Newport resident looking for help from Mayor on flooding concerns Newport resident looking for help from Mayor on flooding concerns By Jurnee Taylor | March 5, 2021 at 5:26 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 9:46 PM NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - In Jackson County, one citizen is concerned about his community’s safety and health as flooding continues to be an issue, demanding his city leaders do something about it. “From Sam’s house to my mom’s house, to about three houses down, if we don’t want to wade in the water, we have to park our cars at the opposite end of the street and then walk home,” Leila Street resident Kevin Lee said.