100 years ago
Aug. 10, 1914
PRESCOTT -- News reached here today of a pistol duel near Boughton in this county yesterday between two young farmers, Miles Downs and Carl Porter. It is alleged that the young men occupied positions behind trees, and emptied their weapons at each other without any of the bullets taking effect. No arrests have been made.
50 years ago
Aug. 10, 1964
• The first B58 Hustler bomber in the Air Force's 43rd Bomb Wing made the transfer from Carswell Air Force Base, Tex., to Little Rock Air Force Base today. A crowd of 500 persons greeted Col. Howard Fry of Coffeyville, Kan., who piloted the Air Force's swiftest fighter bomber from Fort Worth to Little Rock. The B58s in the 43rd Bomb Wing will move from Fort Worth to Little Rock at the rate of one or two a week. The wing will bring to the Little Rock base 389 officers and 1,766 men. The base, which also commands a Titan II missile system, then will have 760 officers and 4,850 enlisted men.
25 years ago
Aug. 10, 1989
DERMOTT -- Dermott's attempt to control juvenile crime by punishing parents got mixed reviews Wednesday, with some residents saying high unemployment and a lack of recreational facilities for teenagers needed to be addressed. James Stephens, a Dermott-area farmer, said he's lived in the area for 30 years and has seen the economy steadily deteriorate. The lack of employment opportunities for Dermott's teenagers won't be changed by the new city ordinance, he said. Giving teens jobs and recreational opportunities will solve the problem of juveniles in the streets, he said. "If you've got a few nickels in your pockets and job to go to, you'll feel good about yourself," Stephens said. "If you're broke, you'll want to throw rocks at your own shadow to have something to do." Police Chief Jerry Melton said the town had been extremely quiet since the City Council passed the law during an emergency meeting Saturday afternoon.
10 years ago
Aug. 10, 2004
CONWAY -- Transportation for the elderly in Conway and Faulkner County is in jeopardy because of a recent $32,000 cut in federal funding for the Faulkner County Senior Citizens Program. The agency, which provides Meals on Wheels as well as individual and group transportation for roughly 1,800 senior citizens countywide, is scrambling to make up for the reduction. It plans to ask the Conway City Council this evening for an additional $18,177 in city funds.
Metro on 08/10/2014