Thursday, July 20, 2006
Rockefeller's Thursday
Lieutenant Governor Win Paul Rockefeller will be buried today and a memorial service will be conducted at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church and telecast statewide on several outlets.
The Arkansas Times blog examines the latest report on campaign contributions to Governor Huckabee’s presidential exploratory committee. Donations include $10,000 from the Cella family, which owns Okalawn Park.
Seth Blumley reports in the Democrat-Gazette that Bill Carter, a former Arkansan and former lawyer for the Rolling Stones, says he never heard Keith Richards say anything bad about Arkansas. Governor Huckabee’s office has prepared a pardon request for a reckless driving conviction Richards got in Fordyce back in1975.
Arkansas home sales declined from a year earlier for the sixth-straight month in June as the housing inventory and mortgage rates crept up, the Arkansas Realtors Association said Wednesday.
A new state law that would have required Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health care in Maryland is invalid under federal law, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The recently completed Faulkner County jail is expected to begin accepting prisoners August 7. The original target date was January1.
The Washington County Election Commission certified the Springdale special election Wednesday, with all three propositions passing. The closest vote, on building a $50 million baseball stadium, passed by 15 votes,
The Arkansas State Police has been asked to investigate a weekend altercation that left a 61-year-old man critically injured and two Russellville police officers who arrested him less seriously hurt.
The Dollarway school district, which merged with Altheimer last week, will ask patrons for a millage increase in September.
If Jonesboro city government doesn't get started constructing additional fire stations soon, property insurance rates will go up, members of the City Council's Public Safety Committee have been informed.
The Benton Courier reports several Bauxite residents who attended a community meeting Monday night awakened Tuesday to find metal screws strewn in their driveways. The residents who filed reports with the police were outspoken Monday night about several Bauxite city officials, including Mayor Eddie Jones and Alderman Jeff Cole. There have been questions about whether Cole can serve on the City Council since he does not currently live in Bauxite.
The Arkansas Times blog examines the latest report on campaign contributions to Governor Huckabee’s presidential exploratory committee. Donations include $10,000 from the Cella family, which owns Okalawn Park.
Seth Blumley reports in the Democrat-Gazette that Bill Carter, a former Arkansan and former lawyer for the Rolling Stones, says he never heard Keith Richards say anything bad about Arkansas. Governor Huckabee’s office has prepared a pardon request for a reckless driving conviction Richards got in Fordyce back in1975.
Arkansas home sales declined from a year earlier for the sixth-straight month in June as the housing inventory and mortgage rates crept up, the Arkansas Realtors Association said Wednesday.
A new state law that would have required Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health care in Maryland is invalid under federal law, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The recently completed Faulkner County jail is expected to begin accepting prisoners August 7. The original target date was January1.
The Washington County Election Commission certified the Springdale special election Wednesday, with all three propositions passing. The closest vote, on building a $50 million baseball stadium, passed by 15 votes,
The Arkansas State Police has been asked to investigate a weekend altercation that left a 61-year-old man critically injured and two Russellville police officers who arrested him less seriously hurt.
The Dollarway school district, which merged with Altheimer last week, will ask patrons for a millage increase in September.
If Jonesboro city government doesn't get started constructing additional fire stations soon, property insurance rates will go up, members of the City Council's Public Safety Committee have been informed.
The Benton Courier reports several Bauxite residents who attended a community meeting Monday night awakened Tuesday to find metal screws strewn in their driveways. The residents who filed reports with the police were outspoken Monday night about several Bauxite city officials, including Mayor Eddie Jones and Alderman Jeff Cole. There have been questions about whether Cole can serve on the City Council since he does not currently live in Bauxite.
