Wynne, AR

MARKED TREE, Ark. (KAIT) - When it comes to helping his neighbors, one Region 8 boy is a step above the rest. In a social media post on Thursday, the Marked Tree School District commended one of its students for helping others. “Every day, Ayden gets up from his seat,...

WYNNE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Small Business Administration is bringing its Rural Roadshow to Wynne. On Thursday, Aug. 11, Wynne Economic Development & Cross County Bank will host representatives from the SBA at the Technology Center for the Delta on 1790 North Falls Boulevard. Officials said owners from Woodruff, Cross,...

WYNNE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Cross County sheriff said Thursday that a Level 4 sex offender is now calling a Wynne motel home. Sheriff David West stated in an Aug. 4 news release that 48-year-old Loretta Lynn Collett registered her place of residence as Days Inn, 1011 U.S. Highway 64.

The Cigarette Store LLC, which does business as Smoker Friendly, has acquired Tobacco Superstores based in Forrest City, Ark. Tobacco Superstores 79 stores are spread across Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, and Kentucky; they will be rebranded as Smoker Friendly stores. “I could not be prouder of what has transpired over...

Timothy Michael Watson, 49, of Forrest City, departed this life on Friday, July 29, 2022. He was born in Batesville on July 19, 1973, to William O. Watson and Barbara Ballard Watson. Timothy enjoyed walking, diesel trucks and tractors, Bumblebee Transformers, and wrestling. He was very fond of Special Olympics.

The Arkansas State Police says they are investigating the deaths of two Jackson County individuals that were found dead inside a burned home on the evening of July 29. State law enforcement says they were requested by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department to investigate the discovery of a dead man and woman who were found after a local fire department extinguished a fire inside a Beedeville residence south of Newport.

Arkansas State Police say the bodies of a Jackson County man and woman were discovered by authorities Friday night after a local fire department extinguished a fire inside a Beedeville residence, south of Newport. According to a media release, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department requested the Arkansas State Police to...

Arkansas State Police with other agencies conducted a series of arrests around and in Forrest City.

Two bodies were discovered Friday, July 29, after a local fire department extinguished a residential house fire inside Beedeville south of Newport, according to an Arkansas State Police news release.

JACKSON CO., Ark. (KAIT) - A man and woman are dead after a Friday night fire. According to a news release from Arkansas State Police, Friday night, July 29, around 8:30 fire crews responded to a house fire at 10214 Arkansas Highway 37 in Beedeville. This is just south of Newport.