When Sheriff Bobby Walraven took office in 2017, the Arkansas Jail Standard Board said the old Little River County Jail did not meet certain standards and informed county leaders the facility would be closed if the deficiencies were not addressed.
House Bill 1410 goes to Sanders’ desk less than two weeks after the U.S. Department of Labor announced it had fined Packers Sanitation Services Inc. for violating child labor laws at 13 plants in eight states, including Arkansas.
“By Memorial Day, most of the nation will be transitioned to their respective required blend of fuel, and gas prices could ease, but a $4 per gallon national average remains possible by then.”
Down trees and twisted metal can be seen along Miller County Road 152 following Thursday (March 2) evening’s severe weather that came through the ArkLaTex.
On Feb. 28, Arkansas announced a new partnership with over two dozen organizations that will work together to bring focus to recruiting and supporting foster parents.
Committee members with the Arkansas state 911 board gathered together on Jan. 19 to view dispatch operations at Texarkana Bi State communications center and the Miller County sheriff’s department.
The FBI says there have been over 50 incidents of vehicles stolen and used in connection with attempted ATM thefts throughout southwest Ark. and northeast Texas.
The new governor is the daughter of former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckebee. She spent much of her childhood growing up in Texarkana.
Arkansas lawmakers will convene the second week of January at the state capitol in Little Rock, and leaders say this should be a busy legislative session with a new governor.