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Judge considering suit over Barling alcohol vote
FORT SMITH (AP) — A Sebastian County judge is considering a lawsuit over whether a vote legalizing alcohol sales in Barling should stand. Barling voters approved the measure Nov. 6 but opponents are challenging the legality of the vote. In the complaint, attorney Erik Danielson …
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Prescott man killed by train
PRESCOTT (AP) — Arkansas State Police say a Prescott man is dead after he was struck by a train. State police say the fatal collision happened late Saturday on a county road west of Prescott. According to a preliminary report, 47-year-old Jimmie Guyton Jr. failed …
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3rd store robbed in Jonesboro
JONESBORO (AP) — Jonesboro police say a third Dollar General store has been robbed in northeast Arkansas and investigators are trying to determine whether the holdups are related. The Monday evening robbery was carried out by a man who pointed a small, black handgun at …
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Schools ask court not to reconsider ruling
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — School districts involved in a lawsuit over school funding are asking the state Supreme Court not to reconsider its ruling that allows districts to keep excess property tax revenue if they raise more money than what is set under Arkansas’ funding …
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Power out for fewer than 5K
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Fewer than 4,500 homes and businesses remain without power several days after a snowstorm blanketed central Arkansas with 10 inches of snow on Christmas Day. Entergy Arkansas had 4,463 customers still dark as evening approached on Monday. The utility says it …
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39 computers given to area residents
LITTLE ROCK — Connect Arkansas, a project of Arkansas Capital Corporation, has announced the donation of 39 Internet-ready computers to families who completed the Computers 4 Kids program held at First Missionary Baptist Church in Newport. Computers 4 Kids is a three-day digital literacy program …
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ASU-Jonesboro confers degrees
JONESBORO — Students from 39 states and eight countries graduated from Arkansas State University during fall graduation ceremonies Dec. 15 at the Convocation Center. Chancellor Tim Hudson conferred diplomas to graduates from ASU’s 11 colleges during a morning and afternoon ceremony. State Rep. Homer Lenderman …
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GOP, Patrino named top state stories, followed by Medicaid, severe drought
LITTLE ROCK — Four years ago, Arkansas Democrats held every constitutional office, all but one seat in the state’s congressional delegation and a seemingly untouchable majority in the Legislature. How things have changed. The state GOP party built on major gains in 2010, when Republican …
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2012 marked turning point for Ark.’s political scene
LITTLE ROCK — The very bad year for Arkansas Democrats ended on an equally gloomy note. Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Dustin McDaniel’s admission of an extramarital relationship with a Hot Springs attorney marked another low point in 2012 for a party that saw its …
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Some areas could see freezing rain, sleet
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The National Weather Service says parts of Arkansas may be in for some more bad weather. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Little Rock say a mixture of light rain, freezing rain and sleet is expected to fall across northern …
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People to access old land records
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — People in Arkansas soon will be able to access thousands of historical land records as renovations are completed at the land commissioner’s office. Commissioner John Thurston’s office will unveil its nearly two-year renovation at an open house Jan. 24. The renovation …
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Town known for dead birds bans fireworks
BEEBE (AP) — A town issued a fireworks ban after loud pyrotechnics likely spooked a number of blackbirds and sent them falling from the sky on the last two New Year’s Eves. The Beebe City Council approved an ordinance this year banning fireworks in areas …
