County Burn Ban Lifted After Autumn Rains
Biggers, AR · October 6, 2026
Crisp air has settled over the river bottoms this morning, and with the countywide burn ban officially lifted, clearing out summer yard debris can finally get underway.
The Lead
Randolph County has officially lifted its countywide burn ban following steady weekend rainfall, giving rural property owners and farmers the green light to resume outdoor burning. The ban had been in place during an extended stretch of dry late-summer conditions that elevated wildfire risks across northeast Arkansas timber and grasslands.
The timing is critical as autumn harvest operations ramp up throughout the Current River and Black River lowlands. While clearing brush piles and ditch banks is now permitted, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture urges producers to follow voluntary smoke management guidelines and check local wind forecasts before striking a match. Escaped fires remain a citeable violation under state law regardless of ban status. Landowners planning larger burns should notify county dispatch prior to ignition to keep emergency crews informed and focused where needed most.
Today's Outlook
- High 78°F · Low 51°F — Clear
- Keep a light layer handy for the crisp morning before comfortable afternoon sunshine settles in.
What's On Around Town
Today
Socktober Community Drive Randolph County Library (111 W Everett St), Pocahontas, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free Drop off new socks to support local foster youth this month.
Heritage & Education Exhibits Eddie Mae Herron Center (1708 Archer St), Pocahontas, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM · Free Discover two centuries of rural African American history and community leadership.
Tomorrow
- Elementary School Flu Clinic Pocahontas Elementary School (2300 N Park St), Pocahontas, 8:30 AM–2:00 PM · Free
Thursday
- PHS Fall Community Cleanup Pocahontas High School (2300 N Park St), Pocahontas, 8:00 AM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Current River Sucker Gigging
- Long before halogen lamps illuminated autumn gravel bars, nineteenth-century Ozark rivermen speared hogsuckers using pitch-soaked pine knots burned in iron baskets over wooden johnboat bows. The nighttime ritual still wraps up with cornmeal-crusted fish sizzling in cast iron on the riverbank.
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