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KAIT
April 28, 2018
According to a probable cause affidavit in the case, Jacob Austin Ardrey of Newport was arrested April 18 after an Arkansas State Police investigation. State police received a tip from the Arkansas State Police Cyber Crimes Unit involving 64 files of possible child pornography reportedly uploaded on Nov.
KY3
April 16, 2018
The chief deputy with the Searcy County sheriff's office said the fire department had already been paged to the Tomahawk fire before Griffin called. He couldn't confirm if the dispatcher said he'd call Griffin back, but said it was an extremely chaotic time, as fire departments were working to put out another fireÃâà...
WMC Action News 5
April 9, 2018
Robert Powell, 45, is facing a felony charge of video voyeurism after a camera was found in a building at Camp Wyldewood in Searcy. Jared Cox, Camp Wyldewood's chairman of the board of directors told KARK that it is believed to be an isolated incident. "[A couple] found something on property in aÃâà...
KATV
April 8, 2018
According to the summer camp's website and Facebook page, Powell had been camp director since 2007. Records show Powell, 45, of Searcy, was booked in the White County jail at 7:10 p.m. Friday on one count of video voyeurism. Arkansas law defines video voyeurism, in part, as photographing or recording someoneÃâà...
Arkansas Online
April 8, 2018
Come ready to shine at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Searcy's Light Up the Streets Glo Run 5K on the courthouse square, 300 N. Spruce St. downtown. This story is only available from the Arkansas Online archives. Stories can be purchased individually for $2.95. Click here to search for this story in the archives.
Arkansas Online
April 7, 2018
Much progress has been made since Peyton Wright, a junior at Searcy High School, joined another student in January 2017 to bring a Miracle League baseball field to the city. Since then, Wright has helped form Miracle League of Searcy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; put together an 11-memberÃâà...
Harrison Daily
April 6, 2018
SEARCY COUNTY — Special agents of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division are investigating an officer involved shooting resulting ... Searcy County Sheriff's Department deputies and correctional officers of the Arkansas Department of Correction had been involved in a manhunt aboutÃâà...
Arkansas Online
April 1, 2018
EL PASO — Crossroads Cowboy Church, 3071 Arkansas 5, invites everyone to its Easter service, which will begin with a free chuckwagon breakfast of biscuits and gravy at 7:30 a.m. Brother Ron Riddle will give the .... Donations are accepted at Junior Auxiliary of Searcy, P.O. Box 156, Searcy, AR 72143.
Arkansas Online
April 1, 2018
Bison Buddies Katelyn Walker, from left, works with Bentley Robinson, 7; Bryle Alcorn works with Kianna Phanen, 7; and Delaney Bowles works with Xain Jones, also 7. Almost 100 Harding University student-athletes volunteer to help students at Westside Elementary School in Searcy, as well as otherÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 31, 2018
An Arkansas man was arrested after authorities reported finding about 5 pounds of various drugs, including nearly 4 pounds of marijuana, in his possession. On Thursday, the Central Arkansas Drug Task Force and Searcy Police Department searched an apartment at 300 Clinic St. in Searcy. KershonÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 31, 2018
An Arkansas man was arrested after authorities found about 5 pounds of various drugs, including nearly 4 pounds of marijuana, in his possession. On Thursday, the Central Arkansas Drug Task force and Searcy Police Department searched an apartment at 300 Clinic St. in Searcy. Kershon Dwane DavisÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 31, 2018
Roman of Little Rock was appointed to the commission by state Senate President Pro Tempore Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy. The doctor didn't hold back in his criticisms of Naturalis Health LLC, the company that first accused Roman of bias, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, and several otherÃâà...
Searcy Daily Citizen
March 30, 2018
After moving with her family to Searcy, Bucher began singing in the church choir. She sang semi-professionally in a women's trio called New Inspirations for six years, with which she traveled across Arkansas and even appeared on television. Bucher credits two special teachers in her hometown of Brush, Colo., withÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 30, 2018
Van Buren-based USA Truck, the company with the best performing stock of Arkansas' public companies in 2017, continued to lead the state in the first ... favorably to USA Truck's fourth-quarter earnings report, said Nathan Green, a financial adviser with Simmons First Investment Group Inc. in Searcy.
KAIT
March 30, 2018
Kershon Dwane Davis, 24, of Searcy was arrested following the search. Davis faces a long list of charges including trafficking a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and maintaining a drug premise within 1,000 feet of a school. A prosecuting attorney will decideÃâà...
Searcy Daily Citizen
March 28, 2018
Searcy Parks and Recreation is holding its annual egg hunt at the adult softball fields on Queensway Street, and it isn't limited to just Searcy residents. "All children between ages 0-12 are ... Searcy Faith Assembly of God, 2447 Arkansas Highway 16, is calling its event Easter EggStreme. According to a Facebook post fromÃâà...
Searcy Daily Citizen
March 27, 2018
A new Chevrolet Tahoe seen around the city bearing the Searcy Fire Department logo and a Searcy Fire Chief label is a standard command vehicle many cities ... the state of Arkansas purchasing program, what is called the state bid, for the amount of $35,576.85, which is considerably less than retail price for the vehicle.
NWAOnline
March 24, 2018
Students from Searcy, Bryant, Little Rock, Greenbrier and Arkansas Tech University, as well as a representative from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America are scheduled to speak. Information for this article was contributed by Polly Irungu of Arkansas Online; Emma Pettit of the ArkansasÃâà...
Searcy Daily Citizen
March 22, 2018
Receipts show that the Arkansas Insurance Department has reimbursed the city $149,349.50 and the APERMA group has paid $50,116.50. The total stolen was $204,966. "The clerk and I felt that we were very, very fortunate to be able to recover that large amount of money back," Morris said. The Searcy City Council isÃâà...
