‘I HEARD, ‘SSSSS,’ THEN BAM! I FELT LIKE I GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER’

As his M1 Abrams tank, nicknamed Bonecrusher, rolled through Fallujah, Iraq, Gunnery Sgt. Nick Popaditch thought about the trail of dead insurgents left in its wake: “Fight and you die. Run and you die. Hide and you die. Hey, this works for me.”

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SEARK MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

As Southeast Arkansas College continued its 50th anniversary celebration Thursday, the school’s president reflected on where the college is today and what the future might hold.

Dr. Phil Shirley said things are going very smoothly for the college, which opened as the state’s first vocational-technical school in 1959.

“Things are going well,” he said. “Things are excellent.”

As evidence, Shirley pointed to facilities like state-of-the-art technology center. Shirley said SEARK built the technology center and funded many other improvements without going into debt and without the benefit of a local tax. The school began with 15 acres and a single building and now encompasses 43 acres and a dozen buildings.

“We have built and maintained all this without incurring any indebtedness and with no local tax,” Shirley said. “This accentuates the fact that we’re doing well even though we are uniquely underfunded.”

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PB MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER, NOW FEDERAL GUN CHARGE

A Pine Bluff man sentenced to prison in March after being convicted of killing his young niece more than three years ago, was convicted Wednesday on federal gun charges at Little Rock.

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NEW COURT BUILDING NEARS COMPLETION, COULD BE FINISHED EARLY

A new court building that will house both divisions of district court could be ready as early as mid-January, one of the judges who will use the building said Thursday.

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PINE BLUFF BUDGET MEETINGS CONTINUE

There was not any overt contention over Pine Bluff Mayor Carl A. Redus Jr.’s proposed 2010 budget in Thursday committee meetings.

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APPARENT ARSON AT ADULT PROBATION OFFICE

An apparent arson fire was reported at the adult probation office in the Jefferson Square Shopping Center early Tuesday morning.

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PB TEENAGER REPORTED MISSING

Pine Bluff police are asking for help in locating a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday.

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PARKS LOOKS TO RAISE REVENUES

Pine Bluff Parks and Recreation Commission is looking to raise revenue.

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YESTERYEARS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009

31 Years Ago

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