TOP STORY >> Pryor touts plan to wire schools in visit to Cabot

By JEFFREY SMITH  Leader staff writer Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Federal Communications Commission member Jessica Rosenworcel on Monday visited with Cabot School District officials at the Central Administrative Office board room to discuss the need for affordable Internet services and technology equipment in the classrooms. Pryor and Rosenworcel also went to a 10th-grade high school English class where Google […]

EDITORIAL >> Schools in session

School is in full swing, yellow buses abound and this is the time when students, teachers, parents and the community need to vow to make this a great school year. As they say at teacher seminars, students must be all that they can be. That means don’t just show up at school and be lackadaisical about it, don’t sit on […]

TOP STORY >> Cabot City Council votes to add security to court

By JOAN McCOY Leader staff writer The Cabot City Council passed a resolution Monday night to spend $47,000 to begin making the district court located in the city annex more secure. Mayor Bill Cypert assured the council before the vote that the purchase of cameras and locks for the building is only the first phase of the plan. The metal […]

TOP STORY >> Principal gets into trenches

By SARAH CAMPBELL  Leader staff writer On the first day of school at Murrell Taylor Elementary in Jacksonville, students and parents alike wouldn’t have recognized Myeisha Haywood as the new principal. That is because, as she said, “I want the teachers to know I’ll get in the trenches with them. We’re fighting the same fight.” She started the day opening […]

TOP STORY >> General flies in C-130J

By JOHN HOFHEIMER  Leader senior staff writer Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, director of the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Tues-day piloted the first new C-130J delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base since 2009. Woodward, who earned her C-130 wings at Little Rock, piloted tail No. 05728 intended for the 314th Air Training Wing — that’s the […]

SPORTS STORY >> Lady Panthers show energy

By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor As preseason practices continue, the Cabot volleyball team continues to build confidence. The team has six seniors, many of whom have started or been regular players in all three years of DeAnna Campbell’s time as head coach. This week is the first of after-school practice, and things took a while to get going for […]

SPORTS STORY >> Carlisle coaches keeping it fresh

By JASON KING  Leader sportswriter Things are rolling along according to schedule for Carlisle as first-year head coach Brandon Barbaree prepares his Bison for next week’s scrimmage game at Dumas. The Bison had a successful week of practice last week in full-contact mode, and will continue that way until Thursday, when Barbaree will switch them to more of a game-week […]

SPORTS STORY >> Cabot airs it out on Monday

By RAY BENTON  Leader sports editor The first day of after-school practice for the Cabot football Panthers saw a slight departure from the norm at Panther Stadium. Perhaps it was a major departure, as Cabot spent most of its offensive work on the passing game. It was the first after-school practice and the first time the team spent such extended […]