100 years ago
Sept. 28, 1914
JONESBORO -- The work of paving Improvement District No. 10, including Church, Cate, Huntington, Monroe, Washington and Jackson streets, from the railroad tracks to the Federal building, will be concluded in a few days. Contractors Lesmeister & Voght have pushed the laying of the vitrified brick with much vigor and this district will leave every business street in the city with brick paving.
50 years ago
Sept. 28, 1964
• Safe burglars entered three business firms over the weekend and escaped with an undetermined amount of money. The firms victimized in the most recent wave include the Air Products Co., 2600 E. Roosevelt, loss reported to be $140; the Jay Freeman Co., 2323 E. Roosevelt where an "undetermined" amount of money was taken and the Phelps Fan Manufacturing Co., 715 Thomas, $15 taken. The burglars left behind a sledgehammer, crowbar and chisel at the Air Products firm. They used tools taken from the Phelps firm to open that firm's safe, police said.
25 years ago
Sept. 28, 1989
• A federal appeals court judge Wednesday upheld an Arkansas law that requires teenagers to notify their parents before getting abortions and denied an injunction banning enforcement of the law while it is on appeal. U.S. Circuit Judge Richard S. Arnold of Little Rock said last summer's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court issuing restrictions on abortions is a good indication of how the court may rule in the future.
10 years ago
Sept. 28, 2004
• The Sherwood City Council voted unanimously Monday to hire an economic development director as soon as possible to help stop the recent flow of businesses out of the city. Recent moves by big-box stores like Wal-Mart and Best Buy to North Little Rock might cost the city about $1 million in sales tax revenue, city officials estimate. Concerns about revenue loss prompted the decision to appropriate $35,000 to hire a full-time employee right away to coordinate a strategy to reverse that trend. The money will cover the last quarter of the calendar year. The position will pay about $55,000 a year. There is little time to lose, said Alderman Becki Vassar, chair of the personnel commission. "As long as we have businesses moving, we want them moving in the right direction," Vassar said.
Metro on 09/28/2014