100 years ago
Nov. 11, 1916
BIGELOW -- Reports from Perryville regarding the killing here Tuesday night of H. G. Harris, 35 years old, were incorrect, according to testimony of witnesses at the coroner's inquest. Their account follows: T. R. Davidson, a contractor, 40 years old, a deputy sheriff, had a quarrel with Harris over politics in a store about 8:30 o'clock. Deputy Sheriff Henry Perry tried to settle the dispute. He thought he had it settled and turned to get a drink. The two men then began fighting again.
50 years ago
Nov. 11, 1966
FORT SMITH -- Late general election returns from the slow Sebastian County boxes gave the Republicans a third member in the state legislature. The Fort Smith vote gave Republican George E. Nowotny Jr. of Fort Smith a victory over Democrat James L. Langston, also of Fort Smith in the race for Position 2 from District 12 (Crawford and Sebastian Counties). The vote was 14,430 for Nowotny and 13,785 for Langston.
25 years ago
Nov. 11, 1991
• The state's telephone companies contend that their legal rights were violated when the Arkansas Public Service Commission recently ordered instate long-distance rate cuts of $19.1 million annually. The companies have asked the PSC to reconsider its Oct. 1 ruling, which rejected allowing telephone companies to recoup up to $16 million of the long-distance cuts by raising local rates.
10 years ago
Nov. 11, 2006
• A group that persuaded Eureka Springs voters to pass a pro-marijuana initiative plans to continue its efforts by proposing a similar ordinance in at least one other town, a spokesman said. The ordinance, which passed in Tuesday's general election, makes arrests and prosecution of adults for misdemeanor marijuana possession of an ounce or less and paraphernalia possession a low law-enforcement priority. In September, Fayetteville NORML collected 156 petition signatures in Eureka Springs, a dozen more than needed to put the question to voters. "For the first time in Arkansas history, citizens have had an opportunity to voice their opinion on America's failed marijuana laws," said Ryan Denham, the group's campaign director for the initiative.
Metro on 11/11/2016