In 2021 your fire departments from across Clark County responded to 1,764 incidents.
BY THE NUMBERS: Clark County emergency responses in 2021
Q&A with Hannah Fenocchi, Arkadelphia’s youngest female firefighter
“I think it’s funny to tell guys I’m a firefighter, because at first they don’t believe it.”
I-30 traffic stop leads to drug arrest, money seizure
By Joel PhelpsThe Arkadelphian A Texas woman allegedly trafficking drugs learned the hard way not to tailgate her fellow motorists. Barbara Spann, 62, of Haltom City, Texas, faces felony charges in Clark […]
Medical call turns to drug arrest
According to court documents filed this week, 46-year-old Carl R. Johnson, of 422 Mississippi St., Hot Springs, was in possession of methamphetamine and a felonious amount of marijuana when police and paramedics were called to Econo Lodge at midnight Saturday, Oct. 2.
AFD responds to scrapyard fire
The Arkadelphia Fire Department responded Monday to what was reported as a “large fire” at L&W Recycling, 355 Walnut St. At 3:45 p.m., dispatchers notified firefighters of the blaze, which broke out […]
Dispatch Desk: Monday, Oct. 25
Police responded to Big Red, 3005 W. Pine St. B, where a non-paying customer refused to leave the parking lot after being asked to do so.
Dispatch Desk: Friday, Oct. 22
Officers were summoned to the Pine Plaza parking lot for a verbal altercation between a man and woman over a parking job. The two exchanged words then took turns taking photos of each other’s license plates. The complainant said the female backed over his foot as she drove away.
Dispatch Desk: Wednesday, Oct. 20
Deputies investigated a car accident at the railroad crossing on Witherspoon Road. The investigation began when Baptist Health Medical Center staff advised a female had been admitted to the emergency room following a rollover accident.