07/10/11 The man accused of shooting the mayor of Everton in southeastern Boone County will be evaluated at the State Hospital in Little Rock, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Wes Bradford said Wednesday.
07/07/11 Justin Bates will be back in court on September 2 The hearing for a man accused of shooting a Boone County, Arkansas mayor is being rescheduled.
06/21/11 Justin Bates is charged with attempted capitol murder and weapons charges. Justin Bates, the 35-year-old Ozarks man charged with shooting the mayor of Everton, AR, has pleaded not guilty to attempted capital murder and weapons charges.
06/17/11 In 2006, Bill Gerdes, the mayor of Everton in Boone County, asked the Arkansas Parole Board to release a convicted murderer he had known for years. On Wednesday, parolee Justin Bates shot Gerdes in the back and left hand with a.30-30 rifle, Boone County Sheriff Danny Hickman said Thursday.
06/17/11 Justin Bates is accused of shooting Mayor Bill Gerdes in the back and hand The Boone County Sheriff says Justin Bates, 35, will face attempted capital murder and felon in possession of a firearm charges. Bates is accused of shooting Everton, Arkansas Mayor Bill Gerdes in the back and hand.
06/17/11 EVERTON, Ark. (AP) - Bail has been set at $1 million for a parolee accused of shooting and critically wounding Everton Mayor Bill Gerdes (JERR'-duss). Justin Bates appeared in court today by video link from jail.
06/17/11 CHICAGO - A divided American Medical Association will consider withdrawing its support of a key tenet of the health overhaul law that requires Americans to purchase an insurance plan.
04/12/11 The first, three-day Hemingway-Pfeiffer Creative Writers' Retreat scheduled in the spring was held April 7-9, 2011, at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum & Educational Center in Piggott, AR. A collection of stories and poems by the 15 writers who attended the retreat entitled "The Sound of Muses" will be published on-site for participants.
12/15/10 A Monday morning wreck at Pyatt killed an Everton man, Robert L. Gillespie, 70, and injured Betty R. Gillespie, 67, Arkansas State Police Cpl. Chris Graddy said. Betty Gillespie was in critical condition at St. John's Hospital in Springfield Tuesday, according to a hospital spokesperson.
12/14/10 (Marion County, AR) -- A car crash in Marion County, Arkansas claims the life of a man from Everton, Arkansas. The accident happened Monday morning.
12/14/10 An Everton man was killed Monday and a woman was injured when the man drove off a highway in Marion County and crashed into a bluff, the Arkansas State Police reported.
09/03/10 Private First Class Bryn T. Raver, 20, of Harrison, died in Afghanistan on Aug. 29 when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to 1st Brigade Special...
07/25/10 Job creation, the preservation of conservative values and less government intrusion are among the reasons that seven Republicans give for wanting to be elected to one of three seats in the Missouri House of Representatives from districts in Southwest Missouri.
06/07/10 # worldcuppage David Hirshey wrote regularly for this site about soccer for two years before selling us out to write a terrific book for ESPN . He talked to Emeritus about the book, the World Cup and mustaches. More »
05/13/10 Baseball BIG TEN Conference Overall W L W L Purdue 10 8 28 18 GOPHERS 10 8 22 27 Northwestern 10 8 21 27 Michigan
03/05/10 I do not have any doubt that there was any malice in Ryan Shawcrosss tackle on Aaron Ramsey.
02/08/10 Snow blankets many areas in north and central Arkansas this morning after the latest winter storm moves through the state. Reports coming in from the National Weather Service show totals from 3.5 inches around Mount Pleasant in Izard County to 1 inch in North Little Rock, with snow still falling.
01/29/10 Storm reports from the National Weather Service are shedding light on the winter weather that's moving across the state. Freezing rain, sleet and/or snow are reported in many locations.
11/21/09 Marion County authorities released information on high-level sex offenders in an effort to increase public awareness.
11/06/09 BRAND promises he'll reward lover Katy Perry for wearing West Ham strip with footie trip | 
