TOP STORY >> District rolling in money, say PCSSD unions

By RICK KRON Leader staff writer The Pulaski County School District appears to have more money than it expected, and the disbarred unions are saying the district acted in haste slicing money from the teachers and kicking the unions to the side. A news release from the Pulaski Association of Classroom Teachers says at a recent non-renewal hearing for support […]

TOP STORY >> Attorney general visits LR

By JOHN HOFHEIMER Leader senior staff writer When U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was in the sights of a hostile Republican Congress earlier this year, members and officials of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), unsolicited, came to his aid with phone calls and letters, Holder said at a Tuesday awards luncheon at the Statehouse Convention Center. […]

SPORTS STORY >> Cabot Parks takes over youth league

By JASON KING Leader sportswriter Cabot Parks and Recreation is now overseeing Cabot youth baseball following a shaky transition within the Cabot Youth Baseball Association. Problems stemmed from scheduling problems and questionable game times to uniform mishaps and disputes between coaches and board members. Some games in the spring were scheduled in the middle of standardized testing at Cabot Public […]

SPORTS STORY >> Lonoke falls to Hot Springs Village

By GRAHAM POWELL Leader sportswriter Lonoke’s Remington Bullets saw their season come to an abrupt end Friday after a hard-fought 7-5 loss to Hot Springs Village in the quarterfinals of the American Legion AA state tournament at Bryant High School. Hot Springs Village (7-17) scored six of its seven runs in the first inning despite having just two hits in […]

SPORTS STORY >> Gwatney ousted by Colts in zone

By RAY BENTON and JASON KING Leader sports staff After a comeback win over Russellville, the Jacksonville Senior American Legion team fell 11-3 to tournament host North Little Rock on Sunday in the Zone 3 tournament at Burns Park. “We blew a lot of chances to score with bad base running,” Jacksonville coach Bob Hickingbotham said. “We let some balls […]

SPORTS STORY >> Panther rally not enough for win

By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor Cabot got off to a good start in the Zone 3 American Legion baseball tournament with a 10-8 win over Jacksonville, but lost its next two games at North Little Rock’s Burns Park to bring the season to a close. The Centennial Bank squad fell 10-9 to Sylvan Hills on Friday, then lost 10-5 […]

SPORTS STORY >> Bruins in state as two seed

By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Sylvan Hills Bruins took second place in the Area 3 Senior American Legion tournament at Burns Park and advances to the state tournament that begins Thursday at the same place. The Bruins beat Cabot and North Little Rock to advance to the finals to await its challenger from the loser’s bracket. That was […]

EDITORIAL >> We’ll always remember

Several airmen assigned to Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., attended last Thursday night’s showing of the latest Batman movie at the local multiplex where 12 people died and 58 people were wounded. One of the dead is Sgt. Jesse Childress of California. He shielded another service member who had gone to see “The Dark Knight Rises” with Childress […]

TOP STORY >> Homeless dog gets wheels

 Grimmy, a homeless dog that can’t walk, gets around in new wheels. By JEFFREY SMITH Leader staff writer Grimmy, a homeless dog at the Cabot Animal Shelter got a new set of wheels last week. Grimmy arrived at the shelter in sad shape. The 2-year-old Shih Tzu mix was brought in by a resident several weeks ago, according to shelter […]

TOP STORY >> Firefighters battle more grass fires in drought

By SARAH CAMPBELL Leader staff writer Cabot firefighters put out a grass fire Tuesday, while Jacksonville firefighters have responded to more brush fires this summer than in any summer of his 25-year career, according to Battalion Chief Eddie Hill. Sherwood and Cabot report a small increase in brush fires. Temperatures for Wednesday, Thursday and early next week are expected to […]