Little River County News

Only two of the inmates who escaped from the Miller County Jail on Tuesday remain at large.

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program has committed more than $100,000 in grants for restoration of area buildings.

Little River County Deputy Prosecutor Jay Metzger of Ashdown, Ark., announced Monday he will be seek the position of the 9th Judicial District West Prosecuting Attorney.

A driver fell asleep at the wheel of his vehicle, veered off U.S. Highway 71 near Ashdown, Ark., and hit the rear of a Little River County deputy sheriff's patrol car during a freak weekend accident.

A tape-recorded and hand-written confession by the suspect in the shooting death of an Ashdown businessman will be admitted as evidence during the June 16-17 trial in the Little River County Circuit Court, a ...

The man who broke into the Pinecrest Retirement Lodge in Ashdown, Ark., carrying a knife and seeking reconciliation with his girlfriend pleaded guilty Tuesday to commercial burglary. via Texarkana Gazette

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“If you do not currently have a private restricted use pesticide license and would like to become certified, plan to attend this training session”

Training for pesticide licenses will be offered at 6:30 p.m. May 15 at the Cossatot College of the University of Arkansas campus in Ashdown. via Texarkana Gazette

Longtime Little River Memorial Hospital employee Nona Richardson was honored recently at the fourth annual Little River County Health Fair and Senior Celebration. via Texarkana Gazette

“The guards that work here don't make enough. They ought to be on welfare”

The beatings of three men incarcerated at the Miller County jail by other inmates last week come as the facility faces other problems, the sheriff acknowledged. via Benton County Daily Record

A pickup truck was found burning while partially submerged Thursday morning in the Little River near U.S. Highway 71, but no driver was found. via Texarkana Gazette

ASHDOWN, Ark.-The position of Little River County Sheriff is the only contested countywide race for the May 20 Democratic primary, and three Ashdown alderman positions are being challenged. via Texarkana Gazette

“There was no dragging around-you had to be in place in a matter of seconds whenever general quarters sounded.”

ASHDOWN, Ark.-As an anti-aircraft gunner on a Navy attack transport ship in the Pacific during World War II, Otis Bell was on perpetual alert status. via Texarkana Gazette

The National Weather Service in Shreveport, Louisiana has determined that an EF0 tornado touched down in Howard and Little River counties Monday morning. via KTHV-TV

A "SKYWARN" class will be held in Ashdown from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today to introduce people to the National Weather Service warning system and teach weather-spotting skills. via Texarkana Gazette

“We really need help in the cleanup.”

The drawdown of Millwood Lake has exposed trash along the shoreline, and a group of citizens want additional help to clean up Saturday. via Texarkana Gazette

Commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently renamed the Madison County Wildlife Management Area to honor the previous owners of the land. via Northwest Arkansas Times

ASHDOWN, Ark.-John Kelsie Harris was sentenced to a total of four years in prison Thursday-one for each count of aggravated assault against his daughter, son-in-law and two deputy sheriffs. via Texarkana Gazette

“Using my many years of organizational skills, I will take a good look at the current department and determine the most effective use of the work force that will be cost effective to the county ...”

ASHDOWN, Ark.-A former member of the Texarkana, Texas, Police Department has announced as a candidate for Little River County sheriff. via Texarkana Gazette

An 18-year-old woman was air lifted from a single-vehicle accident about 2 p.m. Friday in Little River County, authorities said. via Texarkana Gazette