Conway layoffs cut deep

Bus plant part of city since ’33

For weeks, rumors flew down the assembly line at one of the city’s oldest employers — a bus plant that’s been tightly woven into the fabric of Conway since 1933.
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Hair on Pressly’s bed Vance’s, expert says

Other DNA called not as conclusive

A single tiny hair discovered on Little Rock TV news anchor Anne Pressly’s bed belongs to the man accused of killing her “within all scientific certainty,” a state DNA examiner testified Friday during the third day of testimony in Curtis Lavelle Vance’s capital-murder trial in Pulaski County Circuit Court.
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Few answers in base bloodshed

Neighbors, friends say suspect said goodbye days before attack

An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, neighbors said Friday.
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Father pleads not guilty to killing daughter

A man serving time for killing his infant son and trekking around the country with the child’s body pleaded not guilty Friday to doing the same thing to his baby daughter.
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2 coalition service members missing in Afghanistan

NATO forces in Afghanistan say two international service members have been reported missing in the west of the country.
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Court to appoint lawyer for Bosnian Karadzic

The U.N. war-crimes tribunal ruled Thursday that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will be appointed a lawyer to represent him whenever he fails to appear in court.
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SEARCY: Shelter helps homeless families save money, get back on feet

No one is immune to hard times, and one hiccup in the family budget could have disastrous results.
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SEARCY: Novelist has ‘unexpected blessings’ through work

Tamera Alexander hasn’t always been a best-selling author. After graduating from Harding University in 1983 with a business degree, Alexander worked in banking and as a coordinator for corporate conferences.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: ‘What we wanted to do’

Malvern youngsters engage community for charities

Most teachers are quick to point out the importance of parents supporting their students’ educational pursuits.
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BENTON SALES-TAX ELECTION: Close vote expected on tax

Safety tax to be half-cent hike

Early voting is already under way, but a small turnout is expected for Benton’s special balloting on a half-cent sales tax increase, and predictions are that a few votes, one way or the other, will decide the issue.
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WATER WORRIES: Wading through the water issues

Lake Conway Group makes progress on watershed funding

A comprehensive Lake Conway watershed study could begin as soon as spring 2010, focusing first on the issues of flooding and sedimentation buildup.
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TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE: Vilonia Primary awarded for character education program

Learning good character goes right along with the A, B, Cs and one, two, threes at Vilonia Primary School.
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