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SEC leaders remain elite, bottom half struggling
The mighty Southeastern Conference has six schools in the Top 25, with Alabama and LSU atop the rankings and the toast of college football once again. An impressive eight SEC teams have managed to break into the Top 25 this season. But while it seems …
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Drought conditions improving throughout Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The latest data shows that drought conditions are improving in Arkansas, though parts of northern Arkansas remain in exceptional drought status. This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor shows that 8 percent of Arkansas is in exceptional drought — the worst possible status. …
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Ex-financial officer for Black River agency pleads
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — A woman who worked for 37 years as the financial officer for the Black River Area Development Corp. has pleaded guilty to a charge for allegedly embezzling more than $390,000 over an 11-year period. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 56-year-old Debra …
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Union Pacific cautions hunters to avoid rail lines
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — With hunting season to start soon, Union Pacific Railroad is cautioning hunters to stay away from rail lines. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Wednesday that wildlife like to feed along the borders of freshly harvested fields, and often those …
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Scots record another soccer shutout
Lyon Sports Information CONWAY — The Lyon College men’s soccer team continued its early season hot steak Wednesday as it gets set for American Midwest Conference play. The Scots recorded their fourth consecutive shutout and extended its unbeaten streak to as many matches with a …
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Lyon golfer places 6th in Tennessee tourney
Lyon Sports Information COVINGTON, Tenn. — On a day of high winds and soaring scores, Lyon College golfer Kyle Raberding settled in with the second-best men’s score of the day with a 4-over-par 76, improving 10 places and finishing in a 4-way tie for sixth …
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Blazers win, Cavemen place 6th in district golf
JONESBORO — The Valley View Blazers golf team won the Class 4A-3 District Tournament here Wednesday with a score of 243 at Ridgepoint Country Club in Jonesboro. The Pocahontas Redskins finished second (256) and the Brookland Bearcats (262) third. Reed Pitt led the Blazers scoring …
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Tennis
Southside defeated Heber Springs and Clinton in a triangular high school tennis match Tuesday at Lyon College. At Lyon on Monday, Cave City’s girls won two doubles matches against Southside while the Lady Southerners swept the Newport Lady Greyhounds in two doubles matches, and Southside’s …
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Sports Briefs
Pro football ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Redskins receiver Joshua Morgan felt the full downside of the social media age this week, receiving death threats and other venomous messages on Twitter because of his fourth-quarter blunder in the loss to the St. Louis Rams. Morgan …
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Winless Timberwolves, coach showing resolve
The Timberwolves’ first-year Head Coach Danny Brustrom will not throw in the towel on a season that has not went according to plan. Brustrom maintains his enthusiasm for the game as well as his players, though they have yet to win a game, their 20-man …
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The games – 9/20/12
Gosnell at Cave City, Kickoff • tonight 6 The Gosnell Junior Pirates will look to put a damper on Cave City’s welcome party as the Junior Cavemen host their first game in the 4A-3 District. Cave City enters the game 0-3. Gosnell sports a 2-0 record …
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Big Apple for the teacher
NEWARK — Just days before she’s set to board a plane to The Big Apple to be on a panel with other teachers for a news special, Newark Elementary first-grade teacher Deena Bruce is still in shock. When Bruce got the call from NBC last …
