05/07/11 A long recovery from tornadoes across the South and ongoing record flooding along the Mississippi River and throughout eastern Arkansas are major factors in a decision to cancel this year's annual Bass Cat Owners Invitational Bass Tournament. The event had been set for May 20-21.
05/07/11 More than 300 Arkansas National Guard troops currently are working flood response missions in the state with hundreds more on standby as the Guard continues to receive new assignments from the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.
04/20/11 Carrie Williams, marketing consultant with Centerpoint Energy, left, and Monica Beard-Raymond, senior energy efficiency consultant region 1 with Centerpoint Energy, present a $13,000 rebate check to Phil Kelley, maintenance and transportation supervisor for the Crossett School District, Monday, April 11. Centerpoint Energy awarded the check to the district for the installation of an energy ...
04/08/11 Jed Yarnell authored a two-hitter and the Izard County Cougars posted a 4-0 victory over the Norfork Panthers Thursday in nonconference baseball action at the Cougar Sports Complex in Brockwell.
11/09/10 NEWPORT-Surely someone would run the table in the final week of The Newport Plain Talk Football Contest. And surely someone did! David Bible was a man of perfection, going 10-0 in the final week to make the final overall standings very interesting.
08/09/10 LITTLE ROCK - Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Johnny Allison, Conway, reappointed to the Board of Trustees of the State Police Retirement System. Appointment expires July 1, 2017. Tad Bokker, Jr., Forrest City, reappointed to the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board. Appointment expires June 22, 2013. Lois Boyd, Marianna, to the Mi...
04/22/10 The Crossett School Board approved the hiring of elementary and middle school principals, accepted a bid to replace the heating and air conditioning system at Crossett High School, and approved changes to board policies during the district's board of education meeting Monday night, April 12.
11/14/09 Izard County authorities have released information about sex offenders living within the county to increase awareness and safety of its residents.
08/15/09 By Kevin Hill Assistant Sports Editor Vic Vatalaro overcame what seemed to be a tough bite Friday and crossed the weigh-in stage with a five-bass limit that weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces to widen his lead in the Walmart FLW Series BP Eastern Division fishing tournament on Lake Dardanelle.
08/14/09 A grey day for ladies' cycling as the IOC refuse to add any more events to the 2012 programme. A psychedelic day for charity shopping as Sue Ryder goes retro . A dark day for Iranian hunger strikers outside the US Embassy as one of them is gravely ill. A slightly green-hued day for Jet singer Nic Cester, who collapsed with gastroenteritis at a Hard Rock Cafe gig. A red letter day for the Met as ...
08/14/09 By Sean Ingram Sports Editor Just when you thought 16 pounds, 3 ounces was a pretty good catch for an August fishing tournament, Vic Vatalaro of Kent, Ohio, brought five fish to the scales Thursday that weighed 18-5 to give him a two-day total of 27-12 to lead the FLW Series BP Eastern Division event on Lake Dardanelle.
08/14/09 This weekend, the Westway Sports Centre in Latimer Road will host an international level skating competition. Inline skaters from across the globe will go to battle in the Freestyle Slalom Competition. They will perform incredible tricks around sets of cones while trying to impress the judges who will send them on to the next round. Excitement builds as the skaters raise the difficulty of their ...
08/14/09 Stead Street apartments Plans have been released for some of the buildings slated to replace the 70s-era Heygate Estate in Camberwell , due for demolition. The two on show are proposed for Stead Street and Royal Road, and combine low-rise and high-rise buildings set in an agreeable copse of wood. Certainly a more palatable living environment than the existing estate, though one wonders if this ...
08/14/09 By Chris 07 Which is a straightforward way to get to Wembley this weekend to see the Irish rock veterans play live. TfL have helpfully suspended the Jubilee Line between Green Park and Stratford this weekend for engineering work, just one closure in a summer of disruption for people trying to get to weekend events. Replacement bus services are laid on, but the Metropolitan and Bakerloo lines may ...
08/14/09 Four Monks and a Nun High on the news that our favourite fringe festival's ticket sales for this year are up 250% compared to this point last year with 29 sell out shows so far, we beetled along to the Roundhouse Studio Theatre for an inadvertent double bill of faith themed shows. Broken Glass Theatre Company's ambitious and seriously approached piece, The Golem, tells the tale of the mythical ...
08/14/09 Do you have a great caption to today's Photo of the Day? Well, let us know! Captions in the comments please. Photo by Zbigniew Osiowy via the Londonist Flickrpool . Check out the captions from last week's PoTD: Caption Required #21
08/14/09 One of London's finer fish & chip shops was gutted yesterday by a fire that ripped through the building. The Sea Shell of Lisson Grove, in Marylebone, caught fire at around 5.30pm, while diners were still at their tables liberally applying their tartar sauce. Mercifully, nobody was injured, but most of the restaurant, popular with local small-fry celebrities and tourists, was destroyed. As one ...
08/14/09 Bank Holiday by Sheila Girling Ending this weekend is The Seamless Garment , a showcase of collages from well-known artists including Prunella Clough, John Fraser, Robert Motherwell and John McLean. Differing from the norm, these artists and others are constructing images from a wealth of materials such as scraps of paper and bits of canvas. It's a diverse collection, and difficult to summarise ...
08/07/09 A small cadre of Southwest Virginia attorneys know the courtroom from both sides of the bench.
08/06/09 WHITE PINE-In regular monthly session on Tuesday evening, White Pine City Council passed an ordinance on first reading to amend zoning regulations regarding signs and billboards. | 
