Local News: Ashburn, VA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Sebastian County

Sebastian County News Editors

News Widget

Display the Sebastian County news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

Sebastian County News

Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Sunday | The City Wire

Kid's Safety Fair helps kids be safe and have fun

Firefighter James Wood describes his job to Lisa Sue Hardie as her grandson Matthew Westley Hardie explores the truck.

Comment?

Related Topix: Family, Kids, Patterson, AR, Fort Smith, AR

Wed May 15, 2013

5NEWSonline.com

Voters Approve Tax Extension For Cops, Firefighters

A countywide sales tax on the books in Sebastian County since 1994 is overwhelmingly approved again Tuesday night .

Comment?

Related Topix: Fort Smith, AR

Tue May 14, 2013

4029TV.com

Final day of voting begins for countywide sales tax election

In two weeks voters will decide the fate of a one penny sales tax in Sebastian County that provides millions of dollars for public safety.

Comment?

Mon May 13, 2013

5NEWSonline.com

Fire Sparks at Mansfield Sawdust Mill

It started when a loader caught fire at the shavings mill on Highway 71 in Sebastian County, according to firefighters on the scene.

Comment?

Related Topix: Mansfield, AR

WMC-TV Memphis

Sebastian County voters to consider tax extension

Voters in Sebastian County will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to continue a 1-cent sales tax that's been in place for 20 years.

Comment?

Related Topix: Fort Smith, AR

Thu May 09, 2013

ArkansasMatters

Sheriff: Man Shot by Deputy after Holding Knife to Mother's Chest

A man is behind bars after being shot by a Sheriff's deputy at the conclusion of a standoff.

Comment?

NWAonline

Sebastian County deputy on leave after shooting

Sebastian County deputies and a Greenwood police officer told English to drop the knife, but he kept holding it to his mother's chest.

Comment?

Related Topix: Greenwood, AR

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Sebastian Co. deputy wounds armed suspect

Sebastian County deputies and a Greenwood police officer told English to drop the knife, but he kept holding it to his mother's chest.

Comment?

5NEWSonline.com

One Injured in Officer-Involved Shooting Near Greenwood

A deputy opened fire on a man early Thursday morning after he held his mother at knife-point, according to Sebastian County Sheriff, Bill Hollenbeck.

Comment?

Related Topix: Greenwood, AR

Tue May 07, 2013

The City Wire

Leadership Franklin County graduates inaugural class

A graduation ceremony was held Tuesday for the 2013 class of Leadership Franklin County - the organization's inaugural class.

Comment?

Related Topix: Franklin County, AR, Arkansas Tech University, Ozark, AR, Fort Smith, AR, Altus, AR

WMC-TV Memphis

Dogs rescued from west Arkansas kennel unhealthy

Officials in Sebastian County say some of the 65 dogs seized from an alleged puppy mill in Waldron have severe health problems.

Comment?

Mon May 06, 2013

The City Wire

Tax renewal opposition not found at Tea Party event

The county judge and city administrator walk into a Tea Party meeting to promote the renewal of a one cent sales tax.

Comment?

Related Topix: Fort Smith, AR

Sun May 05, 2013

The City Wire

We must renew the 1% county tax

When famed jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. noted that taxes are the price we pay for civilization, he likely had in mind taxes like Sebastian County's 1% sales tax.

Comment?

Related Topix: Lavaca, AR, Fort Smith, AR

Wed May 01, 2013

The City Wire

Tax Cuts and other moves

Editor's note: This is final part of a two-part 2013 General Assembly recap from Sen.

Comment?

Related Topix: Tax, Fort Smith, AR, Mike Beebe, US Governors, Pulaski County, AR

5NEWSonline.com

Barling Woman Held Without Bond After Meth Bust

Posted on: 11:58 am, May 1, 2013, by Alicia Agent and Katie Kormann , updated on: 01:01pm, May 1, 2013 A Sebastian County woman is being held without bond after police say she had been selling methamphetamine out of her Barling home.

Comment?

Related Topix: Barling, AR, Drugs, Home Listing, Home

5NEWSonline.com

Deputies Make Pot Bust Near Greenwood

Three people were arrested on drug and weapons charges near Greenwood Tuesday after Sebastian County deputies discovered large amounts of marijuana.

Comment?

Related Topix: Drugs, Greenwood, AR

Tue Apr 30, 2013

The City Wire

Fort Smith officials talk softball fields, upkeep

Designs for new softball fields to be built at Ben Geren Park were presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors' noon study session today , but not without some harsh words directed directly at Sebastian County's maintenance of the current softball fields at the park.

Comment?

Related Topix: Fort Smith, AR

5NEWSonline.com

Crews Find Missing River Valley Teen

Sebastian County deputies have located Kelton Martin, a 15-year-old boy they say went missing in the Huntington area late Monday The teen was last seen by his dad around 8 o'clock Monday night leaving his house.

Comment?

Related Topix: Huntington, AR

ArkansasMatters

Search for Missing Sebastian County Boy, 15

The Sebastian County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 15-year-old Huntington boy who's been reported missing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Huntington, AR

4029TV.com

Vehicle burns, passengers trapped inside

Greenwood Police Chief Will Dawson told 40/29 News a vehicle rolled over at the intersection of Gunther Street and Old Hackett Road in Greenwood, Sebastian County.

Comment?