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Searcy chamber says gas-drilling firm to close
SEARCY (AP) — Officials in Searcy say 90 people will be out of work when a gas-drilling company closes its doors. Searcy Regional Chamber of Commerce President Buck Layne says Weatherford International will shut down by Sept. 8. The company uses hydraulic fracturing — also …
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Small plane crashes at Gaston’s
LAKEVIEW (AP) — A small plane carrying three people crashed at Gaston’s White River Resort. No one was hurt but the aircraft was badly damaged. The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office was summoned at 2:30 p.m. Sunday after the four-seat Cirrus CSR 22 aircraft went into …
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Late migratory season proposed
Arkansas Outdoors LITTLE ROCK – It doesn’t feel much like waterfowl season these days, but commissioners with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were discussing duck hunting during last week’s monthly meeting. The commission also approved the early season migratory bird dates. AGFC Wildlife Management …
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Outdoors show to see time changes
LITTLE ROCK – Because of the summer Olympics, the popular “Talkin’ Outdoors at the Corner Café” will not be seen at its normally scheduled times on some Arkansas television stations, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Arkansas Outdoors newsletter. The show typically airs …
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2012 Fulton Co. Fair — ‘It’s An American Tradition’
SALEM — The Fulton County Fair will be held Monday through Aug. 11 in Salem. “It’s An American Tradition” is the theme of the six-day event. Creative arts exhibits will be checked in before the fair opens and will be accepted from 10 a.m. to …
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Sheriff launches Smartphone app
BENTON (AP) — The Saline County Sheriff’s Office has launched a Smartphone application that allows it to communicate more effectively with the community. Sheriff Bruce Pennington says the Saline County Sheriff’s Office app is a free download for users and is available for Android smart …
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Teen captured after escape from center
MAUMELLE — Authorities say they’ve captured a 16-year-old boy who escaped from a youth detention facility in Maumelle. Maumelle police say the teenager escaped from the Methodist Behavioral Hospital shortly after midnight Tuesday. Police spent hours searching for the youth before locating him in Maumelle’s …
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Man drowns in quarry
OZARK (AP) — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says a 63-year-old Ozark man has drowned while swimming in a rock quarry with friends. The sheriff’s office says Leonard Gates was swimming Saturday afternoon in a private rock quarry when he briefly went under the water. …
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Fort Smith police seek gunman after shooting
FORT SMITH (AP) — Fort Smith police are searching for a gunman after a man was found fatally shot early this morning. The victim, who was found dead at a home on North 57th Lane, has not yet been identified. Authorities say they have a …
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Brothers battle for Bassmaster Classic berth
CONWAY — Emotions were running as high as the central Arkansas thermometers when brothers Matt Lee and Jordan Lee of Auburn University stepped to the weigh-in stage for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series final Sunday morning. “This is painful,” said Leigh Lee, mother of Matt …
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Man arrested, shoots self
JONESBORO (AP) — Authorities in Jonesboro are investigating after a handcuffed man fatally shot himself while sitting in the back of a patrol car. Chavis Chacobie Carter, 21, shot himself Saturday night. Carter, who was from Southaven, Miss., had been picked up on a felony …
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Weather service forecasts 110 degrees in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The National Weather Service is forecasting temperatures as high as 110 degrees and a high danger of wildfire in Arkansas. Forecasters say humidity is expected to drop below 30 percent today across the state, making it easier for fires to start. …
