Weekly press release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for the week of 2-8, 2024. All persons charged are innocent ...

The state of Arkansas is one step closer to seeing a new prison in the River Valley, but many across the state are joining ...

In 2018, the state's voters authorized an amendment legalizing four casinos in Arkansas, including one in Pope County. Nobody ...

The Arkansas Board of Corrections has approved an 815-acre site where it plans to build a new prison, despite objections from some residents.

The Sebastian County sheriff says the plan could save deputies time and make more room in his jail for shoplifters. The ...

The race for Hamilton County sheriff is one of the most talked about races in the area leading up to November, with current ...

CHARLESTON, Ark. — On Oct. 31 Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the purchase of land in Franklin County to serve as ...

The announcement Thursday from state officials that the state had purchased an 815-acre property in Charleston to build a ...

Locals expressed displeasure about building a prison in the region and concerns about a lack of community input ...

(AP) — Arkansas has purchased land for $2.95 million to build a new prison that officials hope will ease a backlog of state inmates in county jails ... “For Charleston, Franklin County, and the River ...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders hailed the move and plans to construct a 3,000-bed facility at the site in Franklin ... county level has been a longstanding issue in Arkansas. Last year, Sanders and Arkansas ...