A Forrest City man has been charged with arson in connection with a Wednesday fire at a house at 914 Wilson Street.
The Forrest City Fire department responded to a house fire call at an unoccupied residence owned by Antonio Lockett.
The fire was extinguished and an arson investigation was begun.
According to the report, eight points of origin were discovered, and there was a smell of gasoline inside the house.
Lockett reported that he had broken up with a girl friend in the last week and she had threatened to burn the house down.
A witness reportedly observed Lonnie Nichols, 24, 1449 SFC 229, Forrest City, cousin of the ex-girlfriend, at the back of the house.
Nichols was charged with arson.
The investigation is continuing.
Some clarification has been offered by the State of Arkansas Department of Emergency Management on how counties can apply for mosquito funds.
A press release from the SADE states that all Arkansas counties are eligible to apply for assistance from the Governor's Disaster Fund to help defray costs of combating West Nile Virus and.
Each county in the state was mailed an application on Monday.
According to the release, funds will be distributed based on population and geographic area and are only to be used for larviciding and education and the deadline for applications is Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Each county is asked to work through their intergovernmental cooperative councils to apply for the funds. They are also asked to summarize what has been done this year for mosquito abatement and to develop a West Nile Control Plan for the future abatement.
It's almost time for the latest edition of the Colt Pioneer Days and members of the Colt Community Development Corporation are busy finalizing plans for the 2002 event which will be held Friday, Sept. 13, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the lawn of the William Stone House in Colt.
According to a press release from the CCDC, activities for the event include gospel singing, craft booths, history exhibits/demonstrations, a silent auction and a variety of other activities.
Anna Lue Cook, a Germantown, Tenn. native, will be the featured artist, displaying her collection of textile bags and items crafted of recycled bags. Cook's work has been displayed at the Arkansas State University Museum in Jonesboro, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the National Museum of American History, the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Decatur house in Washington, D.C. Cook now has close to 1,500 pieces in her collection and refers to herself as the "Bag Lady."
Booths will be available for the festivities for $15. No prepared food booths are allowed. All profits from the event will go for the upkeep and restoration of the William Stone House.