Kenneth Heard

Septic-tank owners cut off in Jonesboro

Utility says waste a threat to permit

Stricter environmental regulations have led Jonesboro City Water and Light to discontinue treating thousands of residents’ septic-tank waste, leaving homeowners with nowhere to dispose of sewage.
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Jonesboro residents face new building, burial fees

It will soon cost more to live and to die in Jonesboro.
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High-priced supercar washed-up after plunging into lagoon

A 2006 Bugatti Veyron, a 1,000-horsepower French sports car sold by a Jonesboro dealer to a Texas man last month, has four superchargers and can reach a top speed of 253 mph. But it can’t swim. On Wednesday, the Texan lost control of the speedster and drove into 2 feet of saltwater in a lagoon off Interstate 45 just north of Galveston, Texas.
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Beebe OKs funds for storm victims

He authorizes $2 million from state disaster money to help in 12 counties

Uninsured homeowners whose properties were damaged by flooding and severe storms last month are eligible to receive a share of $2 million in state aid, Gov. Mike Beebe announced Wednesday.
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Mayor slashing 7 from payroll

Administrative jobs to go as Jonesboro tries to cut $3 million

Mayor Harold Perrin is eliminating seven administrative positions from the city’s payroll and will consider other costsaving measures as aldermen prepare to review the city’s 2010 budget next week.
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Grant funds ‘smart grid’ in city

Woodruff Electric Cooperative will receive a $2.3 million federal grant to install an advanced two-way metering system, Carl Horton, vice president of the cooperative’s member services, said Tuesday.
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White River refuge shut to hunters after flooding

Flooding has caused the closure of several deer-hunting areas in the state.
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Ex-officer now out to scare up ghosts

Doug Cousins sat quietly in the darkened building with his digital camera and waited. His video cameras and tape recorders were rolling, hoping to capture evidence of an intruder.
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4 die as storm soaks, whips state

Damage widespread; rescuers pull scores from rising water

At least four Arkansans died during a storm that produced devastating winds and torrential rains across the state Thursday and Friday, flooding homes, damaging structures and knocking out power to thousands.
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Wind, rain batter state, force rescues

Rising waters swamp roads, homes in central Arkansas

Severe storms that produced high winds, heavy rains and reports of possible tornadoes hit southern Arkansas on Thursday, damaging at least a dozen homes and buildings, uprooting trees and downing electrical lines.
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