The Russellville High School Cyclone Cheer team assisted in stocking the Cyclone Pantry today, Thursday, June 13 and it is now stocked for students and the community. The Cyclone Pantry is located on the campus of the Russellville High School and it provides food and miscellaneous items to t…
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The Pope County Sheriff’s Office received a call at approximately 10:15 p.m. of a shooting at a residence in Hector. Upon arrival, deputies located the body of a deceased male. Jason Royalty was taken into custody at the scene and transported to the Pope County Detention Center where he is…
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials advise that Highway 7 from Dardanelle to Ola is closed. The highway was closed at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday night, June 3, due to high water covering both lanes of traffic. The highway is closed for 2.29 miles and a detour is available.
In a recent release, Pope County Judge Ben Cross addressed concerns about the closing of Highway 7 South and the Arkansas River Bridge. Judge Cross stated, "Russellville Mayor Richard Harris and I are here at the river bridge with ARDOT engineers and there is currently NO immediate intent to…
Yell County OEM has sent notices via phone, text and email on the CodeRED system to residents with addresses that have been identified as at-risk. These notices do not apply to the public in general and only apply to residents living in the area highlighted. The notice read as follows:
On Sunday evening, May 26th, Pope County Judge Ben Cross conducted aerial surveillance of the river flooding and it's progress in both Pope County and Yell County. The flight was courtesy of Pope County resident Bob Burris who also piloted the plane. On Sunday evening, River Valley Now was i…
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The Flood Warning continues for the Arkansas River at Dardanelle 1 NE.
A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FORNORTHEASTERN LOGAN...JOHNSON...SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN YELL AND NORTHWESTERN POPE COUNTIES
At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2019, Pope County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Illinois Bayou on SR 164 North on a report of a child swept downstream while swimming in the water. Pope County OEM Swift Water Rescue was notified and also responded along with other local re…
At approximately 8:47 p.m. Sunday night, May 19, Pope County OEM, the Pope County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas State Police, Hector ERTs and Pope County EMS 134 were dispatched to a water rescue near the 1100 block of State Route 164 N at the Scottsville bridge.
Russellville School District officials contacted RVN advising that a false alarm occurred at the Russellville Junior High School just after noon on Friday, May 17 after the RAVE panic app was activated.
According to the Associated Press, the Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the capital murder convictions of an inmate serving life in prison for the deaths of two men whose bodies were found inside a crushed vehicle at a salvage yard.
UPDATE: Thursday, May 13, 2019 11:15 a.m.
According to Dardanelle Chamber of Commerce officials, due to a rainy and wet weather pattern over the past few weeks and continued rain in the forecast, Yell Fest has been postponed for this weekend, May 10-11.
Just before noon Sunday, May 5, Yell County dispatchers requested the Yell County Sheriff's Department, Rover Fire Department, Danville Fire Department, Danville Rescue, and Briggsville Fire Department to respond to a report of a downed aircraft after the FAA contacted their office just afte…
Following a fire at Hardee's on West Main Street on Wednesday, April 24, management of the restaurant recently announced that the store will be permanently closed.
Just after 6 a.m. Thursday morning, April 25, the Dover Marshals Office advised Dover residents that North Elizabeth Street was closed due to several trees being down. Dover firefighters were dispatched to the area to assist in clearing the roadway and continue their efforts.
At approximately 9:29 a.m. Wednesday morning, April 24, Russellville Fire Department units Engine 1, Ladder 1, Engine 2, and Engine 4, under the command of Acting Battalion Chief Josh Moore along with the Fire Marshal's Office, responded to 1201 West Main Street, Hardee's restaurant, on a co…
Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey announced the arrest of 18 individuals throughout Yell County between the dates of January 1-April 20, 2019 on alleged drug related charges. Lieutenant Scott Moore said that 10 of the individuals were arrested within the city limits of Dardanelle with the assi…
Dover Mayor to draft letter expressing interest to host casino following called city council meeting
Following a called session of the Dover City Council on Tuesday evening, April 23, the City of Dover will be drafting a letter expressing interest in being considered as a host community by a gaming vendor planning to submit an application for an available Pope County casino license.