KARK
March 21, 2018
SEARCY, Ark. - An unusual case out of Searcy starts with a favor and ends with a carjacking. In the middle of the day, the Walmart gas station in Searcy has a steady flow of customers, like Chase Crawford, who grew up in the area. "I've got gas here hundreds of times and never felt unsafe," Crawford saidÃâà...
Arkansas Leader
March 17, 2018
Lady Badgers win first game despite 16 strikeouts, take game two with two big innings in county rivalry matchup. By Ray Benton | on March 17, 2018. The Lady Badger softball team picked up an important conference sweep at Searcy on Tuesday, beating the Lady Lions 6-1 in game one and 14-10 in a crazy nightcap toÃâà...
KARK
March 13, 2018
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. -- A 20 -year -old Searcy man is recovering in the hospital - after his family says he survived a nearly 80 feet fall. It happened Sunday at Sugarloaf Mountain in Heber Springs. "It was terrifying the look he had on his face," says Shyland Roberson. She remembers an image that willÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 11, 2018
Horton was born in Searcy and graduated from Searcy High school in 1997. He attended Arkansas State University-Beebe for two years, then transferred to Arkansas State University-Jonesboro, where he graduated in 2001 with a degree in marketing with an emphasis in logistics. “I started college with theÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 8, 2018
Searcy junior offensive lineman Drew Vest was energized while watching Arkansas practice on Saturday. “The energy was second to none,” said Vest, who has a 3.6 grade point average. “It really seemed like everyone had bought in and wanted to change the face of Arkansas football. It was hard not to likeÃâà...
Arkansas Online
March 3, 2018
Initially authorities believed Thornton had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but on Thursday a warrant was issued for 30-year-old Matthew Armstrong after an investigation with assistance from the Arkansas State Police. Armstrong was being held Friday at the Searcy County jail in lieu of $150,000Ãâà...
KAIT
March 3, 2018
The members of the Harding University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee worked with Make-A-Wish Mid-South to help Alissa Carter. The committee was able to raise over $8,000 for the wish, which involved building a fairy-themed treehouse for the girl. The girl and her family went to Searcy Feb. 25 andÃâà...
THV 11
March 2, 2018
SEARCY, Ark. (KTHV) — Harding University's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) partnered with Make-A-Wish Mid-South to make a little girl's dream of a fairy-themed treehouse come true. The group raised more than $8,000 for Alissa Carter, an 11-year-old Searcy girl diagnosed with a criticalÃâà...
KATV
March 2, 2018
Arkansas State Police were brought in to assist with the investigation. On Thursday, police obtained a warrant for Matthew Armstrong,30, for the first-degree murder of Jessica Thorton,26, of Marshall. Armstrong was arrested and is being held in the Searcy County Detention Center on a $150,000 bond.
Harrison Daily
March 2, 2018
Pruitt said his office received a call regarding a shooting incident at the location near Marshall. The initial call reported it to be a self-inflicted gunshot. Searcy County deputies arrived on scene and found 26-year-old Jessica Thornton dead. Investigators requested assistance from Arkansas State Police.
KARK
March 2, 2018
MARSHALL, Ark. -- Deputies arrested a man they think shot and killed a 26-year-old woman earlier this week. The Searcy County Sheriff's Office says they responded to a reported suicide on Tuesday off Integrity Road. Arkansas State Police were called in to assist with the investigation. It was laterÃâà...
KARK
March 2, 2018
The Searcy mom homeschools her four children but lives just blocks away from Searcy High School. "If they were in school, I would be happy for them to be at Searcy," Money says. Safety measures were tested on Wednesday after police say two newspaper reporters walked into schools unannounced.
U.S. News & World Report
February 26, 2018
John Boozman has carved out the 120-mile-long designation by inserting a provision into a transportation budget bill. The provision allows Arkansas to request that any piece of U.S. 67 between North Little Rock and Walnut Ridge built to interstate standards be added to the federal interstate system as I-57.
Arkansas Online
February 24, 2018
SEARCY -- Along U.S. 67, between North Little Rock and Walnut Ridge, state highway employees removed burlap covers from six signs Friday to reveal what the highway eventually will become: ... Rick Crawford, R-Ark., say linking I-57 to Arkansas will spur economic development in northeast Arkansas.
Arkansas Times (blog)
February 19, 2018
... Kobach to promote vote suppression through voter purge and ballot denial schemes that have harmed poor and minority voters. Also unaware that Arkansas scored in the bottom five of a 50-state survey of ballot security in the states. That his office failed to catch some extended voting in Searcy County isÃâà...
KARK
February 12, 2018
SEARCY, Ark. -- Bible verses and gospel quotes that once donned the walls of the Searcy High School choir room are there no more. The school took the posters down after receiving a complaint they were "unconstitutional" from national non-profit Freedom from Religion Foundation last November.
Arkansas Times (blog)
February 12, 2018
Last fall, it was brought to FFRF's attention that Searcy High School's choral director [Tina Niederbrach] had placed several Christian-themed posters on the walls of the high school chorus room. Most contained bible verses, including: Ephesians 5:19 (“Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord”);Ãâà...
Searcy Daily Citizen
December 31, 1999
A 37-year-old Searcy man, accused of molesting a juvenile for a period of about three years, was arrested recently on charges filed by the 17th Judicial ... 11, Detective Aaron Singleton of the White County Sheriff's Office was asked to assist Arkansas State Police Crimes Against Children's Division Investigator April MeyerÃâà...
KARK
December 31, 1999
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Hind winds blowing across parts of Arkansas are causing some power outages. On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds were without electricity in the Searcy area. A check of the Entergy outages map at 2:30 p.m. showed nearly 500 waiting for power restoration in an area south of W. BeebeÃâà...
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