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Arkansas' freshmen growing up on the job
Mike Anderson's first job as Arkansas' coach last March was to keep the school's heralded recruiting class together. Little did Anderson know at the time just how important that class would prove this season -- and likely in the future for the Razorbacks. Arkansas (16-7, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) has yet to lose in Bud Walton Arena this season and is sixth in the SEC race at the...
Where Arkansas ranks
Arkansas has obsessed on national rankings - and not just in football - since Gov. Charles Brough traveled the country making his "Wonders of Arkansas" chautauqua speech nearly 100 years ago. by Bob Lancaster Arkansas has obsessed on national rankings - and not just in football - since Gov. Charles Brough traveled the country making his "Wonders of Arkansas" chautauqua speech nearly 100 years ...
Arkansas' Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in...
Joseph McCollum, 15, of McGehee and Alexandria Hunter, 14, of Arkadelphia today were named Arkansas' top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
Arkansas Boys "Clear the Way" to Chicago
DETROIT, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Clearing the way" from Arkansas to Chicago are the three boys, Michael Hollinger, Bodie Hope, and Dylan "Rocky" Riley that captured your attention ...
Arkansas-Pine Bluff edges Alabama State 62-61
Savalace Townsend scored 18 points Monday night to guide Arkansas-Pine Bluff to its third straight victory, a 62-61 decision over Alabama State. Lazabian Jackson added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Lions (5-19, 4-7 Southwestern Athletic). Phillip Crawford's 17 points paced the Hornets (8-15, 5-6), who dropped their second straight.
Arkansas' outdoors Top 10 list
In celebrating the 175th birthday of Arkansas as a state, the Department of Tourism solicited votes from the public for the Top Ten places to visit in the state.
Arkansas Federal Credit Union Donates Big Bucks to...
Arkansas Federal Credit Union President/CEO Larry Biernacki  presents a $67,947.91 check to Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation President John Bel at a press conference held in the main lobby of Arkansas Children's Hospital.
'Safe Routes' fund faces cloudy future
About 20 organizations in Arkansas were the latest recipients of $1.5 million in federal highway money for the "Safe Routes to School" program, which is designed to encourage students to walk or bike to school.
Newton County expects new jail up by August
Newton County Sheriff Keith Slape hopes he'll be booking inmates into his own jail again by mid-August, more than three years after voters approved a half percent sales tax to build a new jail.
Author to discuss the psychic within
Author Noreen Renier will speak Thursday at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
ASU System president pares chancellor list to 3
The three finalists for the chancellor's job at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro will begin arriving next week for interviews.
Arkansas Repertory Theatre's annual young artist...
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre's young artist fall show is running through Nov. 5 at the Wildwood Park for the Arts near Maumelle.
Arkansas City babysitter charged with involuntary...
An Arkansas City woman identified as the babysitter of 2-year-old Davin Drake Manly, who died last October after ingesting a chemical solution, has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Latest Arkansas sports
Ralston Turner had 16 points to pace four scorers in double figures for LSU in a 71-65 victory against Arkansas on Saturday.
Arkansas base under 'drone' consideration
FORT SMITH -- A plan by Air Force officials would remove the A-10 aircraft mission from the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith next year and possibly replace it with one involving remotely piloted aircraft.

Pulaski County's hard calls paying off
As municipalities around the state and nation struggle to balance budgets, Pulaski County, which just six years ago was desperate for cash, is sitting pretty and preparing to add a 240-bed addition to its jail.
Land's ownership disputed days before bridge to...
A real-estate company claims it has part ownership of the tip of Two Rivers Park where Pulaski County's new $5.3 million pedestrian bridge lands.
County judge: Canines fine to walk spans
Dogs will continue to be allowed on Pulaski County's pedestrian and bicycle bridges - but on a short leash.
Man shot in leg during bond revocation
A Pulaski County man was shot by a bail bondsman who showed up at his residence to take him into custody for a bond revocation, authorities said.
Dustin McDaniel: PCSSD Takeover Shouldn't Affect...
