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Safety improvements planned for U.S. 167
Area Digest Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 1:14pmSafety improvements are under way on U.S. 167 near Sheridan, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department officials.
State Sen. Bobby Pierce of Sheridan asked the AHTD...
New trial ordered for North Little Rock man in grandfather’s death
State Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 1:08pmLITTLE ROCK — A North Little Rock man convicted of killing his grandfather and mutilating the corpse is entitled to a new trial because of contradictory instructions given to the jurors who found...
Fundraiser, program to mark Cancer Society anniversary
Area Digest Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 1:04pmThe city of Pine Bluff will recognize the American Cancer Society’s 100th anniversary with a program and cupcake-sale fundraiser at noon Wednesday civic center complex front lawn.
2 PB bankers to lead state association
Business Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:57pmDavid Bartlett of Simmons First National Corp. was installed as the 2013-2014 chairman of the Arkansas Bankers Association at the 123rd Annual ABA Convention on Thursday, May 9, at the Little Rock...
State takes over financially troubled Mineral Springs School District
State Comments Updated: May 16, 2013 12:43pmLITTLE ROCK —The state on Thursday took over the financially troubled Mineral Springs School District in Howard County.
In a state Department of Education news release, state Education...
Preparing for disasters focus of Wednesday training exercise
Local Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 5:50pmFlooding in the Island Harbor area and people who didn’t evacuate in time, people trapped inside a large retail store after a vehicle crashed into the building. and severe weather, all in the same...
UAPB chancellor makes case for tuition increase
Local Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 7:36pmUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff interim chancellor Calvin Johnson pleads the school’s case for a tuition increase Tuesday before the Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees of the...
With millage passed, Watson Chapel prepares for construction
Local Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 8:29pmWith a fresh mandate from the electorate of the Watson Chapel School District, who approved a 2.3 mill rate increase Tuesday, a timeline for the construction of a new classroom building for...
Election Commission to meet Friday
Area Digest Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 8:38pmThe Jefferson County Election Commission will meet at 2 p.m. Friday at the Jefferson County Election Center, 123 Main St., to certify the returns of the Watson Chapel School District special...
Carter: GOP must move beyond social issues
State Comments Updated: May 15, 2013 8:36pmHOT SPRINGS — Two days before the formal end of a Republican-controlled legislative session that focused heavily on gun rights and abortion restrictions, the GOP House speaker said Wednesday that...