144-unit apartment project advances

Cabot paves way for large development at 706 S. Pine St., preserving 300-year-old oak tree.

The Cabot Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday approved a rezoning request for 10.8 acres along 706 S. Pine St., for 144 apartment units called Reserves at The Pines. The property was zoned C-2 commercial and approved for R4-H residential high density. The city council will vote on an ordinance on the zoning change. The apartment project plan includes an […]

Flooding puts area on edge

Water is expected to continue rising till Wednesday in North Little Rock as officials brace for deluge.

The flooded Arkansas River is now expected to crest on Wednesday at 29 feet in central Arkansas. Originally, it was predicted to crest Monday. Flood stage is 23 feet. It’s at 27 feet now. “We do not expect to have to close the sea-wall gates, but if we did, we have them in secure storage, and it would only take […]

Lonoke gas leak deemed natural

City and state officials determine little to no risk posed by the fluke accident.

The ground release of naturally-occurring ​carbon disulfide w​as identified as the cause for elevated levels of ​carbon dioxide ​gases in a Lonoke High School annex building and at least one home in the area, causing a number of illnesses. Back on April 10, the Lonoke Fire Department responded to the high school because of an individual getting sick with asthmatic […]

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Fundraiser nets $80,196 for ACH

Money raised by friends and family goes to heart unit at Children’s Hospital.

The Walk for Wheezy organizers presented a check for $80,196 last week to Arkansas Children’s Hospital. The money for the hospital’s cardiovascular intensive care unit was raised during the fourth annual Walk for Wheezy, a one-mile walk held in February at the Cabot High School Panther Stadium. Walk for Wheezy is a non-profit organization created with the purpose to raise […]

Obituaries – June 1, 2019

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Mary Sprouse Mary Ann Sprouse, 84, of Jacksonville passed away on May 29. She was born Oct. 7, 1934, in Firth, Neb., to the late Bernard and Viola Schmilzh Wilhelm. Mrs. Sprouse was a member of First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville for over 50 years. She also was a server at Ramada Inn for over 25 years. Mrs. Sprouse […]

Beebe annexation vote botched

The State Board of Election Commissioners sent letters of warning in May to Beebe City Clerk Carol Westergren, White County Clerk Carla Ervin and the White County Board of Election Commission for failing to follow election laws on the Beebe annexation proposal on the 2018 General Election ballots. White County resident John Robert Richards filed a complaint to the SBEC […]

Settling lawsuits part of new job

City attorney takes over old cases, reaches deal on one, defends cops in other.

Jacksonville City Attorney Stephanie Friedman has to play both sides of the law in a pair of ongoing lawsuits. She has been able to work out an agreement on one of them. In one, she is defending a group of police officers accused by Jacksonville resident Partne Daugherty of a coverup and poor investigation skills in the death of Linda […]

Police Reports – June 1, 2019

Traffic deaths • A Texas man died Sunday after the car he was riding in crashed into a disabled vehicle parked on the shoulder of Hwy. 67/167 South in Sherwood. Kevin Lee Jr., 27 of Bedford, Texas, was driving a 2017 Chevy Malibu at 7:23 a.m. at mile marker 5 on Hwy. 67/167. The car left the road to the […]