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Daily Covid-19 admissions in the Desha County area Avg. on March 2 0 14-day change — April 2023 ...
McGEHEE, Ark. (KAIT) - Officials in Desha County apprehended an inmate who escaped custody Friday night. Desha County Sheriff’s Office says Dewight Overbea escaped the McGehee City Jail around ...
The Desha County sheriff's office told state police that Ward had made several threats about killing the neighbor last week. The neighbor has been questioned by special agents, the release said.
DESHA COUNTY (KATV) — It's been a year since flooding devastated homes, and farmland, in Desha County. The floodwaters were up to 10 inches in some areas. Residents were displaced from their ...
Residents in Desha County are in the midst of historic flooding as the Arkansas River makes its presence known in the small community of Pendleton. "It's a major flood down here," said retired ...
DESHA COUNTY, Ark. — According to the Arkansas State Police, a Desha County woman was shot and killed at her home Wednesday afternoon, April 13.
A Desha County man is dead after allegedly wielding a knife while charging at a neighbor, the Arkansas State Police said Sunday. Travis Edward Ward, 40, of 650 Oakwood Bayou Road died Saturday ...
Police say kidnapped Davis around 5:30 a.m. on June 29 as she left for work in Desha County. Davis' body was discovered on Monday, June 29, along Kirtley Road in Dumas.
Severe flooding hit Desha County again Thursday, devastating crops and requiring some Dumas residents to relocate, after southeastern Arkansas received more than a foot of rain in 24 hours.
A Desha County woman was fatally shot at her home Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Joan Lemonds, 68, was pronounced dead shortly before 1 p.m., according to a news release from Arkansas ...