SPORTS STORY >> Jacksonville ladies get sweep at Beebe

By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Jacksonville Lady Red Devils got their first signature wins of the season on Tuesday, traveling to Beebe and sweeping a doubleheader from the traditionally powerful Lady Badgers – Jacksonville’s first-ever win against Beebe. Scores were 4-3 in game one and 10-2 in the nightcap. Jacksonville scored the first two runs of game one, […]

SPORTS STORY >> Red Devils score five straight, win

By GRAHAM POWELL Leader sportswriter The Jacksonville boys’ soccer team overcame a sluggish start to beat Sylvan Hills 5-1 in their 5A-Central Conference game Tuesday night at Jan Crow Stadium. Sylvan Hills (2-6-3, 2-1) scored the game’s first goal 6:31 into the game. That goal was scored by Andrew Menke, which gave the Bears a 1-0 lead. It didn’t take […]

SPORTS STORY >> Panthers win meet as hosts

By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Cabot Panthers boys’ track team won the Walmart Invitational meet Tuesday at Panther Stadium. The Panthers scored 95 points to edge out Conway’s 90.5 for first place. The Panthers won five events and finished second in several others to earn the victory in the 23-team field. The Beebe Badgers finished ninth with 22 […]

SPORTS STORY >> Badgers earn split with JHS baseball

By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor Jacksonville and Beebe split a 5A-Central doubleheader at Gilliam Fields in Beebe on Tuesday. Jacksonville got an outstanding performance on the mound from Brandon Hawkins in a 6-1 win in game one. Beebe’s Angus Denton was even more dominant as the Badgers came from behind in the last two innings to win game two […]

TOP STORY >> WWI exhibit in Cabot Cabot

“The Great War: Arkansas in World War I,” a free traveling exhibit about Arkansas’ role during the war at home and on the battlefields, will be on display at the Cabot High School Library for students on April 4-14. The exhibit will then move to the Cabot Museum of American History at 401 S. Front St. from April 29-May 21. […]

TOP STORY >> Driver derails traffic

By JOHN HOFHEIMER Leader senior staff writer A single vehicle accident took out about three concrete guardrail posts Thursday morning on the Hwy. 67/167 overpass at Main Street Jacksonville, according to state Highway and Transportation spokesman Danny Straessle, but by late afternoon, concrete Jersey barriers had replaced the damaged section and the affected inside northbound lane had been reopened. Cabot […]

TOP STORY >> Cotton: Increase defense spending

By JEFFERY SMITH Leader staff writer The presidential race, the Supreme Court nomination and more funding for the military and local highways were some of the topics Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) spoke about Wednesday morning during the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce’s Coffee with Cotton event at the police department. MILITARY FUNDING Cotton, who is on the Armed Services Committee, said […]