Sebastian County News

The Sebastian County Sheriff's Department has made more headlines than they've cared to in recent months.

Failing to comply with reporting requirements for sex offenders is not an offense that can be punished with an order of restitution, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

Low numbers of two kinds - players and district finances - have prompted the Hartford School District in southern Sebastian County to drop its football program.

A high-priced bond was set for the man taken into custody for allegedly committing multiple bank robberies in Oklahoma and one in Arkansas.

A recently introduced method of counterfeiting money has led to a rash of forgery cases in Fort Smith.

Three men facing charges of counterfeiting $100 have pleaded not guilty in Sebastian County Circuit Court.

A former Sebastian County jailer and one-time Fort Smith firefighter is facing charges of third-degree sexual abuse of two female inmates.

Brooke Clark, 19, who is believed to have had a relationship with Tate since 2005, was arrested on a warrant out of Sebastian County, Arkansas, about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 100 block of Friends Street in Rockport, said Matthew Downen, Aransas County Sheriff's Office warrants deputy.

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Alleged bank robber caught in Dardanelle Story date: June 17, 2009 By Michael Ford crime@couriernews.com An Oklahoma man was arrested Monday in Dardanelle in connection with charges from several recent bank robberies in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, according to information provided by the Yell County Sheriffa s Office .

Land Commissioner Mark Wilcox entered the race Tuesday to succeed term-limited Secretary of State Charlie Daniels, emphasizing his deep roots in Arkansas, a scandal-free record in statewide office and the ability to raise enough money to win a three-way primary.

Authorities in Springdale said seven counterfeit $100 bills were passed over the weekend at a Wal-Mart in Springdale.

He's accused of committing sex acts with inmates while on duty. Now, a Sebastian County Detention Center deputy has found himself in a jail cell.

Authorities in Crawford and Sebastian counties are trying to find the source of counterfeit bills that have been turning up lately.

Thousands of homes lost power and dozens of trees have been knocked down across Fort Smith after a second round of severe weather this week.

Doris Tate, county clerk of Sebastian County, announced her candidacy for secretary of state Thursday at the Capitol in Little Rock, citing her love of managing elections and her 18 years as clerk in the state's fourth most populous county.

A fast-moving squall raced through Northwest Arkansas late Wednesday causing scattered damage and forcing the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to postpone some preliminary events in Fayetteville.

A Sebastian County circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accuses Fort Smith police of negligence after a woman was fatally stabbed in a busy intersection.

Leaving your pet in the car on a hot summer day is dangerous enough for them, but it could land you in serious trouble as well.

The last day of classes for Lavaca High School was filled with the sounds of fake gunshots, as police and other emergency crews conducted a crisis drill at the school.