May 2024

Keith Futrell easily wins mayoral election

In a closely watched special election on Tuesday, May 14, Pocahontas Mayor Keith Futrell emerged victorious against Lee Huddleston, solidifying his position as the leader of the city. The race, which followed the sudden passing of former Mayor Keith Sutton in Dec. 2023, saw Mayor Futrell, who had been serving as vice mayor under Sutton, pitted against Huddleston for the mayoral seat.

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Speaking French

What has happened to us in the last couple of decades? I know, not all of us have changed, and then some of us have changed for the better…while others, well, a little backsliding happened. Last week I was at a business, a store here in town.

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JA hosts Poker Float

The Junior Auxiliary of Randolph County is hosting a Poker Float on June 22, with a registration deadline of June 15. Participants will enjoy a day on the water, with shuttles departing from James Ranch at 9:30 a.m. The $75 per person or $125 per couple fee includes a vessel, transportation, one poker hand and a BBQ box dinner. To register, scan the QR code below or visit www. trukees.com.

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Randolph County District Court

Zebadiah Hill, age 22; no drivers license or failure to present DL, failure to appear-Class C (M), guilty plea Clarence B. Neal, age 35; failure to pay, dismissed Cody Moore, age 28; failure to pay, failure to appear-Class C (M), guilty plea Michael Kenneth Dickerson, age 32; failure to pay, expired vehicle license-tags, open container, guilty plea Ethan Wayne Faircloth, age 26; failure to appear- Class C (M), dismissed Richard A. Grooms, age 30; failure to pay, guilty plea Kenneth Gene Meeks, age 57; no liability insurance- local, guilty plea Memphis Moore, age 19; no vehicle license- tags, guilty plea Richard Scotty Roth, age 34; careless and prohibited driving, guilty plea Devin R. Eddy, age 19; driving on suspended or revoked DL, guilty plea Devin K. Eason, age 23; criminal mischief 1st degree, guilty plea Tanya E. Donner, age 51; no seat belt, bond forfeit Francis Adre, age 43; drivers license required, no seat belt, speeding, no liability insurance- local, guilty plea Christian Coley, age 30; no seat belt, guilty Logan Cody Jones, age 18; Pocahontas Careless- Inattentive Ord 385, guilty plea Charles Ragsdell, age 60; harassment, public intoxication, guilty plea Noah Benjamin Bartsch, age 17; following too close, bond forfeit Katherine Elaine Martin, age 53; theft of property, transferred Qutessa D. Dixon, age 44; disorderly conduct, guilty plea Alyssa Myshea Burbank, age 29; no liability insurance-local, guilty plea Garland Egan, age 51; violation of city dog ordinance 2009-15, guilty plea Audra Gayle Jones, age 40; expired vehicle license- tags, dismissed 5/6/24 Cheree A. Drye, age 43; failure to pay, failure to appear-Class B (M), dismissed Makenzy Stewart, age 24; failure to pay, dismissed; no liability insurance- local, no seat belt, guilty plea Donyea F. Jones, age 52; failure to appear-Class C (M), dismissed Olulani Morakinyo Oluduyile, age 66; speeding, bond forfeit Jacarvis Jerrell Anderson, age 24; no liability insurance-ASP, guilty plea Jeffery Allen

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Randolph County Jail Log

Tristan Levi Schlender, age 27, of Jonesboro; rape (F) Christopher Joshua Shipley, age 31, of Pocahontas; petition for revocation Ryan Marshal Eiler, age 34, of Blytheville; hold for another county Hannah Marie Weatherspoon, age 27; disorderly conduct (M), terroristic threatening in the second degree-Class A (M) Jonathan Cody Wood, age 40, of Paragould; failure to appear (M) Bryan Keith Rogers, age 42, of Biggers; hold for court Cheyenne Marie Smith, age 26, of Pocahontas; disorderly conduct (M), public intoxication- drinking in public (M) Aaron Hunter, age 35, of Pocahontas; possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while intoxicated- drugs (M), possession of a controlled substance, driving left of center-Class U (M) Billy Wayne Price, Jr., age 35, of Biggers; hold for another county Dawn Lynnette Ducote, age 56, of Doniphan, hold for another county Travis Shane Ducote, age 56, of Doniphan, warrant out of Louisiana

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