Texas Group Helps Feed 500 in Little Rock

Texas Group Helps Feed 500 in Little Rock

LITTLE ROCK – Thanks to the generosity from an organization in Texas, the Little Rock Compassion Center will be now be able to feed more people.

The Little Rock Compassion Center announced last week they had a food shortage due to an increase in people coming through their doors.

Sunday night, Zurvita Ministries from Houston, Texas, provided over 500 meals to the center.

The organization says they'll now have enough meals to last several more days.

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Man Shot While Attempting to

Run over Sheriff’s Deputies

PULASKI COUNTY – A Cabot man was injured in an officer-involved shooting after authorities say he attempted to run over them.

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office attempted to serve four felony warrants on Sunday to Brandon Caldwell at 6600 Beverly St. in Jacksonville.

Authorities say he tried to flee in his vehicle and runover deputies, who were on foot.

After disobeying deputies' commands to stop his vehicle, they fired several shots into the car.

Caldwell was taken into custody with minor injuries.

He was booked in the Pulaski County Jail for failure to appear, four counts of criminal attempt to commit murder, six counts of aggravated assault, and one count of probation revocation.

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Greene County Rescue Squad Celebrates 35 Years of Service

PARAGOULD – The Greene County Rescue Squad celebrated their 35th anniversary Sunday, and members past and present were there.

The squad is entirely volunteer, and they respond to emergencies all around Greene County to help out EMS with things like finding missing people, or freeing trapped car accident victims. “I’m just amazed that we’ve been able to grow like we have and continue to help people,' Greene County Rescue Squad founder Butch Heath said. 'The community has been behind us since day one, from the initial time that we started.”

All of the squad's money is from donations.

They may have a lot of equipment now, but when Heath started in 1983, he made his first rescue call in his 1968 Pontiac GTO.

Heath got involved with helping people because of his family business.

“My folks operated a funeral home as I have, we operated the ambulance service in their old days,” Heath said. “That’s how I got into EMS, and I’ve loved the opportunity to assist people in that situation.”