Jacksonport NewsLocal news for Jacksonport, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Watershed Project Delivers Donations To Flood Victims- March 30, 2008 The Watershed Project loaded up a truck full of donations to take to flood victims in Jacksonport and Augusta Saturday. via KTHV-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/watershed-project-delivers-donations-to-f... Officials Finish Sandbagging- March 28, 2008 The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management tells KARK 4 News that sandbagging has been done on the Jacksonport floodwall. via ArkansasMattershttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/officials-finish-sandbagging?fromrss=1 Residents Evacuate Due to White and Black River Flooding- March 26, 2008 "I got out with my old pair of jeans on all our other stuff is packed up in the moving truck" JACKSONPORT, AR Krystal Whitman Reports Home owner Brenda Pry lives off Hwy 14 in Jacksonport. via KAIT-TV Jonesborohttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/residents-evacuate-due-to-white-and-black... Levee's Holding Steady at Jacksonport State Park- March 24, 2008 "We're packing up and leaving. The levee is holding but they say the seawall is leaking, so we're not taking any chances" The levee at Jacksonport State Park is a concern Friday night as the waters from the Black and the White River are continuing to rise before the rivers crest later this weekend. via KAIThttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/levees-holding-steady-at-jacksonport-stat... Flood Warnings and Road Closures- March 22, 2008 Press Release: Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Jackson County is actively engaged in sandbagging the flood wall in Jacksonport. via KTHV-TV Little Rockhttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/flood-warnings-and-road-closures?fromrss=... Flooding in Arkansas washes out roads; 2 people missing- March 20, 2008 "Most of the calls last night were people trying to go into places they shouldn't be. But we're not losing any people, we're just losing vehicles at this point" Rain storms that crept over Arkansas caused flooding Wednesday that made numerous roadways impassable, left people evacuated from their homes and also left two people missing after their vehicles were swept ... via Log Cabin Democrathttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/flooding-in-arkansas-washes-out-roads-2-p... Vince Neil To Headline Arkansas' Portfest- March 18, 2008 "Annual Portfest-related contests include the Arkansas State Catfish Cooking Contest, Buddy Bass Tournament, 5K Walk and Run, a fishing derby, two-person golf scramble, talent contest, horseshoe pitching contest and the Colgate Country Showdown. " VINCE NEIL To Headline Arkansas' PORTFEST - Mar. 17, 2008 According to The Batesville Daily Guard , MA-TLEY CRAoeE frontman Vince Neil will headline the 27th annual Portfest "Rollin' on the River" Festival in ... via BlabberMouth.nethttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/vince-neil-to-headline-arkansas-portfest?... Exhibit Offers Look Into Lives Of Spanish-American War Soldiers- March 4, 2008 "Most of the troops that got summoned in the Spanish-American War, since there was such a brief period of time, they didn't actually go to Cuba, where most of the fighting went on" Sunday's exhibit opening in Jacksonport honors the brave men who, while never fought America's enemies in 1898, contributed to the reputation of the American solider all the same. via KAIT-TV Jonesborohttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksonport-ar/2008/03/exhibit-offers-look-into-lives-of-spanish... |