Newport News

More than 9 inches of rain swamped city streets in the Springfield, Mo., area Saturday, but will be "no problem" for Table Rock Lake.

JACKSON COUNTY, AR - The Jackson County Quorum Court has named a Newport native as the county's new circuit clerk.

Matt and Tabitha Griggry of Walnut Ridge have announced the birth of a son, born on June 3, 2013, at St. Bernard's Birthcare Center in Jonesboro.

Arkansas is the home of a few musical legends, but one group of musicians is still having a good time and bringing the Natural State that old fifties sound.

Martha Shoffner LITTLE ROCK, AR - A federal grand jury has indicted former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner on charges that she accepted more than $36,000 cash from a bond broker to whom she steered a large portion of the state's investment business.

Each year from spring to fall, Arkansas communities from the Ozarks to the Delta show off the highlights of their hometowns with festivals.

NEWPORT, AR - The Jackson County Quorum Court will have a special meeting 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the courthouse.

Editor's note: Maylon Rice is a former newspaper reporter, columnist and editor at several newspapers over the past 40 years.

NEWPORT, AR - Arkansas State University trustees are to decide on tuition and fees for the coming academic year.

A Newport man found dead late Monday night is believed to have slipped and drowned while cleaning a drainage tile on his farm land.

Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner has resigned. Shoffner, 68, was arrested at her home in Newport on Saturday by the FBI on extortion charges.

LITTLE ROCK, AR - Gov. Mike Beebe says Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner ought to resign after she allegedly took cash from a broker who managed state funds.