The conviction of former Lonoke police Chief Ronald Jay Campbell of more than 40 felony charges was reversed today by the Arkansas Supreme Court. In a 13-page ruling, Chief Justice Jim Hannah remanded the case back to Lonoke County Circuit Court.

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Free flu shots, for both the seasonal flu and H1N1, commonly called swine flu, brought people to the Cabot Veterans Community Center before 7 a.m. on Friday. “I don’t know when they got here,” county health director Milton Garris said. “We got here at 7 to get set up and people were already lining up,” [...]

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Lonoke County sheriff’s deputies responded about 3 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a domestic dispute with injuries to a woman.

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Torrential rains brought flash flooding to parts of Cabot on Thursday thankfully it was short-lived. “It drained off nearly as fast as it came up,” assistant fire Chief Mark Smart said Monday.

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According to an Arkansas State Police report, Jacksonville resident John Michael Dollar, 53, died Saturday after being struck by a vehicle. The accident occurred at about 9:45 p.m., on Arkansas Highway 65 near Shadow Ridge Road.

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Hard economic times have Lonoke County food pantries scrambling to meet everyday needs, but the special times of Thanksgiving, not a month away, and then Christmas are bearing down on them, too.

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Thursday, Nov. 5 5:30 p.m. — Cabot Lion’s Club meets at AllFam Bowling Center.

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Thanksgiving Feast The 3rd annual free community Thanksgiving Feast will be Thursday Nov. 26 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lonoke Community Center. For more information about volunteering or donations, contact Carl Rowland, event coordinator at 501-676-2296.

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Driving into flooded roadways is dangerous, the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management advises in a news release that, “When there is water on the road: Turn around, do not drown.”

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LITTLE ROCK — State revenues fell $17.8 million short of projections last month, the state fiscal office reported Tuesday, but budget officials were optimistic the economy would begin to improve early next year.

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