100 YEARS AGO March 6, 1914
HEBER SPRINGS - Yesterday Cleburne county celebrated its thirty-first anniversary. It is the youngest county in Arkansas. The legislature formed it in 1883 out of Independence, Newton, White and Faulkner counties. At the time of its formation Heber Springs was surveyed and laid off and named Sugar Loaf, which name it bore for many years.
50 YEARS AGO March 6, 1964
City officials issued a stern warning to Little Rock’s bookies today that the current war being waged against gambling “is not a flash-in-the-pan thing” but will be a continuing effort “from now on.” The warning came from Mayor Byron R.Morse during a presentation of commendation to Police Chief R. E. Brians and the entire police department for “tireless effort” in tracking down and arresting various gambling figures during the past two weeks. Morse said police efforts would go beyond the 43-day racing meet at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs “from now on.”
25 YEARS AGO March 6, 1989
The big time, fast-money city boys are at odds again with “Bubba.” And the fightin’ words nearly divided the Capitol last week. “There is a lot of resentment. It got to the point this week where many rural lawmakers wanted to strike back viciously at Pulaski County,” said Rep. Lloyd George of Danville (Yell County), the colorful standard-bearer for rural Arkansas. “They’ve got to represent their counties and we have to represent our county,” countered Rep. Doug Wood of Sherwood, a leader in the Pulaski County delegation in the House. “They may not love us, but they’ll respect us.” Bubba - the House’s mythical mascot who typifies rural lawmakers - was slighted Wednesday when the House broke into four caucuses to pick its leaders. The 25-member delegation from within the boundaries of the 2nd U.S.Congressional District spent the first 10 minutes of its meeting methodically filling vacated spots on the Legislative Audit Committee and Legislative Council.
10 YEARS AGO March 6, 2004
The Kingsland School District will consolidate with the nearby district of Rison pending approval by the state Board of Education, the Kingsland School Board decided Monday. The consolidation proposal must be submitted to the Board of Education by April 1. Under the plan, the consolidated district would be renamed, a new school board would be created and one superintendent would administer the district.
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