Horatio News

About $18,700 worth of logging equipment has been stolen from a sawmill in Horatio, Ark., according to a Sevier County Sheriff's Department report.

Candidates for Henderson State University's Educational Specialist degree program received their hoods in a special ceremony at Henderson's Barkman House on May 9. Candidates were Joy Graham, assistant ...

A Horatio, Ark., man was recently charged with growing marijuana in flower pots in a shed behind a house. via Texarkana Gazette

“We could go back and look at more personnel cuts, maybe even some academic services or extracurricular activities”

Hoping to get enough money to keep the state off their backs, eight school districts across Arkansas are asking voters to raise property taxes in special elections set for Tuesday. via Herald-Leader

HORATIO, Ark.-After a 30-minute standoff with law enforcement authorities, a local man surrendered and was arrested on aggravated assault and terroristic threatening charges. via Texarkana Gazette

“It was a good thing Seth was sick. I'm also thankful the fire wasn't at night”

Staff photo by Jim Williamson Cy Manasco, 83, looks at the fire damage to his house Thursday with Seth Eastridge, 14, who helped get the man out of the burning structure. via Texarkana Gazette

State auditors have cited about two dozen school districts over the past several years for failing to obtain the state Department of Education's approval, as required under state law, for transactions involving ... via Herald-Leader

A Horatio couple has been arrested for allegedly forging prescriptions at local drugstores. via Texarkana Gazette

DE QUEEN, Ark.-A suspect in the burglary of the Horatio City Drug Store attempted to escape twice Tuesday after his arrest. via Texarkana Gazette

“This area is my home patch and we grew up knowing about the family”

They provided the name for The Brownies and their books were favourites of their day. via Yorkshire Post

DE QUEEN, Ark.-Two 17-year-old boys are changing their pleas to guilty for fatally shooting six Black Angus heifers and wounding seven others, according to the Sevier County Circuit Court document. via Texarkana Gazette

“It was so dark out here. We moved here from Chicago and it was very different. It was scary. I thought it was a primitive place. What do you do if you get sick. We had no health insurance because we couldn't afford it”

When Robert Martinez moved from Chicago to a farm in the hills near the Oklahoma border, between De Queen and Horatio, the contrast was stark-and dark. via Texarkana Gazette

DE QUEEN, Ark.-Two alleged teen burglars found out victims can fight back. One of the alleged burglars, Tarnes Givan, 19, of Horatio was treated at De Queen Medical Center for minor injuries he received in the ... via Texarkana Gazette

A 28-year-old De Queen, Ark., man was arrested Tuesday in Bowie County after allegedly robbing the Horatio, Ark., E-Z Mart. via Texarkana Gazette