 01/25/10 RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR) decided to place a big bet in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, despite a recent retraction in the company's international investments.
 01/22/10 Finally! "President Obama's wax wings have fallen off and he has become a mere mortal, a treacherous transformation to which a man of Obama's supreme self-regard may never adapt."--
01/20/10 Your Demise is a hardcore act from St. Albans, UK who have taken the UK/Europe by storm and look to duplicate their live successes here in North America
 01/19/10 Before there was the Little Rock Nine, there was the Clinton 12.
 01/19/10 For The Courier The Cyclone wrestlers were back in action Saturday at the Cabot all-team tournament. The tournament field consisted of eight Arkansas High School teams in a dual meet format with each team wrestling four dual matches.
 01/19/10 It was during a speech Monday at the Clinton School of Public Service when Little Rock Attorney John Walker said the Arkansas Lottery is a "civil wrong".
 01/19/10 Among reports recently generated by the Conway Police Department:
 01/12/10 Those seeking to provide assistance to the family of murdered Salvation Army Maj. Philip Wise have multiple avenues to do so. The 40-year-old Weirton native was gunned down on Christmas Eve outside the Salvation Army's North Little Rock, Ark., community center, the victim of an armed robbery.
01/10/10 Through The Eyes Of The Dead have announced they will be hitting the road alongside Bury Your Dead and Destrophy
01/10/10 The Chattanooga Area Safari Club International (SCI) will hold its annual fundraiser on February 6 at the Chattanooga Choo beginning at 5:00 PM. This annual event will feature the Chattanooga Area's largest conservation organization's largest auction.
01/06/10 Are you ready for this? No, we mean are you ready for this ? We sure hope so, 'cause Audiovox is about to drop eight new products on you here in the desert. Kicking things off is the Acoustic Research brand with two new iPod / iPhone-friendly sound systems: the ARS1i (36-watts) and ARS2i (50-watts). Both of these guys arrive with twin 2.5-inch carbon fiber woofers, two dome tweeters, AM / FM ...
 01/05/10 The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wants to hear from the state's hunters about regulations. Public input is a crucial component of AGFC's process for setting hunting and fishing regulations, and the method of gathering public input will be slightly different beginning this month.
01/05/10 Story date: Jan. 5, 2010 By Adam Franks newseditor@couriernews.com Several area schools closed and local city and county employees got a late start Monday after weekend storms left a dusting of snow and icy roadways in the central part of the state.
 01/05/10 PRO?FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 10 6 0 .625 427 285 y-N.Y. Jets 9 7 0 .563 348 236 Miami 7 9 0 .438 360 390 Buffalo 6 10 0 .375 258 326 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Indianapolis 14 2 0 .875 416 307 Houston 9 7 0 .563 388 333 Tennessee 8 8 0 .500 354 402 Jacksonville 7 9 0 .438 290 380 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Cincinnati 10 6 0 .625 305 291 y ...
 01/04/10 NEW YORK (Billboard) - For someone who got her big break through reality TV, Susan Boyle's career has been the stuff of fantasy. A middle-aged woman from Scotland securing worldwide fame via YouTube was unlikely enough, but now that Boyle's debut album, "I Dreamed a Dream," has broken sales records on both sides of the Atlantic, it would be prudent to start taking her more seriously. That ...
 12/31/09 Wants To Rewrite Lease Agreements to Take Ownership of Private Hangars Built On Leased Grounds ANN is monitoring media reports of a change of heart (or a lack thereof) on the part of the powers-that-be that control North Little Rick Airport, in Arkansas. Recent decisions by airport management seem determined to take ownership of hangar facilities that have been built on leased grounds... while ...
 12/31/09 A North Little Rock bank was robbed this morning by a man who implied he was armed, authorities said.
 12/31/09 Recorded music only takes you so far. My soundtrack is constantly recharged by live music. I saw more than 40 shows in 2009, some notable ones out of town. What follows are my favorite concerts close to home -- in Madison and Milwaukee and, as it happened, Fort Atkinson.
 12/30/09 County Clerk Don Firebaugh gave the oath of office to newly elected and re-elected officials on December 31, 2008. District I Commissioner Dennis Bradford, District II Commissioner Larry Mungle, Sheriff David Lewis, Assessor Barbara Martin, Public Administrator Carol LaChance, Madison County Coroner Chris Follis and Land Surveyor Doug McFarland.
 12/23/09 J.K. Rowling is the bestselling author of the decade in Britain, for her Harry Potter series, according to a list from Nielsen Bookscan that looks at U.K. sales from 2000 to 2009. | 
