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The annual public meeting and clean-up day of the Jones Ridge Cemetery will be held Saturday, April 13 (weather permitting). The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m.

BRTC’s Project REACH site located at Dalton has set April 2 as its reopening date. The REACH site will be open on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and every second Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. through October.

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“It’s unprecedented,” said Jennifer Reed, the assistant operations manager at the Pocahontas Walmart, regarding the tourist projections during the weekend leading up to and the day of the total solar eclipse on April 8. Being the first solar eclipse in the U.S. in seven years, as well as the first time Arkansas has been in the path of totality since 1918, current figures estimate upwards of 15,000 visitors to Randolph County and surrounding areas. This influx will see the highways, streets and businesses packed with out-of-state visitors.

Pocahontas Public School District is set to welcome a familiar face into a new role as Dr. Lance Arbuckle, the district’s superintendent, has announced the appointment of Craig Green as the assistant superintendent for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.

Shane Bonlie, age 54, of Ravenden Springs; no data Kevin Hudson, age 51, of Pocahontas; drug court violation Craig Sisco, age 37, of Imboden; bench warrant Tori Watkins, age 31, of Pocahontas; domestic battering in the second degree-Class C (F) Keith Dewhitt, age 42, of Pocahontas; warrant Joshua Morris age28, of Pocahontas; driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked- Class U (M), no proof of insurance-Class U-V Adrian Rodriguez- Romero, age 28, of Pocahontas; failure to appear (M) Elizabeth Wilkett, age 38, of Walnut Ridge; FTA warrant Cedrick Cooper, age 38, of Pocahontas; possession of drug paraphernalia- meth/cocaine Judy Everett, age 44, of Alicia; possession of a controlled substance sch I, II, possession of drug paraphernalia- (M) Nathaniel Pierce, age 38, of Pocahontas; bench warrant Billy Lively, age 59, of Trumann; theft of property (F) Brandi Mullins, age 34, of Pocahontas; FTA Allen Tanner, age 18, of Pocahontas; weekender Rebecca Nidever, age 41, of Warm Springs; no data Nathaniel Looney, age 34, of Walnut Ridge, WR-23-744 Bernis Airam, age 44, of Pocahontas; first degree assault on a family or household member (M), disorderly conduct (M), endangering welfare of minor-2nd degree (M), refusal to submit to arrest (M) Steven Bailey, Jr., age 41, of Corning; failure to appear (M) Adam Brown, age 25, of Jonesboro; petition for revocation Charles Mack, age 43, of Maynard; aggravated assault on a family or household member (F) Charles Ragsdell, age 60, of Pocahontas; harassment (M), public intoxication-drinking in public (M)