Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Tuesday Travail
Washington County will see the first death penalty case in the county today since 1981. Fernando Navarro of Springdale is accused of slaying David E. Edwards of Fayetteville. Jury selection begins this morning in Circuit Judge William Storey's court.
FecEx is expanding its’ Harrison operations and expects to add 500 jobs there.
Jefferson County and the City of Pine Bluff have settled a long-standing jail dispute in which the city will resume making payments on its’ 24 beds in the county lockup.
Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee authorities will conduct public hearings this week concerning possible construction of a new Mississippi River Bridge. The $500 million span would be located somewhere between the Shelby-Tipton county line and Mississippi 304 in DeSoto County.
Advanced Auto Parts is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot one of their night managers. Little Rock police say it is the 10th. Homicide of 2006.
Arkansas Business reports that a 3,000-SF condo on the 14th floor of the First Security Center in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $1.3 million. Robert Hixson Jr. bought the urban residence from real estate developers Joseph and Brenda Blankenship.
FecEx is expanding its’ Harrison operations and expects to add 500 jobs there.
Jefferson County and the City of Pine Bluff have settled a long-standing jail dispute in which the city will resume making payments on its’ 24 beds in the county lockup.
Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee authorities will conduct public hearings this week concerning possible construction of a new Mississippi River Bridge. The $500 million span would be located somewhere between the Shelby-Tipton county line and Mississippi 304 in DeSoto County.
Advanced Auto Parts is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot one of their night managers. Little Rock police say it is the 10th. Homicide of 2006.
Arkansas Business reports that a 3,000-SF condo on the 14th floor of the First Security Center in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $1.3 million. Robert Hixson Jr. bought the urban residence from real estate developers Joseph and Brenda Blankenship.
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Pine Bluff boasts a Robert Hickson. His is an interesting story, to wit:.........................................................................
Bob became incredibly wealthy in the timber business and later in land development, real estate, etc. Interestingly, he began his career as the industrial arts instructor at Pine Bluff High School. However, Bob was not the first Pine Bluffian who became a multi-millionaire via the PBHS industrial arts teacher route. The first was my uncle; W.W. Nixon,Jr.. Uncle Watson also made his fortune in Real Estate and land development. In fact, some folks say he oversaw the development of Jacksonville,AR as it grew from a community of a few hundred people to a city of tens of thousands.
P.S. Bill is right on about Luigi's. It was started by Luigi Fonzerelli about 40 years ago. He trained the present owner before retiring to FL. The present owner is Iranian, I think.
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Bob became incredibly wealthy in the timber business and later in land development, real estate, etc. Interestingly, he began his career as the industrial arts instructor at Pine Bluff High School. However, Bob was not the first Pine Bluffian who became a multi-millionaire via the PBHS industrial arts teacher route. The first was my uncle; W.W. Nixon,Jr.. Uncle Watson also made his fortune in Real Estate and land development. In fact, some folks say he oversaw the development of Jacksonville,AR as it grew from a community of a few hundred people to a city of tens of thousands.
P.S. Bill is right on about Luigi's. It was started by Luigi Fonzerelli about 40 years ago. He trained the present owner before retiring to FL. The present owner is Iranian, I think.
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