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Digest for 05-21-13
Local Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:40pmSTATE
Waddell named senior associate AD
FAYETTEVILLE — Michael Waddell has been named Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations and Strategic Communications at...
Calls for Shoffner’s resignation mount
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:32pmLITTLE ROCK — Gov. Mike Beebe led a chorus of officials from both sides of the political aisle Monday in calling for embattled state Treasurer Martha Shoffner to resign in the face of federal...
Officials announce public corruption task force
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:21pmLITTLE ROCK — In the aftermath of Arkansas Martha Shoffner’s court appearance Monday on a federal extortion charge, authorities announced creation of a new task force to investigate complaints of...
Powerball gives lottery boost; officials hoped for more
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:18pmLITTLE ROCK — A Powerball jackpot that reached a record $590 million last week boosted revenue for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, though not as much as lottery officials had hoped.
State...
Feds allege Shoffner received kickbacks for targeted bond transactions
State Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:18pmLITTLE ROCK — State Treasurer Martha Shoffner took thousands of dollars in kickbacks, delivered covertly in a pie box, for directing the bulk of bond transactions made by her office to a single...
Appointment process in Congress is beyond shameful
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:12pmWhen you win the White House, you get to pick the team you want. Sure, that sounds simple and doesn’t need any clarification, but it’s clear that simplicity and clarity is lacking in Washington, D...
Rising cost of a college education
Columns and Blogs Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:10pmA committee of the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees will make recommendations this week after conducting an unusual hearing in which chancellors of the various campuses were asked to...
Women’s golf opens NCAA Championships play
Arkansas Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:08pmFAYETTEVILLE — The fifth-ranked Arkansas women’s golf team isn’t favored to win a national title during this week’s NCAA Championships event in Athens, Ga.
But that’s not stopping Emily...
Tommy Bell
Obituaries Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:05pmMr. Tommy Lee Bell, 64, of Pine Bluff, Ark. passed away on May 17, 2013. He was born to the late Veo and Martha Ussery.
He served in the United States Army for many years and became a...
Jane Watson
Obituaries Comments Updated: May 20, 2013 9:04pmJane Watson, 75, a resident of Pine Bluff, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.
Born September 11, 1937, in Michigan, she was a daughter of Lawrence O. and Ruby...
