District judge position to be full-time (Paragould Daily Press)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:10:41 GMT
Greene County District Judge Dan Stidham used to be a part-time judge who worked hard a couple of days a week to hear cases. Now that Greene County is a part of a pilot project, Stidham is a full-time judge and able to hear a wide array of cases.
Parole Board Again Recommends Clemency For Killer (Times Record)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:15:44 GMT
LITTLE ROCK The state Parole Board on Wednesday recommended executive clemency for a man sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 beating death of a Piggott man.
Fugitives sought in high-speed pharmacy burglaries (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:55:13 GMT
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Two men are being sought in connection with pharmacy burglaries in and around northeast Arkansas. Officers spotted the suspects early Monday, but the men escaped after a chase that stretched from Jonesboro to Memphis, Tenn.
Parole Board recommends clemency for convicted murderer (Arkansas News Bureau)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:44:20 GMT
By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - The state Parole Board on Wednesday recommended executive clemency for a man sentenced to life in prison for the 1990 beating death of a Piggott man.
Fugitives Sought In High-speed Pharmacy Burglaries (KTHV Little Rock)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:49 GMT
Two men are being sought in connection with pharmacy burglaries in and around northeast Arkansas.
Man fires shots from lawnmower, arrested by police (Jonesboro Sun)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:33:09 GMT
JONESBORO A Paragould man is in police custody after allegedly firing shots into the air Wednesday when Craighead County deputies arrived at a residence north of Jonesboro in response to a call from a man who hired him to mow the yard.
Judge questions ex-309 use (Paragould Daily Press)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:28:55 GMT
Members of the Greene County District Court staff have expressed concern about Greene County Sheriff Dan Langston hiring a former Arkansas Act 309 inmate and giving her access to potentially private information.
Ark. parole board recommends clemency for Mitchell (FOX 16 Little Rock)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:24:10 GMT
The state parole board says a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for the 1990 beating death of a man who picked him up as a hitchhiker should be granted...
Parole Board Recommends Clemency For Mitchell (KTHV Little Rock)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:26:54 GMT
The state parole board says a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for the 1990 beating death of a man who picked him up as a hitchhiker should be granted clemency.
Two men arrested on felony suspicion (Jonesboro Sun)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:02:36 GMT
PARAGOULD A night of drinking and joyriding landed two men in the Greene County Detention Center on suspicion they committed multiple felony offenses.