Friday, February 17, 2006
Frantic Friday
An Artic airmass is expected to cover Arkansas. Moisture behind the front will lead to widespread precipitation. In northern Arkansas, the cold air will likely be deep enough to support snow. In central and southern sections, the cold air will be more shallow, with a layer of warm air aloft. In these areas, snow will fall though the warm layer and melt, but will refreeze as it nears the ground. The result will be freezing rain and sleet, with icing in the forecast.
Members of the Arkansas legislature have begun putting pressure on Pulaski County’s three school districts to end the integration case which will cost the state over $50 million this year.
The state supreme court has unanimously overturned an order by a Phillips County Judge prohibiting newspaper reporting of testimony in open court concerning the judge’s alleged misconduct. Associate Justice Betty Dickey wrote, “The presence of the press in the courtroom serves a watchdog function, and it provides a salutary scrutiny which is a sure deterrent to governmental misconduct,”
Two Springdale city employees were suspended for one week without pay for their roles in city payments of $324,000 for computer equipment that did not work.
Some of the thousands of mobile homes set aside for victims of Hurricane Katrina should be made available to families in Arkansas and Texas, Rep. Mike Ross said Thursday
Craighead County, which is legally “dry,” now has its’ 14th private club permit. Pending an anticipated appeal by local church groups, Outback will be able to sell drinks with dinner.
A Forrest City physician has been charged with terroristic threatening after an incident involving a local funeral director. The complaint was made by Effie Clay of Clay Funeral Home against Dr. James Francis Franks. The alleged incident was Dec. 15.
Members of the Arkansas legislature have begun putting pressure on Pulaski County’s three school districts to end the integration case which will cost the state over $50 million this year.
The state supreme court has unanimously overturned an order by a Phillips County Judge prohibiting newspaper reporting of testimony in open court concerning the judge’s alleged misconduct. Associate Justice Betty Dickey wrote, “The presence of the press in the courtroom serves a watchdog function, and it provides a salutary scrutiny which is a sure deterrent to governmental misconduct,”
Two Springdale city employees were suspended for one week without pay for their roles in city payments of $324,000 for computer equipment that did not work.
Some of the thousands of mobile homes set aside for victims of Hurricane Katrina should be made available to families in Arkansas and Texas, Rep. Mike Ross said Thursday
Craighead County, which is legally “dry,” now has its’ 14th private club permit. Pending an anticipated appeal by local church groups, Outback will be able to sell drinks with dinner.
A Forrest City physician has been charged with terroristic threatening after an incident involving a local funeral director. The complaint was made by Effie Clay of Clay Funeral Home against Dr. James Francis Franks. The alleged incident was Dec. 15.
