An 8-year-old girl is safe and recovering after being swept into a fast-moving storm drain during heavy thunderstorms in Bryant on Wednesday evening, July 8th. The child was carried several blocks through the underground drainage system before emerging at a nearby creek and seeking help from a local family. Read more below. The incident occurred […]
4 swim beaches and a boat access parking lot closed in Arkansas
Four Arkansas swim beaches and one lake parking lot are all temporarily closed. The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) closed Cranfield Beach at Norfork Lake Mountain Home, Oakland Park Beach on Bull Shoals Lake in Oakland, as well as Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula, both on Beaver Lake in Garfield. The USACE reports that […]
Saline County Is Under a Burn Ban
UPDATE: As soon as I Posted there wasn’t a burn ban, Saline County Judge Jeff Arey announced that there IS A BURN BAN. Saline County is officially under a BURN BAN effective 11/18/2016. NO burning is allowed outdoors at this time. The Arkansas Forestry Commission has designated Saline County as an area currently under high […]