SHERIFF’S LOG   The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of January 30, 2023 – February 5, 2023. The charges against those arres...

Mena Police Department reports for the week of January 29th through February 4th, 2023   All subjects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.   Janua...

Masterpiece Ministries of Arkansas, a 501 c3 non-profit organization, is a local ministry to women struggling with addiction. What began as the dream of a small-town Pastor after tuning into a Christi...

In the 4th week of the 2023 Regular Session, the House passed bills impacting taxes, healthcare, education, and criminal justice.   Tax related bills that passed the House this week in...

Creating a Pipeline of VA Health Professionals   I’ve been honored to serve on the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees to help craft policies designed to fulfill&...

Welcoming Brittany Alkonis to Washington D.C.   Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution requires the President of the United States to “give to the Congress Informati...

State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Terry Rice February 3, 2023   LITTLE ROCK – The Senate Committee on Public Health, Welfare and Labor endorsed legislation to repeal langua...

Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer released the follow today concerning the arraignment of Jerry Hopper of Cove on multiple charges, including Second Degree Murder.     "Jerry ...

SHERIFF’S LOG   The following information was received from Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer for the week of January 23, 2023 – January 29, 2023. The charges against those arres...

Mena Police Department Reports for the week of January 22nd through January 28th, 2023   All subjects should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.   Janua...

Bettye Jane Curtis, age 86, of Mena, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at the Homewood Cottages in Mena. She was born on Sunday, May 3, 1936 to Sam and Eunice Putman Kirkland in Mena, Ark...

Mrs. Krystel Darlene Norman, age 54, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023, in Wickes, Arkansas. She was born June 22, 1968, to the late Glen Dale Merworth and Hildred Grenita Briggs Gray. Kryst...

Robert Sexton, age 70, of Mena, Arkansas, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 4, 2023 at his home. He was born on Sunday, June 1, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas.   He is preceded in ...

Christopher Eric Burt, age 38, of Mena, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at his home. He was born on Monday, October 8, 1984 to Patrick and Fe Burt in Beaufort, South Carolina. &...

Essie Jeanelle Loyd, age 65, of Wickes, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 in Hot Sprints, Arkansas. She was born on Saturday, October 19, 1957 to Clarence G. Caswell and Esta Lee Caswell in Boise, ...