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Child rape case now at 15 arrests
JONESBORO (AP) — Police in Jonesboro say a 15th person has been arrested in connection with a rape and child pornography investigation involving a 12-year-old girl. Sgt. Lyle Waterworth said that a Searcy man was arrested Friday. Police say the 15 people arrested in the …
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Boy survives 20-foot fall at old plant
TRUMANN (AP) — Authorities in northeast Arkansas say an 11-year-old boy was injured after he fell 20 feet inside a drain hole at an abandoned water treatment plant. Trumann Fire Department Capt. David Hicks says the child suffered a broken leg and broken ankle as …
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Four arrested for getting girls drunk, raping them
WALNUT RIDGE — Four Lawrence County men were arrested Saturday after two girls told authorities they had been given alcohol and then raped while they were under the influence, said Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson. All four men face …
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Friends of rivers to celebrate
MOUNTAIN HOME — Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers welcome the public to help them “Celebrate the Rivers” from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Vada Sheid Building on the campus of Arkansas State University in Mountain Home. Guests will learn how …
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‘Outstanding’ grads recognized
JONESBORO — The “most outstanding graduates” of the College of Business at Arkansas State University were recognized during an annual Convocation of Scholars honors banquet, according to Dr. Jim Washam, interim dean of the college. The outstanding graduate awards were presented to the senior in …
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Howell awarded
JONESBORO — Three students in the College of Engineering at Arkansas State University were recently recognized during a Convocation of Scholars honors ceremony as the college’s most outstanding graduates, according to Dr. David Beasley, dean of the college. Among them was recipient of the Chancellor’s …
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Commission sets 2013-14 deer hunting seasons
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has set the state’s deer hunting seasons, with modern gun deer season opening Nov. 9, archery season opening Sept. 28, and muzzleloader season opening Oct. 19. The deer season dates are part of the 2013-14 general …
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Rape suspect jumps to death
SPRINGDALE (AP) — Police in Springdale say a rape suspect apparently jumped to his death from the third deck of a hospital parking garage. Lt. Derek Hudson said that 38-year-old Justin Mahn was found dead about 6 p.m. Tuesday on the street outside the parking …
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Dad accused of killing sons
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Authorities say a man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder after prosecutors alleged he killed his infant sons in separate incidents. Travis Fox of West Fork was charged last month in the death of his 7-month-old son, who …
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‘Dik & Mitzi’s Anniversary Show’ to be at ASU-MH
MOUNTAIN HOME — The Performing Arts Series at Arkansas State University in Mountain Home will close its 2012-2013 season with a musical romance, “The Dik & Mitzi Anniversary Show,” at 7 p.m. Friday in the Ed Coulter Performing Arts Center at the Vada Sheid Community …
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Legal aid board to meet
LITTLE ROCK — Legal Aid of Arkansas board of directors will hold a regular meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, located at 1201 McMath Ave. in Little Rock. The meeting is open …
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Salem student to be featured
JONESBORO — The Bradbury Gallery at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro will open the Spring 2013 Senior Exhibition featuring graduating students from the Arkansas State University Department of Art. Among the work featured will be that by Lindsay Garland of Salem. Admission is free and …
