal-fired power plant in southwest Arkansas.

The state Pollution Control and Ecology Commission this morning denied a request from the Sierra Club and Audubon Arkansas to stop construction on American Electric Power's coal-fired plant in Hempstead County during court appeals.

SWEPCO is asking for a rate increase in Texas, partly to help pay for the Turk Plant being built in Hempstead County, Arkansas.

Two environmental groups have filed a new request to state regulators asking them to stop construction of a coal-fired power plant in southwest Arkansas.

A special agent from Gurdon who was wounded during a standoff with a murder suspect has been honored as the Arkansas State Police Trooper of the Year.

A special agent from Gurdon who was wounded during a standoff with a murder suspect has been honored as the Arkansas State Police Trooper of the Year.

Add a third candidate to the race for Supreme Court to fill former Justice Tom Glaze's seat.

It was a GOOD week for a A PARANOIA . A Democrat-Gazette article says gun sales continue to run well ahead of last year, apparently on account of fears that the Obama administration might impose some gun control measures.

The Arkansas Public Service Commission announced on Wednesday that it has petitioned the Arkansas Supreme Court to review the recent appellate court ruling that revoked the Southwestern Electric Power Co.'s permit to build a $1.6 billion coal-fueled power plant in Hempstead County.

Tipster says Emon Mahony of El Dorado will be Gov. Mike Beebe's next appointment to the state Game and Fish Commission .

Hempstead County authorities are investigating a double fatal accident. The accident happened Thursday afternoon on County Road 15 in Arkansas.

June 24-30, 2009 It was a GOOD week for a A The ENVIRONMENT . The state Court of Appeals ruled that SWEPCO shouldn't have been issued a construction permit for a coal-fired generating plant in Hempstead County.