Arkansas has its fair share of legends and tall tales. It s a state with rich folklore from the ghastly Gurdon Light that floats aimlessly above the railroad tracks in Clark County to the haunted Woodson Lateral Road in Pulaski County with its phantom hitchhiker that s destined to wander alone forever. Last week in a sold-out theater in Jonesboro, a group of Arkansans gathered to witness a new spooky tale as the Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) presented a special screening of "Ghosts of the Ozarks," a feature-length narrative shot almost entirely in the Natural State by homegrown filmmaker Jordan Wayne Long.
A Pulaski County Circuit judge on Friday sentenced a 35-year-old Brookland man who killed his wife in a drunken-driving crash to five years in prison despite pleas for probation by him, his family and friends.
Crews are working to restore power, but ice damage and ongoing weather conditions are slowing progress. So far, more than 100 poles, 330 spans of wire and 69 cross arms have been discovered damaged so far.
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