Bond Hearings Disclaimer: The following individual(s) appeared in felony bond hearings that were held at the Pope County Detention Center and have been accused of a felony crime. All information included in this story was obtained through testimony and/or police reports provided in the heari…

During a pretrial hearing held on Thursday, August 6, 2020 in Yell County Circuit Court at the Yell County Courthouse in Danville, Emily Michelle Markham, 23 of Rover, was sentenced after pleading guilty to the Class B Felony charge of Permitting the Abuse of a Child involving sexual activit…

Bond Hearings Disclaimer: The following individual(s) appeared in felony bond hearings that were held at the Pope County Detention Center and have been accused of a felony crime. All information included in this story was obtained through testimony and/or police reports provided in the heari…

At approximately 5 p.m. Sunday afternoon,  August 9, Yell County Fire departments were dispatched to a reported structure fire near 12736 Alpha Road in Chickalah Fire Department’s fire district. The 911 caller reporting the fire advised that the structure was “fully involved.”

On Friday evening, August 7, several Yell County fire departments responded to 10864 Galla Rock Road, Frontier Shed Company, after Yell County dispatchers received a report of a shop on fire.

Disclaimer: Information obtained from an Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary represents only the initial findings by an investigating law enforcement officer. The summaries are not considered official reports of a highway crash investigation, but merely a summary of preliminary informa…

Arkansas Tech University will recognize 1,959 graduates from its 2020 spring and summer terms during a virtual celebration on Saturday, Aug. 8.

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flash Flood Warning for West Central Yell County in central Arkansas, South Central Logan County in western Arkansas and Eastern Scott County in western Arkansas until 315 PM.

The Dover Rural and Dover City Fire Departments responded to a grassfire at 336 Bayou Point Road in Dover on Thursday afternoon, August 6 at approximately 4 p.m.  Dover Rural firefighters arrived on scene and began working to extinguish the fire that had spread throughout a field on the prop…

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The Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has been awarded $303,664.00 for the 2020-21 academic year.

Early Monday morning, August 3, 2020, between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m., several car break-ins and vehicle thefts occurred in the Shiloh Manor Subdivision located off of Shiloh Road.

The Russellville Police Department seeks the assistance of residents as they continue to investigate several car break-ins and vehicle thefts that occurred on Monday night, August 3rd in the Shiloh Manor Subdivision located off of Shiloh Road.

Bond Hearings Disclaimer: The following individual(s) appeared in felony bond hearings that were held at the Pope County Detention Center and have been accused of a felony crime. All information included in this story was obtained through testimony and/or police reports provided in the heari…

City, county and state law enforcement officers and several emergency response agencies were dispatched to a rollover motor vehicle collision with entrapment that occurred on Interstate 40 early Tuesday morning, August 4th.

Just after 4 p.m. Monday, August 3, Pope County 911 dispatchers received a report of a rollover entrapment accident that occurred on State Highway 105 near the intersection of Hogan Roberts Loop in Atkins.

Arkansas Tech University's academic leadership has developed answers for frequently asked questions as the institution prepares to return to on-campus instruction for the fall 2020 semester.

Danville Police Chief Rick Padgett has released information concerning the recent arrest of a Danville teen following a traffic stop that resulted in a major drug bust.

Governor Asa Hutchinson met with the media Friday and said, among other COVID-19 related updates, the following about fall high school sports: 

Chase Duane Mullins, a 22-year-old Plainview man, has been sentenced in Yell County after entering a plea of no contest to the charge of Murder in the First Degree in the death of of 2-year-old Remington Rainey, also of Plainview. The death occurred at a Plainview residence on November 29, 2…

Staff members and student leaders associated with the Arkansas Tech University Department of Campus Life are working to modify in-person programming to fit the evolving nature of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and offer impactful opportunities for co-curricular enrichment during the fal…

Arkansas Tech University has earned national recognition as a leader in the effort to encourage civic engagement among higher education students.

At approximately ‪1:14 p.m. today, Russellville Fire Department units E1, E4, L1 and B1, under the command of Battalion Chief Brent Hamm, along with the Fire Marshal's office, responded to ‪3640 South Frankfort Ave on a reported grass fire threatening a structure. 

The Pope County children's librarian Melanie Goad knew she wanted to partner with Community of Champions after meeting director Ally Thomlinson.

Just after 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, the Russellville Fire Department was dispatched to 3640 South Frankfort Avenue, RTI Trash, on a report of a grassfire threatening a structure.

At approximately 5:39 p.m., Sunday afternoon, July 26,  Pope County 911 operators dispatched the Pope County Sheriff’s Office, Dover Marshal’s Officer, the Arkansas State Police, Pope County EMS 134, Pope County EMS Rescue 140, the Dover City and Dover Rural Fire Departments, as well as Dove…

The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) has decided to award the Pope County casino license at its Thursday meeting, which will begin at 9 a.m.

Amy Wilson knew she had to do something when she heard the Russellville School District (RSD) was asking teachers to help gather protective masks for the upcoming school year.

Traffic was reduced to one lane on Interstate 40 Sunday afternoon, July 26, after a reported rollover motor vehicle collision with injury occurred east of exit 88 near Pottsville.