Woodruff County News

A Woodruff County man was killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle accident near Augusta.

County officials are facing difficult decisions. Valuable programs and services must be cut and hundreds of jobs eliminated.

A change in the unofficial results of Tuesday's judge's elections may have adjusted the totals, but had no impact on the eventual outcome of the races that saw Ann Beane Hudson, of Forrest City, win the First ...

“We're farmers so we're behind as it is. But we'll do what we can so we're not going to miss a beat just keep on going”

The National Weather Service confirmed late Monday afternoon that another tornado hit east central Arkansas about an hour north of Stuttgart. via CW Arkansas

“The reason I'm asking those questions is because those are some of the things we use in rating tornados.”

People living in Woodruff and Cross counties are also cleaning up from a tornado Saturday. via CW Arkansas

Residents in the Arkansas community of Stuggart are cleaning up this Mother's Day after a tornado tore threw the town Saturday night, May 10, 2008. via WPTY

“We were lucky. The Lord blessed us. It didn't take everything down”

Dee Dee becomes frustrated when her new boyfriend doesn't seem interested in taking their relationship to the next level. via CW Arkansas

“It is just amazing. We responded to Dumas and their tornado and they had no one killed either”

The National Weather Service says no one was seriously injured when a suspected E-F3 tornado swept through Stuttgart. via Arkansas Online

“They brought us up in a strict environment, but they blessed us with love. They insisted on us becoming educated, in order that we would be able to have a better and easier life than they had.”

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The 17 million copies of the July 1977 Reader's Digest told an inspiring family story that will be revisited Friday in Little Rock when the surviving seven daughters and four ... via Arkansas Online

“Oh, I'm seriously thinking about relocating. I'm a little bit too old to be putting up with flooding when I don't have to.”

In the first-season finale, John recalls his days as a con man in the 1920s when he and Eva investigate the death of a woman who appears to have drowned. via FOX16.com

“Right now there in St. Francis County, Hwy. 50 is in the St. Francis River's flood basin, and that area is getting a lot of water from up north of us. If we keep getting rain the way that we've been getting it, that water could be there for a while”

St. Francis County Judge Gary Hughes issued a disaster emergency proclamation this morning due to continued damage the county and private property owners are seeing from flooding and recent storms. via Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

Emergency officials in Woodruff and Prairie counties are calling for voluntary evacuations this morning as the result of a weakened levee along the White River near the Lost Hill and Little Dixie communities. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

“The ladies couldn't remember seeing a badge or any patches, so at this time I don't know if it was an off-duty officer, or someone impersonating an officer.”

The Woodruff County Sheriff's Office says it's looking for a man who used a flashing blue light to pull over a car full of teenage girls. via KATV Little Rock

A fugitive wanted by the state of Michigan for murder, armed robbery, and home invasion has been arrested by a team of Deputy U.S. Marshals and Woodruff County Sheriffs deputies in Cotton Plant. via ArkansasMatters

“We have more technology than any school district of our size.”

"We've got math labs, EAST labs, GIS, Distance Learning ... every kind of lab you can think of," said Avis Blevins, district superintendent. via Arkansas Online

“Our crews made tremendous progress yesterday, and the vast majority of our customers now have power. We have some visiting crews in helping with the repairs, and things went well yesterday. We hope to have any remaining customers back up today”

Both electrical providers in St. Francis County are continuing to clean up following Tuesday's straight-line winds, even as a round of winter weather threatens much of Eastern Arkansas today. via Times-Herald of Forrest City, Arkansas

The Newport businessman accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill the mayor and police chief will have his day in court today. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING UNTIL 1:00PM FOR: --CLEVELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS --WEST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS --NORTHERN ... via KTHV-TV

“They just said there was going to be a shoot 'em up”

Police arrived at Augusta High School just as the rumors of violence after a student's suicide became shrill, leading parents to rush to campus to take their children home. via Benton County Daily Record

“And individuals tend to move where they can make a living.”

"I just want what's best for me and my family," Merritt said. "You aren't seeing much in a little town with one red light.&#8221 Other young Arkansans face the same decision. via Benton County Daily Record