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Water meter resolution fails at Star City meeting

Updated: May 15, 2013 1:00pm

STAR CITY — A resolution that would have authorized the city of Star City to borrow about $266,000 on a 10-year note to finance new water meters and a remote meter reading system died before the...

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No injuries after home of Gould mayor destroyed in overnight fire

Updated: Nov 24, 2012 7:04pm

The residence of Gould mayor Ernest Nash at 305 W. Jefferson Street in Gould was destroyed but its occupants were uninjured in a fire discovered by Nash’s young son around 1 a.m. Saturday.

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<p>Mollie McRaw Wright, (left), 11, and Mary Aubrey Landrum get a rush from one of the rides at the carnival and midway during the Wings over the Prairie Festival on Thursday in Stuttgart. (Special to the Commercial/William Harvey)</p>

Wings Over the Prairie Festival boosts area economy, official says

Updated: Nov 22, 2012 9:43pm

Renowned broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite once pointed out that the perils of duck hunting are great, especially for the duck. But the sport is also a major boon to the Pine Bluff area’s...

<p>Emily McTigrit, 9, of Star City poses with the giant cabbage she grew as part of a school project. The cabbage weighed 16 pounds and had a circumference of 43.5 inches. (Special to The Commercial)</p>

Giant cabbage is winner for Star City student

Updated: Nov 20, 2012 4:10pm

STAR CITY — A nine-year-old student at Jimmy Brown Elementary School will soon have the opportunity to share horticulture tips with P. Allen Smith, the Arkansas-based writer, television host and...

Crime lab working to identify body found in well

Updated: Nov 14, 2012 8:41pm

SHERIDAN — A positive identification is still pending on human remains found in a well Monday in the northeastern part of Grant County.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Major Lafayette...

WH school district, Redfield patrons to review school closing issue

Updated: Nov 14, 2012 2:32pm

WHITE HALL – The White Hall School Board and a task force opposed to closure of the Redfield Middle School agreed Tuesday to meet in an effort to resolve the fate of the school constructed in...

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Grant County officials investigating body found in well

Updated: Nov 13, 2012 3:31pm

SHERIDAN — The discovery of human remains in a well in the northeastern part of Grant County has local authorities investigating for positive identification and cause of death.

Grant County...

First freeze of the season possible in Southeast Arkansas

Updated: Nov 12, 2012 6:16pm

Jefferson County and Southeast Arkansas are under a freeze warning for late tonight and early Tuesday morning.

The National Weather Service issued the warning Monday morning, citing weather...

Incorporations

Updated: Nov 09, 2012 5:00am

Arkansas

3 Rivers Expedited Inc. was incorporated by Brenda King, 2208 S. Main St., Stuttgart, Oct. 29.

Cole Briggs Farms LLC was incorporated by Jessie Cole Briggs, 14700 Big Mo Road...

Redfield mayor fires employee

Updated: Nov 09, 2012 2:23pm

REDFIELD – Longtime municipal street superintendent Harmon Carter was fired Thursday morning by Mayor Tony Lawhon.

Meanwhile, Carter said he has no plans to appeal the termination to the...

Voter turnout in county near record level

Updated: Nov 07, 2012 9:15pm

While not quite a record, the number of Jefferson County voters who took advantage of the two week early voting period for the general election 2012 was significant, according to an election...

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