Chicot County, AR

While the COVID pandemic hasn’t been declared over — and the state is actually seeing the biggest rise in new cases in three months — Chicot County’s active case count has remained in single digits in recent weeks. As of Monday, the Arkansas Department of Health reported three recorded active...

A 33-year-old Eudora man is dead after apparently being shot while fleeing from police last week, according to a release from Arkansas State Police. Chicot County authorities requested the state police investigate the use of deadly force by two local law enforcement officers, a sheriff’s deputy and a Dermott police officer.

CHICOT COUNTY, Ark. — Arkansas State Police have been requested by Chicot County authorities to begin an investigation into the usage of deadly force by two of the area's law enforcement officers. According to a report, a sheriff's deputy and Dermott police officer directed gunfire at an individual who stole...

Chicot County authorities have requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate the use of deadly force by two local law enforcement officers. A sheriff’s deputy and a Dermott police officer directed gunfire at the driver of a stolen Lake Village Police Department patrol vehicle about 3:30 PM yesterday (Friday, May 21st). The incident occurred in Dermott as a suspect in a string of auto thefts across Chicot County attempted to escape police and deputies who had converged on 501 West Daniels where the suspect had been seen moments earlier.

177 new cases on 2,581 tests? That’s a high percentage. 8,710 more vaccinations? Not so hot. In other news today, the State Police reports on an investigation of a law officer shooting of an auto theft suspect in Dermott driving a stolen police car. The facts released so far:. Chicot...

Two law enforcement officers in southeast Arkansas opened fire on a stolen Police Department vehicle Friday afternoon, injuring the driver, according to Arkansas State Police. State police, at the request of Chicot County authorities, will investigate the use of deadly force by the two officers, a news release said. While...

A Chicot County deputy and a Dermott Police officer fired at the driver of a stolen Lake Village Police Department SUV Friday afternoon, injuring the driver, according to State Police. Chicot County authorities requested a State Police investigation into the use of deadly force by the two officers. The incident...

Chicot County authorities have requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate the use of deadly force by two local law enforcement officers. A sheriff’s deputy and a Dermott police officer directed gunfire at the driver of a stolen Lake Village Police Department patrol vehicle about 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 21. The incident occurred in Dermott as a suspect in a string of auto thefts across Chicot County attempted to escape police and deputies who had converged on 501 West Daniels where the suspect had been seen moments earlier.

Law enforcement officers in Chicot County shot and wounded a man Friday afternoon after he stole a Lake Village Police Department patrol car. Chicot County authorities have requested the Arkansas State Police to investigate the use of force by two law enforcement officers. A sheriff’s deputy and a Dermott police...

The Republican Committee of Chicot County sponsored an appreciation Fish Fry for first responders in Eudora today. Wonderful turnout! Here is a few pictures takened randomly throughout the day.

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — State police say a Springdale man was killed in a head-on crash early Thursday in Lake Village. Colby P. Ebarb, 21, was driving a Nissan Frontier north on Highway 65 in Chicot County around 3:50 a.m. when the crash happened. According to a fatal crash report,...

Derek Heath Byrd, 42, of Lake Village passed away April 18, 2021, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He was born on August 18, 1978, in McGehee to his parents, Gene and Shara Montgomery Byrd. Derek was an Arkansas State Trooper assigned to Troop F in Chicot County where he proudly served...

A former Dermott City Hall employee was surrendered Thursday to answer charges that she stole almost $16,000 from the city’s water and sewer customers. Shamia Jefferson was a Dermott City Hall secretary who received money residents paid on their bills. The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office said that a 2016 Legislative...

At 12:22 am Lake Village Arkansas Fire Deparment was paged out to a 18 Wheeler partially in Lake Chicot at the Y Intersection of US HWY 65 & 82 . Dispatch advised responding units that the driver and passenger was out of the vehicle.