Poinsett County

A bill in the Arkansas House has passed to separate the Poinsett County tax collectors from the sheriff’s office and has been referred to the Senate.

Stay safe during winter weather in Poinsett County. Find warming shelters in Harrisburg, Fisher, Marked Tree, and more for power outages or emergencies.

In this episode Rich Carvell discusses Bolivar in Poinsett County.

The 2024 Primary Election Results in Craighead, Greene, Lawrence and Poinsett counties.

A levee failure on Monday on the Cache River caused a flash flood warning in parts of Poinsett and Jackson County with thousands of gallons of water per minute flowing out of the levee.

The Arkansas State Highway Commission has come to a consent settlement with I&C Rentals Inc. and Island Ready Mix LLC. The businesses will have 30 days to remove or screen any junked vehicles and scrap materials that can be easily seen from the highway.

A burn ban is in effect for a couple of counties in Northeast Arkansas, including Craighead.

Governor Asa Hutchinson will be in Trumann on Thursday as Northeast Arkansas communities continue to pickup after devastating tornadoes that ripped through the area at the end of last week.

Jonesboro, AR – Arkansas residents are still processing the destruction caused by multiple tornadoes hitting the northeastern section of the state. Relief groups on the ground expect recovery to take weeks.

Runoffs in Craighead County include the race for Jonesboro City Clerk between Linda Allison and April Leggett. Unofficial totals from the Secretary of State's office showed that Allison received 48.31% (11,894) of the vote, while Leggett earned 37.01% (9,111).