Hempstead County News

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.

Despite a ruling by the Arkansas Appeals Court, construction continues at the site of a proposed coal-fire power plant in Hempstead County.

Swepco will appeal last week's Arkansas Court of Appeals ruling that rejected the state permit for its Hempstead County power plant.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals says "no" to a coal-fired power plant in Hempstead County saying the power company didn't do enough to notify the public about the $1.6 billion project before it started.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals says state regulators didn't adequately review plans for a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in Hempstead County and has rejected a permit allowing its construction.