The Pulaski County school district's efforts to restore state funding for desegregation programs should be allowed to continue, even though the state now controls the district, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel argued Monday.
Holliday or -aday, it's a Doc
It was only one vote, but it was an important vote to Doc Holladay in his first run to become sheriff of Pulaski County.
Desegregation monitor gives marching orders
The Pulaski County Special School District board met Tuesday night in a workshop and spent most of the time hearing suggestions on how they can meet the federal court's objections to their desegregation plans from the court appointed monitor.
PCSSD denies access to superintendent's text...
The Pulaski County Special School District last week denied access to cell phone and text records from Superintendent Charles Hopson's cell phone and contended that they weren't public records.
Budget cuts to help fund new schools
The Pulaski County Special School District board of trustees voted 6 to 1 to slash $8 million from its upcoming budget for next year at its April 19 meeting.
County district's plans slowed
The Pulaski County Special School District reluctantly put its extensive building plans on hold during Tuesday night's board meeting.
School board meets in secret - again
The Pulaski County Special School District held a secret school board meeting on Tuesday.
District's building plans slowed
The Pulaski County Special School District reluctantly put its extensive building plans on hold during Tuesday night's board meeting.
PCSSD placed on fiscal distress list
The Pulaski County Special School District has received it's most critical audit to date.
District in fiscal distress
The Pulaski County Special School District has received it's most critical audit to date.
PCSSD put on fiscal distress list
The Pulaski County Special School District received word last week that the Arkansas Department of Education has placed the district on the state's fiscal distress list. The audit that landed the Pulaski County Special School District in hot water with the ADE criticized the district for funds it hasn't collected from its first investigative audit in 2009.
State puts district on distress list
The Pulaski County Special School District received word Thursday that the Arkansas Department of Education has placed the district on the state's fiscal distress list.
DRIVETIME MAHATMA: Passion for purple was...
Last week's column had a question about the origin of Pulaski County's purple trucks. The answer, diligently but incompletely reported, was wrong. It was not B. Frank Mackey, the county judge from 1969-1976, who had the vehicles painted purple. It was his predecessor, Arch Campbell, county judge from 1950-1968.
Motions kick off Heifer libel suit
The opportunity for a fired Heifer International executive to win any money from his lawsuit against the international hunger-fighting charity and its supporting foundation rests with a Pulaski County circuit judge, who said Tuesday that he'll need at least a week to rule on key issues in the case.
Innocent plea in fatal beating
The Pulaski County man accused of beating his grandfather to death with a ballpeen hammer pleaded innocent by reason of mental defect this week in Pulaski County Circuit Court.
Justices hear adoption ban debated
Advocates of voter-approved adoption restrictions were challenged Thursday at the Arkansas Supreme Court to explain how those limits could work without contradicting state privacy protections for intimate relationships. The issue of the legality of Initiated Act 1 of 2008 is being considered by the seven justices on appeal of a Pulaski County circuit judge's April ruling that the law is an illegal intrusion on privacy rights under the Arkansas Constitution. There's no deadline for a high-court...
Pulaski County to set up checkpoints March 11-20
State, local and county law enforcement will set up sobriety checkpoints lasting four to six hours March 11 - 20, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release Friday.
Mills High School broken into, TV taken
A 42-iinch flatscreen TV was stolen and several windows busted out of Mills High School on Saturday night, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Sunday.
Guilty plea earns 21-year-old life in slayings of...
A 21-year-old Pulaski County man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the slayings of a father and daughter - a toddler burned alive - in a plea deal endorsed by the victims' family members, who have grown weary of the year-long judicial process.
Nelson to face quizzing over suit
Attorneys for the Game and Fish Commission can question its vocal nemesis, Sheffield Nelson, under oath, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Friday, but they must focus on his views about how the former commission chairman thinks the agency has broken the law.
Teen in burned-bodies case has week to decide on...
The younger of two Pulaski County cousins accused of burning a toddler to death and killing her father has a week to decide whether he wants to take a plea deal or go to trial, a Pulaski County circuit judge said Thursday.

  'Take back' program nets 43 pounds of drugs
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