Public Input Window Open for Spring River Bridge Project
Biggers, AR · October 20, 2026
Combines are humming through the bean fields under an overcast sky this morning, keeping pace before the next front rolls in. Plenty is stirring across the county line as Tuesday hits its stride.
The Lead
Commuters and haulers navigating west across the county line have until October 29 to submit feedback on plans to replace the Highway 62 bridge over the Spring River in Imboden. Following last week’s informational open house, the Arkansas Department of Transportation is keeping its public comment portal open for drivers, landowners, and area businesses to weigh in on proposed detour routes, environmental findings, and right-of-way adjustments. The current steel-and-concrete structure has carried traffic between Randolph and Lawrence counties for decades, but state inspectors note that increasing freight weights and riverbed scouring demand a wider, modern span. Comments submitted by the late-October deadline will be compiled into the final environmental assessment scheduled for presentation to the state highway commission this winter.
Local Pulse
- Library Rewards Young Readers With Free Pumpkins Community Children checking out five books or registering for a library card this month receive a free pumpkin and treat bag.
Today's Outlook
- High 73°F · Low 44°F — Overcast
- A light jacket handles the chilly morning before overcast skies hold afternoon comfort.
What's On Around Town
Today
Mobile Workforce Job Fair Lawrence Memorial Hospital (1217 W Main St), Walnut Ridge, 10:00 AM · Free Connect directly with area employers and workforce specialists on site.
Tales from Linwood's Silent City Linwood Cemetery, Paragould, 6:00–8:00 PM · $15 Costumed actors portray historic figures along a twilight walking tour.
Tomorrow
Autumn Woodworking Workshop 208 N Pruett St, Paragould, 10:00 AM–Noon
Random Fandom Film Fest Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library (315 W Oak Ave), Jonesboro, 4:00–5:45 PM · Free
Thursday
Design + Unwind: Flowers & Pumpkins Bloombudz (707 S 2nd Ave), Paragould, 6:00–7:30 PM · $75
God of Carnage The Link Theatre (4200 Friendly Hope Rd), Jonesboro, 7:30 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Reyno Before moving closer to the newly laid railroad tracks in 1901, the neighboring settlement answered to Needmore, then Cherokee Bay. Dennis Wells Reynolds erected the first storehouse and home in 1857, prompting neighbors to permanently clip the merchant's surname to five letters.
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