At approximately 11:20 a.m., Thursday, April 18, the Russellville Police Department, Russellville Fire Department and Pope County EMS responded to the intersection of East Parkway Drive and North Knoxville Avenue on a report of a rollover entrapment collision.
At approximately 8 p.m. Sunday night, April 14, the Dardanelle Police Department responded to 1158 Highway 7 North, the Valero station, following a 911 call reporting two men fighting. As officers checked en route to the location, the dispatcher advised that one man was armed with a knife. O…
A Dardanelle School District teacher has pleaded no contest to allegations of sexual misconduct that were brought to light on September 12, 2018 involving a student.
A Yell County jury has delivered their verdict following the completion of the two day trial. Scotty Croy, 41 of Dardanelle, was on trial after pleading not guilty to the charge of Rape against a minor.
Just before 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, February 26, fire units with the Russellville Fire Department were dispatched to 104 North Denver Avenue, Fat Daddy’s Bar B Que, on a commercial structure fire.
A 29-year-old Lamar man wanted in connection with the February 15th shooting death of Christopher Farmer at his home located on Highway 352 in Johnson County has been arrested.
On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, Carissa Groves of Bryant went hiking in northern Pope County and some time during her hike, she became lost. After she was not found Tuesday afternoon, Pope County 911 was contacted. The 911 the caller reported to dispatchers that Carissa was last seen in the a…
The Arkansas State Police and emergency responders in Conway County are currently working a motor vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 3:45 p.m. this afternoon on Interstate 40 near mile marker 103.5, westbound.
On Sunday afternoon, February 3, a report was made of a male walking down Pisgah Road asking different neighbors for a babysitting job. After investigating the report further, the subject seeking the job turned out to be a Level 3 Sex Offender.
After deliberating for more than four hours on Thursday evening, January 31, a jury consisting of 12 members reached a verdict in the State of Arkansas versus Mark Watts trial. The jury trial was held this week at the Yell County Courthouse located in Danville.
On Thursday, January 31, 2019, Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey announced the arrest of Emily Michelle Markham, 21 of Rover, in connection with the investigation of the death of 2-year-old Remington Rainey.
The Russellville Police Department has positively identified human remains that were discovered on Sunday, January 13, 2019, as Ashley Denton Davis, 49 of Johnson County. Davis' cause of death is still unknown, pending further testing at the Arkansas State Crime Lab and at this time, the inv…
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, the Arkansas State Police arrested two Clarksville men for Murder in the First Degree following the September death of Noah Hampton, 20 of Newton County.
On Sunday, January 13, 2019, the Russellville Police Department responded to a call of possible human remains discovered by a hunter in an undeveloped, wooded area within the city of Russellville. Detectives with the Russellville Police Department and the Pope County Sheriff’s Office respon…
According to Dardanelle School District Superintendent John Thompson, a Dardanelle school resource officer has been dismissed from his on-campus position after leaving his gun in an elementary restroom. The incident occurred at the Dardanelle Primary School. According to reports, the gun was…
While celebrating the New Year, the Pottsville Police Department is offering residents who live within the Pottsville City limits, a ride home if you have had too much tonight! The Pottsville Police Department states, "We love our city and community and as we have officers available, we’re h…
River Valley Now has obtained a letter dated December 26, 2018, in which outgoing Russellville Mayor Randy Horton joins Judge Jim Ed Gibson in supporting Gulfside Casino Partnership in its bid to bring a casino to Pope County. Though the proposed casino would be placed outside city limits, M…
Entergy crews are currently working to restore power in east Russellville, where a major outage has occurred. Entergy officials state the east substation is down and technicians are attempting to locate the problem. Estimated number of customers effected was about 41-hundred as of 12 p.m. on…
Judge-elect Ben Cross recently released the following statement concerning the actions of Pope County Judge Jim Ed Gibson regarding the casino issue.