Town hall: pro or con on millage

Jacksonville School District pushes extension to build more schools quicker and cheaper, while critics say district should spend within its means.

Voters in the Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District will soon decide whether to extend the current 48.3 millage rate from 2042 through 2054. The election is May 21. Early voting starts Tuesday. A town hall to discuss the millage extension will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Jacksonville Community Center. The district also has scheduled an open house from […]

Millage vote starts Tuesday in JNPSD

Extension would raise $60 million more and pay for four new schools by 2026 as ordered by U.S. District Judge Marshall to end desegregation case.

Early voting opens Tuesday for Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District patrons, who will decide whether or not to extend the existing 48.3-mill school tax levy and vote on two unopposed incumbent school board members. The election is May 21. If approved, the 7.6 millage for school construction would remain in place from 2042 through 2054. That will raise $60 million for […]

NLR fire station gets major redo

City unveils extensive remodeling and expansion on McCain Boulevard.

As part of Mayor Joe Smith’s PROUD promise, the 60-year-old North Little Rock Fire Station No. 7 — with its cramped and subpar living quarters — was recently completely remodeled and expanded. A rededication ceremony was held Monday at the Lakewood station at 2401 McCain Blvd. Lt. Cody Wortham, who is stationed at North Little Rock Fire Station No. 7, […]

Police Reports – May 11, 2019

Sherwood • Cody Cook, 27, was arrested on April 23 for allegedly stealing a car. Police responded at 12:42 p.m. to the Shell gas station, 2429 Warden Road for a stolen vehicle. The victim said he went into the gas station and left his Ford Mustang still running. A white man got into the car and drove off. Cabot police […]

Obituary – May 11, 2019

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Vernon Scroggins Vernon Macy Scroggins, 82, of Lonoke, formerly of Reydel (Jefferson County) passed away May 5. He was born May 2, 1937, in Altheimer. He was preceded in death by his son, Larry Dale Scroggins; his mother, Mittie Ann Scroggins; his father, Lonnie Scroggins; sisters, Willie Mae Puckett and Oma Diffee; and brothers, Herbert Scroggins and Fred Scroggins. He […]

Panthers hammer White Hall

Cabot gets mercy-rule win over Bulldogs in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The Cabot baseball team didn’t take long to take control of its regular-season finale at White Hall on Monday. The Panthers scored four runs in the top of the first inning en route to a 13-1 victory as it prepared to play in the Class 6A state tournament on Friday. The rout started with a leadoff base hit by Houston […]

Badgers pummel VHS girls

Tuesday was the final day of regular-season sports of the school year, and the Lady Badger softball team made it a successful one. As a tune-up for the state tournament that was scheduled to begin tomorrow in Benton, the Lady Badgers hammered conference mate Vilonia 11-1 in a nonconference matchup. Beebe opened up with a five-run first inning and scored […]

Cabot girls clobber Bulldogs

The Lady Panthers win their regular-season finale by beating White Hall in a road matchup.

Clutch defense was the key to the Cabot Lady Panthers pulling off a win over White Hall in the regular-season finale Monday at White Hall High. The Lady Bulldogs got 10 base hits and Cabot committed three errors, but only managed three runs in the 5-3 final. Cabot got 11 base hits and White Hall also committed three errors. A […]

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