Stone County News

Madison Ashcraft, 6, and Elma Herrod, 96, share a hug at Ashcraft's home in Beebe.

Two people were injured in a crash in Stone County. About 5:30 a.m., a motorycle driven by Steven K. Shroyer, 32, of Holden, Mo., was driving east on State Highway 14 when he crossed the center line and ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FO: SOUTHWESTERN BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTHCENTRAL ARKANSAS SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHCENTRAL ARKANSAS EASTERN SEARCY COUNTY IN ...

The Stone County Muzzle Loaders will be offering a 'Sight In Your Smoke Pole' session on Saturday, starting at 9:30 a.m. The session will be held at the Ozark Folk Center Rifle Range at the end of Arkansas ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW - The Feb. 5 tornado delivered a body blow to this city, leaving it with one dead, a hospital in shambles and no electricity for more than a week.

Mountain View police arrested another man in connection with the April 30 robbery of First Service Bank. via Baxter Bulletin

Mountain View Police have arrested Nathan R. Smathers, 25, of Mountain View in connection with the April 30th robbery of First Service Bank. via ArkansasMatters

Authorities say a man who was stabbed and beaten with a shovel allegedly by two men who thought he was a police informant spent his last moments begging for his life. via FOX16.com

Dr. Sarah L. Sullivan, a board-certified family-practice physician who has been appointed to the medical staff at St. via Arkansas Online

“He's been through this before, and he'll get it back with no problem.”

The flood waters from two weeks ago have taken their toll on both homes and businesses along the White River, and in Stone County, they could threaten tourism for the town of Mountain View. via KTHV-TV

A Fulton County man Steven Carpenter, 26, has been charged with capital murder in what authorities say is the brutal murder of a young Stone County man. via The News

“They were buddies - no doubt about it”

Three friends of a Stone County man were charged in his death Monday, Stone County Sheriff Todd Hudspeth said. via Benton County Daily Record

“Our parade will be different this year. Its theme is "Going to Town”

As the town prepares for its largest event of the year, it is set to premiere the Artisans Market on The Square. via Arkansas Online

“The program requires they enforce an ordinance. Therefore, they have to have a building permit program, building inspectors. A lot of rural areas don't have that setup in place.”

As the flood cleanup begins in parts of Arkansas where the waters of the White River have receded, some residents are realizing they don't have the flood insurance they need to pay for repairs. via KATV

“Just about everyone that I know has been affected either by one [of the natural disasters] or another.”

On Feb. 5, a category 4 tornado originating near Atkins blazed a 123-mile path across northern Arkansas, claiming one life and causing damages to Stone County Medical Center, not to mention six days of power ... via Arkansas Online