Franklin, AR

First-year Virginia Tech coach James Franklin wants Metallica's music to be the soundtrack for his team's success, not the main event."Giving the fans...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. — A suspicious-person call at a Tennessee truck stop led police to an Arkansas man wanted in connection with an investigation involving suspected human remains. Franklin police said officers responded to a truck stop Friday, Aug. 21, after receiving a report of a suspicious person. Officers identified the man as Rudy Ray, 56, of Trumann, Arkansas. Police said...

A 37-year-old Arkansas man has been taken into custody in connection to a homicide after a 79-year-old man was found dead inside of a home.

No details about why the investigation was handed over from FCSO to ASP were immediately given.

Arkansas' proposed 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County has not been canceled, according to Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace, although the state has not secured enough funding to move forward with construction. Wallace addressed the project's status Tuesday during a meeting of the Arkansas House [...]

Two sewer-main manholes are being investigated as potential conflicts with an ongoing Highway 190 improvement project in Pine Bluff, according to the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The approximately 2.01-mile project extends from I-530 to Highway 79B along Franklin Street and Sixth Avenue. The work includes [...]

Fifth Judicial District Prosecutor Jeff Phillips ruled a Franklin County Arkansas deputy was justified in using deadly force during a May 15 incident. Continue reading…

On Wednesday morning, Arkansas Senator Bryan King held a press conference where he responded to recent reports of a canceled Franklin County prison project.

An internal email says the project is "canceled," but the Governor's office states otherwise.

Emergency management notes that as of Tuesday morning, there were around 1,000 people without power in Franklin County.