Sheriff implements camera system in deputy vehicles
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 12:00am
POCAHONTAS – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has equipped all deputies with in-vehicle cameras, Sheriff Kevin Bell said.
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JPs pass ordinance to address employee leave during public health emergencies
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 12:00am
POCAHONTAS – At the March 12 Randolph County Quorum Court meeting, justices passed an emergency ordinance addressing leave policies in times of a public health emergency declared by the Governor.
Board sees first sketches of new high school; includes gym and auditorium
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 12:00am
POCAHONTAS – The Pocahontas School Board of Directors held a special meeting Friday, March 13, in which they saw preliminary drawings of the new high school to be built following the completion of the new elementary school.
Schools close statewide through end of month
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 12:00am
POCAHONTAS – The Pocahontas School District, along with all other districts statewide, suspended school through the end of the month as a precautionary measure against the threat of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus pandemic puts county, state on lockdown
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 12:00am
WEST MEMPHIS – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson was in West Memphis Tuesday to give a live update on the coronavirus, noting the number of positive cases remained at 22 as reported Monday at his press conference in Fayetteville.