11 West Memphis schools on lockdown

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 2:26pm

WEST MEMPHIS, AR- (WMC-TV) - Eleven West Memphis schools are on lockdown after five phone calls were made warning that "something terrible is going to happen."

West Memphis Superintendent Bill Kessinger says the schools are on lockdown out of an abundance of caution.

Parents should pick up their kids at the normal time.

Stay with WMCTV.COM for the latest developments.

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Body of missing Wynne police officer recovered

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, April 15th, 2013, 1:00am

CROSS COUNTY, AR- (WMC - TV) - The Cross County Sheriff's Office confirmed the body of missing Wynne police officer Nick Swink was found on Saturday afternoon.

The sheriff's office has not said where his body was recovered as of Sunday.

Officer Swink disappeared into the St. Francis River in January while hunting with friends.

The body was found by John Mitchusson a local fisherman. According the sheriff's website, Mitchusson was diligent in the search of the missing officer.

Swink's wallet, badge,and identification was still on his person when he was found.

The family held a memorial service in honor of the officer Saturday morning.

Check back with WMCTV.COM, this story will be updated with more information as it is received.

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Jerry's Sno Cones ready to serve up

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 3:02pm

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Lawmakers delay vote on steel mill benefits

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Sunday, April 7th, 2013, 6:05pm

Lawmakers delay vote on steel mill benefits

Arkansas lawmakers delayed a vote on benefits for billion dollar steel mill.

The legislation would allow Arkansas to issue bonds to provide loans and pay some of the construction costs of the mill in Osceola.

Voting was delayed due to technical changes in the bill.

The Arkansas House is expected to pickup the vote Monday.

The steel mill is expected to bring 525 jobs to the area.

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West Memphis High principal gets district's top job despite recent issues

Submitted by Jason Miles, Reporter

Saturday, April 6th, 2013, 12:01am

West Memphis High principal gets district's top job despite recent issues

The West Memphis Public Schools hired a search firm to help find a new superintendent. But the school board ended up finding him literally just down the street.

A majority of the board voted to hire West Memphis High School principal Jon Collins. He recently made news by addressing a violent on-campus crime.

"The only fact we were dealing with was that we had a potential robbery on campus," said Collins in March.

Police later determined a special needs student had allegedly been beaten and raped by three other boys in a bathroom.

"I don't feel like he should have got the job," said parent Keisha Gant.

She recently transferred her daughter from West Memphis to Marion High School.

"Because, I mean, I didn't feel like it was safe for her to be there," said Gant.

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Morning fog along the Mississippi River

Submitted by Ron Childers, Meteorologist

Friday, April 5th, 2013, 12:35pm

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Former mayor's bigamy sentence suspended

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Thursday, April 4th, 2013, 5:46pm

OAKLAND, TN- (WMC-TV) - The former Oakland, Tennessee mayor's sentence of one year in jail was suspended by a judge Thursday afternoon.

Scott Ferguson was accused of bigamy, for marrying a second woman while already being married to the mother of his four children.

The former Church of Christ preacher was scheduled to appear in a Marion courtroom at 3 p.m. His appearance was unexpectedly moved to 1 p.m.

Court documents show Ferguson married Migeulina Mora, of Cordova, on Valentine's Day in West Memphis.

"The clerk's office called me to perform a ceremony," said Justice of the Peace Claude Steele. "I went in, picked up the certificate, went and had the ceremony. Everything went great. Then I heard over channel five that there was a mistake made."

After two months, Mora is now asking for a divorce or an annulment.

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