EDITORIAL >> Replacement hits roadblock

Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton remain silent on the newly unveiled health-care bill introduced Thursday in the Senate after much secrecy. Although Cotton helped fashion the controversial bill, he won’t say if he supports it, and neither will Boozman, even if hundreds of thousands of Arkansans will lose their health insurance if the bill passes. Several Republicans have spoken […]

TOP STORY >> Commander attends retiree event

By AIRMAN 1ST CLASS KEVIN SOMMER GIRON 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Col. Charles Brown, 19th Airlift Wing commander, gave his farewell remarks as the guest speaker at the monthly retiree breakfast June 16 in Hangar 1080 on Little Rock Air Force Base. “I’m here to say thank you,” Brown said. “The priorities we’ve laid out as a team start […]

TOP STORY >> District salutes staff for service

By RICK KRON  Leader staff writer Tolleson Elementary School secretary Ava Coleman, Jacksonville Middle School attendance clerk Adrienna Williams, district maintenance director Kevin Stalnaker and Bayou Meto cafeteria manager Sherry Ottis were honored at the last district school board meeting for their dedication to students, staff and the district. Coleman, Williams and Stalnaker were honored with the inaugural Titan Service […]

TOP STORY >> LRAFB group tops in U.S.

The Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council has received the 2017 Member of the Year Award from the Association of Defense Communities for its support of Little Rock Air Force Base for more than 60 years. The council includes local leaders who, with residents and businesses in Jacksonville, Little Rock, Cabot, Sherwood and other communities surrounding the base, form […]