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Gould mayor released from jail; recorder-treasurer can’t access documents, she says
Region Comments Updated: Oct 12, 2012 7:41pmGould Mayor Earnest Nash Jr. may have been released from the Lincoln County Jail at Star City, but the legal dispute over access to records and files in the city recorder-treasurer’s city hall...
Gould mayor, alderman jailed Wednesday
Region Comments Updated: Oct 10, 2012 8:25pmSTAR CITY — A circuit judge ordered Gould Mayor Earnest Nash Jr. held in contempt and jailed Wednesday.
Alderman Essie Mae Cableton was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at the...
Rice farmers file suit against poultry producers over arsenic levels
Region Comments Updated: Oct 10, 2012 8:35pmA group of Arkansas County rice producers have filed a class action lawsuit against Pfizer, Tyson and others concerning reports of arsenic content in rice that recently received media attention....
Family of man slain by off-duty police seeks federal probe
Region Comments Updated: Oct 08, 2012 7:21pmLITTLE ROCK — The family of man shot and killed by off-duty police officers in his apartment asked the U.S. Justice Department on Monday to investigate possible civil rights violations in the...
Cleveland County man named Oustanding Tree Farmer
Region Comments Updated: Oct 08, 2012 5:48pmW.J. Thomasson of Pansy in Cleveland County was named 2012 Outstanding Tree Farmer by the Arkansas Forestry Association during its annual meeting Sept. 27 in Little Rock.
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Ed board blocks closure of Gillett elementary school
Region Comments Updated: Oct 08, 2012 5:04pmLITTLE ROCK — The state Board of Education Monday denied the DeWitt School District permission to close an elementary school in Gillett.
In a 5-2 vote, the state board rejected the request...
Higher education enrollment totals mostly lower in region, report says
Region Comments Updated: Oct 06, 2012 9:00pmThe University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Southeast Arkansas College both endured a significant drop in student enrollment between the fall 2011 and fall 2012 semesters, while the University of...
Sheridan hosts Timberfest
Region Comments Updated: Oct 06, 2012 8:31pmThe annual Timberfest brought out area residents for the event featuring lumberjack competitions, games, arts and crafts and other events at the Grant County Courthouse Square in Sheridan Saturday...
Gould recorder sues mayor
Region Comments Updated: Oct 04, 2012 8:52pmSTAR CITY — Gould City Recorder-treasurer Pamela Barley-Gibson filed a petition Thursday in Lincoln County Circuit Court seeking to have Gould Mayor Earnest Nash Jr. held in contempt and removed...
Accident near England sends one to LR hospital
Region Comments Updated: Oct 03, 2012 7:54pmA female driver was airlifted by MedFlight to Baptist Hospital in Little Rock Wednesday evening after a two vehicle accident just south of England on Highway 15 in Lonoke County near the Jefferson...