Rison utility crews are pushing harmless smoke through city sewer lines through Wednesday to find leaks. Smoke may rise from yards or come up through unused drains inside homes.
Preliminary NOAA data show Drew and Lincoln counties had their driest January through September since 1895, and the rest of Southeast Arkansas ranks second or third driest. Exceptional drought reached four counties for the first time this year.
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election starts Monday, Oct. 19, in Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew and Lincoln counties. Here are the early-voting sites, hours, deadlines and local races to watch.
Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election starts Monday, Oct. 19, at the Hall-Morgan Veterans' Building in Rison. Here are the hours, the county's 12 Election Day polling places and the races on every ballot.
Cleveland County deputies recovered a stolen camper, guns and methamphetamine and arrested three men on felony charges, Sheriff Brad Young said in his weekly report. The report also lists a 20-year sentence handed down in circuit court Tuesday.
NWS Jackson has Ashley and Chicot counties under a Red Flag Warning from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Burn bans remain in effect in Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and Lincoln counties.
Crowds filled Main and Third streets in downtown Rison on Saturday for Bryan White, the headliner of the 36th Rison in the Fall Festival, organizers said.
