Kenneth Heard
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Body in river identified as missing girl’s
posted: 05/21/2013 12:22 a.m. Discuss
WALNUT RIDGE — State Crime Laboratory examiners have identified a body found in the Black River near Pocahontas on Saturday as that of a 14-year-old girl missing since March 10, Walnut Ridge Police Chief Richey Thacker said Monday.
Cattle rustling in state often under the radar
posted: 05/19/2013 4:46 a.m. Discuss
Melbourne cattle farmer Hayden Wyatt has watched his herd more closely since someone stole 140 cows and calves from him and his partner a year and a half ago.
Education notebook
posted: 05/19/2013 4:25 a.m. Discuss
LR high schools set graduation timeline The Little Rock School District is hosting baccalaureate and graduation ceremonies for five campuses this week.
Kidnapping suspect arrested
posted: 05/18/2013 5:08 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas State Police officers arrested a Georgia man Friday afternoon near the busy interchange of Interstate 55 and Interstate 40 in West Memphis, eight hours after authorities said he kidnapped his 2-year old daughter near Atlanta.
Two towns approve sales taxes
posted: 05/16/2013 5:01 a.m. Discuss
Collection of a renewed sales tax in Osceola won’t begin until three months after an existing 1 percent tax expires, resulting in the Mississippi County town losing about $300,000 in potential tax revenue, Mayor Dickie Kennemore said Wednesday.
New circuit judge assigned to trial in Jonesboro killing
posted: 05/16/2013 4:49 a.m. Discuss
A circuit court judge who presided over the pleadings of three men charged in the 2011 killing of a Jonesboro businessman will now hear the capital-murder case against the victim’s wife.
Phillip County court hears jail financing options
posted: 05/15/2013 5:20 a.m. Discuss
HELENA-WEST HELENA — Members of the Phillips County Quorum Court were overwhelmed Tuesday night by the amount of planning and money needed to reopen the county’s decrepit jail. As a result, the justices of the peace readily agreed to an architect’s suggestion that he put off his presentation until another meeting.
Gay alumnus sees school snub
posted: 05/10/2013 12:04 a.m. Comments 36
A 1990 graduate of a northeast Arkansas high school who went on to a career in national television has said that officials at his alma mater have withdrawn an invitation for him to speak at today’s commencement ceremonies because he is homosexual.
I-40 pileup kills 1, stalls traffic 5 hours
posted: 05/09/2013 12:59 a.m. Comment 1
One person died and two others were injured Wednesday in a six-vehicle accident in an Interstate 40 construction zone near Hazen that blocked traffic for more than five hours, officials said.
A MATTER OF DEGREES: 30-foot change gives rise to weather rivalry
posted: 05/05/2013 4:17 a.m. Discuss
GILBERT — Harold Bing greets visitors to his home on Gilbert’s Frost Street with a hearty handshake and an invitation inside.
