100 years ago
Nov. 16, 1919
HOT SPRINGS -- Scarcely a day passes but what officials of the Business Men's League have their attention called by visitors to remarkable cures that have been affected by the radio-active hot baths. During the week glowing testimonials have been received from four tourists who will soon be on their way home, "feeling as good as new," as they put it.
50 years ago
Nov. 16, 1969
• The 1970 World Almanac and Book of Facts, the world's most respected single-volume reference works, will be co-published this year for the first time by the Arkansas Gazette. The Arkansas Gazette's participation coincides with the newspaper's 150th year of publication. The Gazette joins 69 other metropolitan dailies and the Newspaper Enterprise Association, owners of the Almanac since 1966, in the venture.
25 years ago
Nov. 16, 1994
• Simmons First National Corp. will push its assets above $700 million and expand its presence in Southeast Arkansas if an acquisition announced Tuesday goes through. The Pine Bluff bank holding company has agreed to acquire Dumas Bancshares Inc., a two-bank holding company based in Dumas, in a $5 million deal. Dumas Bancshares owns Dumas State Bank, which had $25 million in assets at the end of its second quarter, and First State Bank in Gould, which had $18 million in assets. Through the law firm Gerrish and McCreary of Memphis, Dumas Bancshares had been looking for suitors since about May, said James R. Hall, the company's president and chief executive officer.
10 years ago
Nov. 16, 2009
PINE BLUFF -- Organizers for this year's Christmas light trail at Regional Park say they're ready to open as planned Tuesday night after flooding submerged $150,000 worth of Christmas lights in mid-October and early November. Gregory Gustek, director of the Pine Bluff Festival Association, said Lake Langhofer along the Arkansas River receded Nov. 6, allowing workers to replace 9,500 lights on Christmas displays for Pine Bluff's 13th annual Enchanted Land of Lights and Legends. Regional Park on Lake Langhofer is prone to flooding, especially during the spring. But it flooded this fall as well. The 1.2-mile trail at the park includes more than 200 lighted displays and last year attracted 105,000 people, Gustek said. The trail will remain open through New Year's Eve, Gustek said.
Metro on 11/16/2019