100 years ago
May 31, 1916
• Petitions asking Governor Hays to pardon Thomas Jabine, recently convicted in Pulaski county of involuntary manslaughter for the killing of A. C. Caron December 8, 1915, were published yesterday in the Arkansas Democrat. Jabine was indicted for second degree murder. Jabine shot Caron after a dispute over some farming implements involved in the sale of a farm west of Little Rock. Among those who signed the petitions are A. Brizzolara, foreman of the Grand Jury which indicted Jabine, and several jurors who convicted him.
50 years ago
May 31, 1966
OZARK -- Bears seem to be more numerous in the Ozark area or are somewhat bolder since two have been encountered recently. Not long ago a rural resident found a bear cub which he turned over to J. F. Owen Jr., game warden. The cub was evidently too young to fend for itself, and Owen turned it over to the custody of the Game and Fish Commission. G. D. Conaster, who lives just west of the city limits, saw a black bear prowling through his strawberry patch about 5:30 a.m. Monday.
25 years ago
May 31, 1991
CONWAY -- Faulkner County Sheriff Bob Blankenship is upset about a federal court ruling that will allow inmates in his jail to have Playboy magazine, he said Thursday. "It's a sad state of affairs," Blankenship said. "It's disgusting." U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Eisele ruled May 23 that Blankenship violated the constitutional rights of prisoner Charles White by refusing to allow him to have Playboy and the Log Cabin Democrat, the local newspaper in Conway, in his jail cell.
10 years ago
May 31, 2006
• A former radio station sales manager wants to open a nightclub in University Mall that would operate until 5 a.m. most days, but city officials say his plans don't fit their vision for the area. Bryan Stewart plans to offer dining and entertainment at Envy Restaurant and Lounge Inc. in the former location of Osco Drug. Stewart wants to sell food and alcohol and offer live entertainment inside the mall in the city's midtown area. If his plan is approved by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Administration, Stewart said he would be fulfilling his entrepreneurial goals and meeting a business need in the city. "There's a void in this city when it comes to a nice restaurant where you can have a nice meal, live band and dancing," Stewart said. City leaders have dreams for the area, too, and they don't include a private club.
Metro on 05/31/2016