On Tuesday, March 1, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge hosted the 19th annual awards ceremony honoring an outstanding law enforcement officer from each of Arkansas’s 75 counties. Zach Paschal won the award for officer of the year for Randolph County.
Arkansas State Police has reported that Nathan Johnston, 29 of Pocahontas, was killed in a crash on February 25 on Highway 62 at the Eleven Point Bridge. The report says a 2016 Chevrolet driven by a Pocahontas man, Tyler Chaffin, was westbound on Highway 62 when he crossed the centerline and struck a 1993 Ford.
Marr Street Productions will be bringing their high-energy, Irish music and dancing show, Celtic Nights, to downtown Pocahontas on March 11 and 12. The show features students of Marr Street Productions who have studied music and dance throughout the class season.
March 1-April 2: City of Pocahontas, Spring T-Ball, Baseball and Softball Sign-ups. Forms on facebook or online at wwwcityofpocahontas.com link:Sports Complex.