Change
along Hwy. 67/167 corridor could start next Monday evening
Barring last-minute glitches, commuters will
awaken Tuesday morning to find Landers and Warden roads between
McCain Boulevard and Wildwood Avenue converted to one one-way
roads, according to the state Highway and Transportation Department.
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TEXT]
Leader
gets 21 awards from APA
IN SHORT:
The
Leader has won 21 awards, including six first-place honors,
in the Arkansas Press Association's Better Newspaper News-Editorial
Contest. [FULL
TEXT]
Lesson:
FOI law must be obeyed
IN SHORT:
Beebe
board told to hold more of its meetings in public as critic
is silenced. [FULL
TEXT]
Sewage
rates may double in Cabot
IN SHORT: Aldermen
move toward raising sewer costs to build new treatment plant.
[FULL
TEXT]
Bank
appeals ruling on new Ozarks branch
IN SHORT: First
Arkansas Bank files an appeal to have Bank of the Ozarks'
Jacksonville branch approval reversed.
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TEXT]
Idea
House
IN SHORT: Benefit
is set in Cabot for Open Arms on July 9-10
[FULL
TEXT]
Gwatney
AAA team improves to .500
IN SHORT: JacksonvilleÕs
AAA American Legion team swept Sheridan on Saturday, the team
will split with Searcy Monday to move to 5-5 on the season.
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TEXT]
Piranhas
top Bryant-Lonoke team
IN SHORT: The
Cabot Piranhas youth swim team got its first win of the season
Saturday against the Lonoke-Bryant consolidated swim team
at the Lonoke Community Center.
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TEXT]
June
15, 2005
Brig. Gen. (Select) Joseph Reheiser steps
on the tarmac Tuesday after flying a new C-130J to Little
Rock Air Force Base, the fourth assigned to the base.
Air
base gets top planners' attention
IN SHORT:
The
staff at Metroplan is looking at ways to accommodate an influx
of new jobs and personnel at Little Rock Air Force Base. Ideas
include widening Hwy. 67/167 from Jacksonville to Cabot, as
well as parts of Hwy. 89. [FULL
TEXT]
School
board upholds cuts
IN SHORT: PCSSD
employees lose their plea Tuesday to have their step pay increases
and paid holidays restored, but they threaten a possible lawsuit.
[FULL
TEXT]
Cabot
sets tax vote for new center, overpass
IN SHORT: Lonoke
County Election Commission approves July 12 balloting on millage
hike.
[FULL
TEXT]
Learning
to swim
IN SHORT: Cabot
Parks and Recreation offers lessons to kids of all ages
[FULL
TEXT]
Panthers
see better play with two twinbill splits
IN SHORT: Cabot
takes one each from Jacksonville and Vilonia
[FULL
TEXT]
Jacksonville
gets back on track with sweep of SH
IN SHORT: Gwatney
A team continued their winning ways Sunday afternoon, defeating
Sylvan Hills 10-3. Sylvan Hills made the first strike by getting
a walk, an error by Jacksonville, and a double to score one.
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TEXT]
June
8, 2005
Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department
aquatics manager Diane Novotny checks over last minute details
before Splash Zone, the city's new aquatic park, opens to
the public Saturday.
District
sees $3.5M drop for school year
IN SHORT: Miscalculated
savings from cutting paid holidays and decline in state aid
leave the Pulaski County Special School District short of
expectations. [FULL
TEXT]
Schools
to get single-gender classes in fall
IN SHORT: Adopted
last winter with great fanfare, plans to separate Jacksonville's
sixth, seventh and eighth graders by gender for core classes
languished in recent months, but the plan is back on track
for an August launch, Bishop James Bolden III said Monday.
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TEXT]
Matriarch
of family is praised
IN SHORT: Funeral
today for Ruth Wilson, who touched the lives of many who knew
her.
[FULL
TEXT]
Farewell
to soldier killed in Iraq
IN SHORT: Funeral
services here on Monday and last week at Fort Lewis, Wash.,
honor a fallen young fighter who gave his life for his country.
[FULL
TEXT]
Model
Citizens
IN SHORT: Charles
and Mary Garner named Beebe's top residents
[FULL
TEXT]
Gwatney
wins A tourney crown
IN SHORT: JacksonvilleÕs
Gwatney Chevrolet class A American Legion team became the
first Gwatney A team to win its annual preseason tournament,
beating Benton 10-1 Sunday night to secure the tournament
title. [FULL
TEXT]
Lookouts
split with Stuttgart Sunday
IN SHORT: Legion
teams trade blowout victories.
[FULL
TEXT]
June
1, 2005
Jacksonville High School assistant
principal Bobby Pruitt speaks at the school's graduation held
indoors Friday night at McArthur Assembly of God Church because
of rain.
Soldiers
who fell in Iraq praised
IN SHORT: Two
service members from Jacksonville are killed within a week,
along with another soldier from Van Buren. [FULL
TEXT]
Hawkins
taken to hospital
IN SHORT:
Cabot youngster is admitted to Arkansas Children's soon after
his return from Jerusalem.
[FULL
TEXT]
Upscale
apartments planned at Greystone
IN SHORT:
Cabot
is set to annex an area across from the expensive subdivision,
which would also see new commercial development, including
possibly a new grocery store.
[FULL
TEXT]
Schools
may see benefits from base growth
IN SHORT: Despite
privatization of base housing and the expected influx of nearly
4,000 more people at LRAFB, districts find financial gains
uncertain.
[FULL
TEXT]
Gwatney
secures rematch for title
IN
SHORT:
Jacksonville class A team beats Benton and Conway Monday
[FULL
TEXT]
Young
making it a hobby
IN
SHORT: McRae
native building points lead [FULL
TEXT]
Dakota
returns from Jerusalem
IN
SHORT: Cancer
patient is hailed along homecoming route to Cabot. [FULL
TEXT]
