Bison focused for playoffs

Carlisle not ‘over-hyping’ county rival matchup

Carlisle enters the playoffs off one of its biggest wins of the season after going on the road and beating Earle 64-46 with a home playoff game on the line. That win means the Bison will be hosting an old Lonoke County rival when the England Lions come calling at Fred C. Hardke field on Friday. The two teams used […]

JHS volleyball not resting on record season

2019 Lady Titans laid foundation, most return to add to program’s progress.

It’s great for a big departing senior class to lay a foundation for a fledgling program. It’s even better when a big group of underclassmen lay that foundation. That’s the situation Jacksonville volleyball coach Jaime Briggs finds her program in after just two years at the helm. She and assistant coach DeAnna Campbell, who brought several years of head coaching […]

Lonoke hits road despite 4A-2 title

Jackrabbits draw short end of stick among the four-way tie for conference championship.

For a conference to have co-champions is not an unusual occurrence. For a conference to have four co-champions is very unusual, and the Lonoke Jackrabbits are one of those four co-champions in the 4A-2 Conference. While all four teams will get championship patches for their jackets and a banner in the gym, the seedings have to fall in order, and […]

Fayetteville relies on passing

The Cabot football team’s first-round playoff host has been very productive through the air, but not on the ground.

The Cabot Panthers make a long road trip to open the Class 7A football playoffs against the Fayetteville Bulldogs. The Panthers (6-4, 3-4) are the No. 5 seed from the 7A-Central while Fayetteville (5-5, 4-3) finished fourth in the 7A-West. It’s been a roller-coaster year for the perennial powerhouse, and the four seed is the lowest for the Bulldogs this […]

Bears get ready for running Wolves

Sylvan Hills football will be faced with stopping a powerful running game when it travels to Lake Hamilton on Friday.

Sylvan Hills enters its first-round playoff game on a two-game losing streak, but that’s exactly how it went into last year’s playoffs before making a run all the way to the semifinals. When they take the field at Lake Hamilton at 7 p.m. Friday, they will again be expecting to win, but Bears’ coach Jim Withrow thinks this year’s first-round […]

Titans open new arena

Jacksonville boys win their two contests during the annual basketball preseason jamboree.

Jacksonville boys’ basketball team hosted the first event ever in the new Titan Arena with its annual Titan Preseason Jamboree on Saturday. The Titans closed the all-day event by playing one half against Rogers-Heritage and one half against J.A. Fair, winning both halves but not without a fight. Jacksonville beat Heritage 37-32 and toppled J.A. Fair 19-14 in the second […]

Reshaping education

Rep. French Hill says state is leading the way in workforce preparation.

Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) said to continue building on the state’s strong economy, policymakers should work to improve K-12 education and offer students classes for skilled trades, increase the number of apprenticeships, better prepare ex-prisoners for life after incarceration, and make professional licensing easier for veterans returning to civilian life. Speaking to the North Little Rock Rotary Club last Thursday […]

Police Reports – November 13, 2019

Cabot • Jeffery Brown, 49, of 1055 Mount Carmel Road was arrested Oct. 31 on drug charges. Police made a traffic stop at 10:05 p.m. at the Northside trailer park, 1000 W. Locust St., on a red 2016 Dodge Charger speeding 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. Officers asked Brown for his driver’s license and said he only had […]

Default judgment sought against hospital licensed

Freedom Behavioral, last remnant of defunct North Metro, lacking city license.

First Arkansas Bank and Trust wants its money – $8.7 million – from the owners of North Metro Medical Center now. Paperwork was filed Monday asking the court to grant a default judgment against Rock Bordelon individually, and his company, Allegiance Hospital of North Little Rock, which owns North Metro Medical Center. All parties named in a foreclosure suit filed […]

Candidates rush to file as deadline is extended

Several more hopefuls submit paperwork on Tuesday, including ex-New York Mayor Bloomberg and Sen. Elliott, who will challenge Rep. Hill; Sen. English also has opponent.

Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg flew to Little Rock Tuesday and filed at the state Capitol as a Democrat for the March 3 presidential primary. Bloomberg hasn’t committed to a presidential run, but he also filed Friday in Alabama. The billionaire had lunch with Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott at Sims BBQ on Broadway Street. Meanwhile, state Sen. […]