SPORTS STORY >> KC selects Bates in round 28

By JASON KING Leader sportswriter Two years later and 11 rounds earlier, Cabot native Sam Bates has once again been selected in the Major League Baseball draft, this time to the Kansas City Royals organization in the 28th round – 853rd overall. Bates was also drafted in 2010 by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign as he had just […]

SPORTS STORY >> Cabot Junior Team 2 splits with Beebe

By GRAHAM POWELL Leader sportswriter Cabot’s junior team two American Legion squad split wins with Beebe’s Post 91 team in a doubleheader Thursday. Cabot won the first part of the twin bill 6-1, while Beebe took the second game 6-3 at Cabot Community Park. In the first game, Cabot (1-7) scored two runs in the first inning to take an […]

SPORTS STORY >> Cabot routs Gwatney and Bruins

By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor Cabot’s rough start to the season has smoothed out considerably as Centennial Bank picked up their third straight win with a 14-0 shutout over Jacksonville Gwatney Chevrolet in American Legion senior zone play Thursday at Dupree Park. The win followed a 10-7 win at Hot Springs Lakeside on Tuesday and an 18-8 shellacking of […]

SPORTS STORY >> Seven straight for Gwatney Jrs.

By JASON KING  Leader sportswriter For the second time in as many games, the Jacksonville junior American Legion team rallied from a big early deficit to get a win in zone competition. On Tuesday Gwatney fell behind 4-0 at Sylvan Hills before rallying for a 5-4 win. On Thursday at home, it had to overcome a 5-0 deficit to defeat […]

TOP STORY >> Sherwood Farmers Market a hit

By JEFFREY SMITH Leader staff writer Sherwood’s first farmers market opened Thursday evening bustling with business and making customers happy. “It has exceeded our expectations, and I have a strong feeling it will get better,” Keep Sherwood Beautiful chairman Don Hughes said. “The vendors said they were amazed at what’s been done. Everyone has been very supportive,” Hughes said. The […]

TOP STORY >> Cereal drive starts Tuesday

By JOAN McCOY Leader staff writer If you’re grocery shopping in Beebe, chances are you’re at Knight’s, the only grocery store in town if you don’t count the dollar stores that carry a few grocery items. So why would the store owners need to run a sale on cereal that is expected to lose them thousands of dollars? It’s not […]

TOP STORY >> PCSSD starts upgrading of area schools

By JOHN HOFHEIMER Leader senior staff writer The Pulaski County Special School District will leave no school behind this summer as it ugrades buildings, but some will get more attention than others. “We are basically touching every school,” said Derek Scott, the district’s chief operating officer. “Even the smallest project in Jacksonville is important to the school we’re doing it […]

EDITORIAL >> No more A students

Remember report card day? If the grades were good, it was a dash home to collect the rewards for that A, that B and in some cases even a C got a pat on the back. But if the grades were bad, the question became how to hide the report card and not talk about it in hopes parents wouldn’t […]