Prairie County News

A $1.5 million claim against the state Highway and Transportation Department is headed to the Arkansas Legislature for consideration during its session next year.

French depended largely on his landlords for advice. Farmers John Harvill and Lucian Walls 'pointed me in the right direction.

Both the lower White River and the Ouachita River are continuing to rise following heavy rain last week -- raising worries of potential flooding.

Arkansans were assessing the damage Friday following a storm system that dumped more than 5 inches of rain in some areas in 24 hours on top of already saturated ground.

Arkansas cotton, rice and soybean growers work to harvest in brief breaks in rains.

"It's a disease caused by the high humidity and high temperature. And this damage is incurring some pretty hefty penalties when they deliver to the mill," says Brent Griffin.

'It's hard to sugarcoat it. A lot of money has been spent on this crop. You stand there looking at all the wet fields and it's like watching money flowing away.' As frequent rains have continued into October, so have fears that Mid-South crops - left in wet fields with frustrated growers unable to harvest - are suffering yield losses.

McAlexander et al. v. King et al., 2009 Ark. App. 655, Oct. 7, 2009. This appeal comes from the Prairie County Circuit Court, Honorable Robert Craig Hannah presiding.

Law enforcement from around the state spent the day training in the real world. Wednesdays exercise was all about drug trafficking.

Eight more Arkansas properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the country's official list of historically significant properties, Frances McSwain, program director for Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, announced Tuesday.

The return of sunshine has farmers harvesting as fast as they can, trying to beat the rain that's expected on Thursday.

Clair puts Cliff on a low-salt, low-fat, low-cholesterol diet, but he doesn't take to the new regimen.

Originally published September 24, 2009 at 9:05 a.m., updated September 24, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. DES ARC, Ark.

Two men and one woman have been arrested in the bust of an alleged marijuana growing operation in Hazen.

The Prairie County Sheriff's Department arrested several people that were allegedly involved in a marijuana ring.

By a 7-to-5 vote Friday, the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission decided not to hear a North Little Rock womana s appeal of a permit granted to a Prairie County drilling waste storage facility.

Cleburne, Prairie, Lonoke, Faulkner and White counties have reported storm damage today to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas farmers are hoping for calm weather and a late autumn. Cold temperatures and plenty of rain in the spring made it difficult to plant, and some growers couldn't get their crops in until June.

Cleburne, Prairie, Lonoke, Faulkner and White counties have reported storm damage today to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.

A St. Francis County native was one of three members of the Arkansas Highway Patrol to receive commendations recently for their efforts following the shooting of Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Bill Gwatney last year.