Aprille Hanson
Recent Stories by Aprille Hanson
Boy dead of gunshot lay for hours
posted: 05/25/2012 5:22 a.m. Comments 6
Little Rock police say a 14-year-old was accidentally shot and killed in a home on Grand Avenue early Wednesday afternoon, but the shooting went unreported until Thursday morning.
Various Memorial Day events planned
posted: 05/25/2012 5:09 a.m. Discuss
Arkansans can celebrate Memorial Day weekend and honor fallen veterans with various activities throughout the state, including observances at veterans cemeteries.
Gladys Marie Briscoe: Political activist saw need, met it
posted: 05/24/2012 3:36 a.m. Discuss
When Gladys Briscoe moved to Good Shepherd Ecumenical Retirement Center in Little Rock, she thought her political activist days were over, her daughter said. However, it didn’t take long before she started a resident’s council, got Aldersgate Road widened and a stoplight installed at the end of the street.
Incumbent constable beats GOP challenger
posted: 05/23/2012 3:59 a.m.
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Incumbent Rick Scott held off challenger Dennis Sobba to win the Republican primary Tuesday for Hill Township constable in Pulaski County.
Ann McCaleb: Biologist stayed active in politics
posted: 05/22/2012 2:14 a.m. Discuss
An anti-tax and property rights advocate, Ann McCaleb was a Republican at heart, but ran on the Democratic ticket for a better chance at winning the District 8 seat on the Pulaski County Quorum Court in 1988, according to a 2009 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette article.
Bill Thomas: Prayer time was his ‘happy hour’
posted: 05/21/2012 3:56 a.m. Discuss
Every morning around 5 a.m., the Rev. Bill Thomas would wake up for “happy hour,” his sister said.
Ruth Carter: Strong-willed, she lent her help freely
posted: 05/18/2012 2:53 a.m. Discuss
For almost 58 years, Ruth Carter’s home in Little Rock was always open to anyone in need, whether it was a relative or ailing neighbors.
Bill Lauderdale: Portrayed Santa, enjoyed trading
posted: 05/17/2012 4:50 a.m. Discuss
With a bushy, white beard and a twinkle in his eyes, Bill Lauderdale carried peppermints and candy canes year-round for children inquiring about whether he was jolly Old Saint Nick.
Bill Stuff: Auto-parts seller loved fast lane
posted: 05/16/2012 4:33 a.m. Discuss
Even when Bill Stuff was asleep, his mind never drifted far from his love of cars, his wife said.
Police seek fallen officers’ graves
posted: 05/15/2012 4:05 a.m.
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On Dec. 30, 1885, Little Rock police officer William L. Copeland, a two-year veteran of the department, was walking to the police station when he saw a man wearing state-convict clothes at the intersection of Fifth and Rector streets.
