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These new engines were seen crossing HWY 425, Tuesday, after the washed-out sections of track between Collins and Dermott, due to recent flooding, had been repaired.

The engines belong to a sister company of Arkansas Midland; Dallas, Garland, & Northeastern, based out of Texas. Both are subsidiaries of Genesee Wyoming Railroad.

The section of Meadowview Drive, commonly known as “Western Pines Dip” is now open for traffic, and is no longer a small spillway.

The change was made to improve drainage, as well as to reduce driver complaints.

AHTD  is working on shoulder and curb maintenance on Highway 425 S., this afternoon.

Please be aware,  as you’re traveling in that area, of the lane closure.

Simce we’ve spent so much of this week covering water, rain, and flooding; we might as well close the week out with these 2 unusual videos.

The videos include Thursday night’s broken water main, by a fire hudrant, shooting water into the middle of HWY 278 West.  The other shows a flooded sewer drain on East Shelton Street, pushing water up, through a manhole cover.

Aubee Wright is a 9 year old MIS student.
This film will be entered in the Hot Spring Documentary Film Festiv.

During last night’s storms, this tree fell on E. Willis St. fell, totally hiding the truck that is crushed beneath it.

As 8 am approaches, we want to make sure everyone is aware Drew County has had several inches of rain overnight, and many streets/roadways are underwater and dangerous to travel.

Good sources report that we’ve had approximately 3.5 inches of rain since yesterday afternoon.

The Delta Heritage Trail (DHT) State Park, in extreme southeast Arkansas, is one of the newest additions to Arkansas’ State Park System. It is not a traditional State Park – the southern portion is actually a multi-use trail that follows part of the Mississippi River levee and extends from near Arkansas City to near Rohwer. When complete, the DHT will extend over 90 miles to a point northwest of Helena-West Helena.
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Concealing Birth & Abuse of Corpse Trial, Underway

Jurors Answer Pro-Life:Pro-Choice Questions

2 Attorneys Testify in Jury Trial

Trial Update – Crime Lab Witness Reports Possible Cause of Death

Prosecution Rests – Other Details

Abuse of Corpse Charge Dismissed on Technicality – Concealing Birth Charge still in Court

Defendant Testifies in Jury Trial

Jury Deliberation Begins at 6 pm

“Guilty,” with a 6 Year Prison Sentence

We’re not sure when the driver of thie Buick parked it here, but authorities do know when it was towed for the scene.

During the night, var, registered from Bigelow, was parked directly in front of the Collins Cominto Fire Dept station doors, blocking in one of their fire trucks.

It was towed from the site by JNA Towing.