Words Continue To Touch Lives
About 150 elementary students, their parents and families on Monday heard Martin Luther King Jr.'s prophetic words from the speech he gave the night before his assassination in ...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Action Figure Plan Shelved
An action figure of late Apple founder Steve Jobs won't be happening.Apple and Jobs' family have apparently put pressure on the toy maker to shelve the project.InIcons.com says the idea ...
View ArticleAddicted to the Internet
Nearly half of all Americans are now using a smart phone. We sometimes joke about how 'addicting' these devices can be. It turns out, that may not be far from the truth.New research shows ...
View ArticleMSO Introduces Farmowners Product in Arkansas
The Mutual Service Office Inc. is introducing its 2011 farmowners program in Arkansas. The program is being used by a member company that has entered the state. The farmowners program is a ...
View ArticleSuspect Shot Dead in Little Rock Police Drug Raid
The Little Rock Police Department (LRPD) reports that a suspect has been shot dead during a drug raid this morning.It happened around 6:30 at 1322 South Tyler, just south of 12th Street and east of ...
View ArticleNominees Needed for State's Outstanding Senior Volunteers Program
Nominees are needed for a program that honors the state's outstanding senior volunteers.The Home Instead Senior Care office serving seniors in Pulaski, Lonoke and White Counties has announced ...
View ArticleFree Tax Prep for Low Income Families in Arkansas
Some Pulaski County residents have the chance to get free help in filing their federal income tax returns.The Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC) is offering help in 19 locations in central ...
View ArticleFive More Bodies Found in Italian Cruise Ship Wreckage
CNN reports that five more bodies have been found in the wreckage of an Italian cruise ship.The Costa Concordia ran aground near the island of Giglio, Italy, on Friday.In related news, CNN says an ...
View ArticleBurger King Testing Delivery Service
Burger King is testing out home delivery service.The fast food giant is instituting a pilot program at 16 stores in Virginia and Maryland.The service is available from 11AM to 10PM on orders of ...
View ArticleUA's Peabody Hall Earns Award for Historic Preservation
The restoration of Peabody Hall on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville has earned an award from the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas, recognizing it as a project that retains ...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines Modernizing Planes
Southwest Airlines is modernizing its fleet.Southwest's current fleet of more than 370 Boeing -700s is undergoing a few changes to enhance passenger comfort while helping the environment.The ...
View ArticlePanel to examine Ark. Forestry finances
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A Democratic representative from Marked Tree and a Republican senator from Mountain View will chair a subcommittee focusing on the financially troubled Forestry Commission ...
View ArticleMen's basketball at Kentucky tonight
Game Notes LEXINGTON, Ky -- The University of Arkansas men's basketball team is set to take on second-ranked Kentucky tonight at 8 p.m. inside Rupp Arena. Tonight's game will be ...
View ArticleBeebe proposes $163 million increase in budget
-; Gov. Mike Beebe is calling for $117 million in new money for the state's Human Services Department to pay for growth in Medicaid and wants $56 million in additional funding for ...
View ArticleWalkers Donate $1.5 Million to UAMS Northwest
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation announced today a $1.5 million donation to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest campus for the Student Clinical Education ...
View ArticleACMC now owns clinic
Printer friendly page The name and the doctor are the same, although the Hamburg Health Clinic has a new owner. Ashley County Medical Center officially took over operations of the clinic last ...
View ArticleCity, county offices to close Jan. 16
Printer friendly page City and county offices will be closed Jan. 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. A spokesperson for County Judge Emory Austin said the Ashley ...
View ArticleMany changes in store for 2012 county elections
Printer friendly page The 2012 election season will bring plenty of changes and will also lead to plenty of work for the staff in the County ...
View ArticleCold snap heading for area
Printer friendly page The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather advisory for the Delta region and surrounding counties for Thursday until 4 p.m. Northwest winds will occur ...
View ArticleFirst National Bank promotes Crawford, Holt
Printer friendly page First National Bank of Crossett and Ashley Bancstock ...
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