Stories from Friday, February 19, 2016

Lepanto police arrested three people for marijuana possession in separate incidents last week. The first arrest came on Wednesday, Feb. 10, after Officers Dakota Davidson and Daniel Vaughn made a traffic stop at the intersection of Oak Street and Alexander Avenue. According to the police report, the driver, James Burrus, was driving on a suspended license...

Governor Asa Hutchinson called Northeast Arkansas one of the economic engineers of the state while speaking to packed house at the Trumann Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet Tuesday night. During his keynote speech, Gov. Hutchinson said his main focus as governor has been to promote the state both nationally and worldwide as a good place for businesses. ...