OBITUARIES>> June 22, 2005

James larry Wigginton, Sr.James Larry Wigginton, Sr., 56 of North Little Rock, passed away June 19 at Baptist Hospital in North Little Rock. He was born April 19, 1949, in Sherwood the son of Bulious and Millie Jean Hill Wigginton. He was preceded in death by his mother and a son, James Wigginton Jr. James was an Army veteran and […]

EDITORIAL>> A new library for $20 a year

Libraries are a measure of our civilization. When you drive into an old town with an ancient library that Andrew Carnegie had built in many parts of the country, you stop and look, and even when the library is closed, you look in wonder at the magnificent structure where generations of people of all ages had borrowed books that they […]

NEIGHBORS>> Idea House

IN SHORT: Benefit is set in Cabot for Open Arms on July 9-10 By Sara GreeneLeader staff writerYears ago at church, Rhonda House, of Uniquely Southern Homes Inc. of Cabot, asked a group of children if they had a prayer request. A little girl asked for prayers for one of her friends but told House she couldn’t tell the group […]

SPORTS>> 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.By Ray BentonLeader sports editorThe Cabot Piranhas got their first win of the Central Arkansas Swim League season Saturday by barely defeating the Bryant-Lonoke consolidated team 498-480.Cabot head coach Debbie Skidmore was surprised at […]

SPORTS>> Gwatney AAA team improves to .500

IN SHORT: Jacksonville’s AAA American Legion team swept Sheridan on Saturday, the team will split with Searcy Monday to move to 5-5 on the season.By Ray BentonLeader sports editorJacksonville Gwatney Chevrolet AAA Legion team improved its record to 4-4 over the weekend with a doubleheader sweep of Sheridan. Shortstop Mitchell Regnas led a set of hot Jacksonville bats, going 4 […]

TOP STORY>> 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.By Sara GreeneLeader staff writerFirst Arkansas Bank and Trust quietly continued its battle against Bank of the Ozarks by filing an appeal recently in Pulaski County Circuit Court. On May 6, Arkansas Bank Commissioner Robert H. “Bunny” Adcock approved Bank of the Ozarks’ […]

TOP STORY>> Sewage rates may double in Cabot

IN SHORT: Aldermen move toward raising sewer costs to build new treatment plant.By Joan McCoyLeader staff writerThe Cabot City Council took the first step toward raising sewer rates to pay for a new treatment plant Tuesday night, opting to double rates for the average user over the next three years while barely increasing rates for customers who use 2,000 gallons […]

TOP STORY>> Lesson: FOI law must be obeyed

IN SHORT: Beebe board told to hold more of its meetings in public as critic is silenced.By Joan McCoyLeader staff writerThe Beebe School Board sat through a lesson on the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Monday night at the request of a White County deputy prosecutor who has heard complaints for several months that the board conducts too much of […]

TOP STORY>> Roads to go one-way

IN SHORT: Change along Hwy. 67/167 corridor could start next Monday eveningBy John HofheimerLeader staff writerBarring 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.A decade in the planning and two years in the making, the one-way […]