
Blood Drive set for Sept. 3
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Sept. 3 at the Randolph County Nursing Home from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be in the back dining room. For more information contact Kim or Sam at

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Sept. 3 at the Randolph County Nursing Home from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be in the back dining room. For more information contact Kim or Sam at
Ran into one of my old teachers at the post office. We hugged and chatted about school. I asked what she taught because I couldn’t remember. She said “Reading.” I thanked her for being my teacher and told her she taught me well, because I was decent with the words. Then she said “You know, I taught social studies too, maybe it was social studies?” Noooo... I’m pretty sure it was reading. She obviously hasn’t seen my “Branches of Government” cheat sheet above my desk. That is social studies, right?

The VFW Post 4556 recently became a member of the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce.
Jason Redus, age 42, of Pocahontas; failure to appear (M) Rhiannon Darlene Smith, age 47, of Pocahontas; failure to appear (M) Tyler M. Dauber, age 39, of Lawrenceburg, TN; poss of Sch 1 or 2, poss of Sch VI Dalton Andrew Yates, age 26, of Pocahontas; no data Francis Adre, age 44, of Pocahontas; driving without a license Uriah Denny, age 21, of Pocahontas; no seatbelt-Class U-V, driving while license suspended or revoked pursuant to omnibus-DWI Act (M), violation ignition interlock device act (M) Anthony Lee Addington, age 60, of Landwood, MO; DWI Charles Thomas Juarez, age 29, of Pocahontas; terroristic threatening in the first degree-Class D (F) Desiree Lynn Robinson, age 62, of Ravenden; warrant Colton Wayne Broadwater, age 34, of Imboden; driving on suspended license, no liability insurance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia Michael Kelly Grill, Jr., age 37, of Walnut Ridge; driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked-Class U (M), failure to stop at stop sign-Class U (M), forgery in the first degree (F) Annan Holcomb, age 40; FTA, no drivers license-Class U (M) Mitchell Dean Jones, age 62, of Reyno; possession of drug paraphernalia-methamphetamine/ cocaine Mitchel Lewis, age 39, of Pocahontas; hold for other state Alisha Weatherford, age 41, of Pocahontas; 6 hr hold Sheri Godwin, age 39, of Pocahontas; DWI-drugs Christopher Snider, age 45, of Pocahontas; ACC hold 7 days Jamji Clement, age 28, of Jonesboro; endangering welfare of a minor Mike Craig Emmons, age 48, of Pocahontas; domestic battering in the third degree- Class A (M) Wingo Jeik, age 35, of Pocahontas; weekender Christian Isaiah Richardson, age 28, of Pocahontas; driving while intoxicated-first offense (M) Wendy Lee Works, age 49, of Walnut Ridge; disorderly conduct (M), public intoxication- drinking in public (M) Farrah Sue Dalton, age 34, of Highland; hold for court Melissa Lee Holt, age 44, of Kennett, MO; disorderly conduct (M), Act 423 Stacy Carmen Van Meter, age 55, Cape Girardeau, MO; disorderly conduct (M) Alfred Henry Williams, Jr., age 45, of Paragould; failure to appear (M) Jessica Edington, age 38; contempt of court (F) Kelly Cherie Fletcher, age 51, of Pocahontas; sentenced to ADC Kellen Lee Forrester, age 39, of Imboden; contempt of court (F) Theodore Alexander Lucky, age 27, of Pocahontas; sentenced to ADC Jarod Lundry, age 28; video voyeurism (F) George Robert Marlin, age 57, of Walnut Ridge; sexual assault in the fourth degree (M) Wayne Edward Feyges, age 39; poss of meth LT 2g, possession of drug paraphernalia Kennice Fuller, age 51, of Pocahontas; battery in the second degree-Class D (F), battery in the second degree-Class B (F) Tatoka Torejak, age 42, of Pocahontas; driving on suspended license, no liability insurance Cody Allan Carson, age 27, of Pocahontas; FTA Ellen E. McCollum, age 32, of Pocahontas; domestic battery 3rd degree

This week, lawmake r s contin ued work to strengthen Arkansas’s public institutions, improve access to education, and support our state employees and communities.

Rep. Trey Steimel was the speaker at the Rotary Club on July 2. Rep. Steimel explained several bills that passed in the latest legislative session in Little Rock.

Thursday, July 3 Rookies Heat 1
The Pocahontas City Council met in regular session on July 10, addressing a range of topics from infrastructure and public safety to community events and zoning updates.

Clarence Tanner (“C.T.”) Doan III closed his beautiful eyes on this side of heaven on July 12, 2025, at the age of 85 years old. He then opened his eyes…