A Houston County Grand Jury indicted Shonqueze Franklin, who was 17 when Grace Ann Bridges Dedert died, charging him with ...

SENATOR KING SAID THEY BREAK FOR SPRING BREAK ... to design and build a new 3,000-bed prison on more than 800 acres of land in the Vesta Community of Franklin County, approximately six miles ...

"LAWMAKERS "LAWMAKERS HAVE NEXT WEEK OFF FOR SPRING BREAK. THEY'LL VOTE ON ... million for building the new 3,000-bed prison in the Vesta Community in Franklin County. The total price tag for ...

Efforts to secure funding for a proposed 3,000-bed state prison in Franklin County has come to a halt. On Tuesday, Senate Bill 354 failed to garner the 27 votes required for passage, marking its ...

The proposed 3,000-bed prison, slated to be built on 815 acres in southwest Franklin County, is one of Gov. Sarah Sanders’ top priorities. On Thursday, the Arkansas Senate voted down Senate Bill ...

CHARLESTON -- From Little Rock to rural Franklin County, sparring over the proposed location of a new 3,000-bed prison shows... Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime ...

CHARLESTON -- From Little Rock to rural Franklin County, sparring over the proposed location of a new 3,000-bed prison shows... Penny Weaver is an award-winning journalist who covers crime ...

Arkansas Senate Bill 354, proposing funding for a 3,000-bed prison, has stalled. A secondary bill, SB633, is under consideration to secure the necessary funding. Franklin County Judge Rickey Bowman ...

This comes as the $750 million funding bill failed for a fifth time in the Senate on Tuesday and wasn't heard at all on ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A $750 million appropriations bill for the planned Franklin County prison that has failed to pass in the Arkansas Senate for nearly two weeks is stalled. Senate President Pro ...

CHARLESTON -- From Little Rock to rural Franklin County, sparring over the proposed location of a new 3,000-bed prison shows no sign of waning more than five months after... Penny Weaver is an ...