The Free Food Friday event planned to take place on Friday, July 17, was cancelled.

An 87-year-old Faulkner County man died Friday morning in a crash along Highway 65.

Online records show that a Conway man currently facing an attempted murder charge shot the 37-year-old victim in the face on July 4.

With protests surging nationwide supporting a movement to defund police departments, Conway Mayor Bart Castleberry announced Monday the city would be doing the opposite.

From Conway Police Department reports

Twenty-one inmates at the Faulkner County Detention Center have tested positive for COVID-19.

A group of volunteers helping a local nonprofit feeding ministry and food broker handed out 1,300 boxes of food to help fight against food insecurity in central Arkansas.

From Conway Police Department reports

A 19-year-old involved in the June 30 shooting near Greenbrier admitted he and three others tried to rob the juvenile who shot at them prior to being shot at.

A Conway man wanted in connection to a shooting that happened on July 4 is now behind bars in the Faulkner County Detention Center.

From Conway Police Department reports

The novel coronavirus pandemic has changed the way most entities conduct their regular business, including the courts.

From Conway Police Department reports

Volunteers will hand out free food to those in need for the fourth week in a row on Friday.

From Conway Police Department reports

A Faulkner County man previously scheduled to stand trial in a theft and insurance fraud case has pleaded guilty to seven of the theft charges previously filed against him and agreed to pay back $50,000 in restitution.

QUITMAN — Residents dressed in red, white and blue and lined the sides of Highway 25 in Quitman on Saturday for the annual Fourth of July parade.

From Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office and Mayflower Police Department reports

Soaring Wings Founder and Executive Director Andrew Watson joins the state’s Child Welfare Agency Review Board following an appointment by Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Two teens accused in the April 30 shooting death of Jason Sims Jr. are now formally charged in a capital murder case.

From Conway Police Department reports

William Tapley has officially taken over as Conway police chief following former Chief Jody Spradlin’s retirement.

From Conway Police Department reports

Two people are still in the hospital following an apparent shooting that happened Tuesday night just outside of Greenbrier.

A shooting investigation is underway following a Tuesday night incident that left four people injured in Greenbrier.

The Conway Human Development Center is the only Department of Human Services-run facility in the state with active COVID-19 cases.

A former Arkansas State Police trooper has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a June 2019 hit-and-run crash.

From Conway Police Department reports

A 25-year-old international University of Central Arkansas student is accused of raping another student in February 2019.

A local nonprofit feeding ministry and food broker will receive another shipment from the United States Department of Agriculture on Thursday and will hand the food out to those in need the same day.

From Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas State Police reports

MAYFLOWER — Following a public workshop Tuesday evening, city officials plan to raise sewer rates to pay for improvements to the Mayflower wastewater treatment plant.

From Conway Police Department reports

Editor’s note: The information from the court filing included in this article gives a graphic account of the injuries sustained in the fatal dog attack that readers may find disturbing.

From Conway Police Department reports

I Feel the Need volunteers handed out 1,650 food boxes on Tuesday to help families battling food insecurity.

From Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office reports

Arkansas State Police continue working to identify a murder suspect after a Conway man was found dead in his vehicle last week.

From Conway Police Department reports

Arkansas highway police arrested two Colorado residents last week after authorities reportedly found a stolen post office key and several stolen checks, including a tax return and federal stimulus check, in the couple’s vehicle.

Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office deputies are now equipped with food packs to hand out to those battling food insecurity thanks to the efforts of a deputy already known to carry food for those in need in his patrol car.

From Conway Police Department reports

From Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office reports

From Conway Police Department reports

Faulkner County residents can take advantage of another free food giveaway on Tuesday.

From Conway Police Department reports

Authorities have identified and released the name of the man who was found dead late Monday night.

Fifteen-year-old Liam Daughtery joined the Boy Scouts of America program when he was 6 years old. Last week, the Conway teen officially achieved an Eagle Scout rank.

A death investigation is underway after sheriff’s deputies found a body in a vehicle near the intersection of Sturgis and Round Mountain roads Monday night.

From Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office reports