Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Too early Tuesday
Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller’s body will lie in state in a closed casket for public viewing on the second floor of the state Capitol in Little Rock from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday. There will be a public funeral service at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon at 1.
A heat wave that has gripped most of Arkansas for nearly a week has killed at least one person, the state Health and Human Services Department said Monday. Arkansas had 11 heat related deaths last year.
Robert Terrill Wallace of Searcy, who was arrested early Sunday in Forrest City for disorderly conduct, is now facing additional charges after allegedly attacking a jailer and several police officers with a broomstick inside the St. Francis County Jail hours after his initial arrest. One officer suffered injuries to his wrist and hand and another a broken facial bone.
Randy Reed is in the unusual position of choosing his own successor. The Fort Smith Board of Directors hired the city’s police chief as the new city administrator on June 23, leaving a void in the Police Department that is the city administrator’s responsibility to fill.
The city of Little Rock is considering charging developers what is frequently called an “impact fee” fee to help build and improve roads to accommodate development. This is already done in Conway and many places in northwest Arkansas.
Cabot Aldermen voted to pay $276,546 for a special census, which would bring in an additional estimated $305,000 in state turn-back funds each year for the Lonoke County town.
Central Arkansas Water’s plan to protect Lake Maumelle is getting low marks from residents of Perry County, as expressed at a meeting in Perryville last night. Most of the arguments against the plan came from Perry County landowners who chafed at the prospect of giving up control of their property for no benefit. The utility serves some 388,000 central Arkansans, but none in Perry County.
A six-story condominium project will be built near Fayetteville’s entertainment district. Developer Greg House says that he plans to build a luxury 70-unit condo project called St. Charles Plaza.
Harriet Hentges, a retired nun who formerly was with the U.S. Institute of Peace, will serve in the new position of senior director of stakeholder engagement with Wal mart. Hentges, 65, will help develop the company’s policies on the environment, health care and energy use.
There is still no announcement on a minor league baseball team to occupy the new stadium approved by voters last week. Benton and Washington County officials are expected to certify the election by Wednesday. City officials in Wichita, Kansas are considering improvements to the ball park there in a move to keep the Wranglers in Wichita.
A bid has been awarded to an Iowa company for widening Arkansas Highway 1 north or Mariana. The price tag of the 2-mile project is $18 million.
A heat wave that has gripped most of Arkansas for nearly a week has killed at least one person, the state Health and Human Services Department said Monday. Arkansas had 11 heat related deaths last year.
Robert Terrill Wallace of Searcy, who was arrested early Sunday in Forrest City for disorderly conduct, is now facing additional charges after allegedly attacking a jailer and several police officers with a broomstick inside the St. Francis County Jail hours after his initial arrest. One officer suffered injuries to his wrist and hand and another a broken facial bone.
Randy Reed is in the unusual position of choosing his own successor. The Fort Smith Board of Directors hired the city’s police chief as the new city administrator on June 23, leaving a void in the Police Department that is the city administrator’s responsibility to fill.
The city of Little Rock is considering charging developers what is frequently called an “impact fee” fee to help build and improve roads to accommodate development. This is already done in Conway and many places in northwest Arkansas.
Cabot Aldermen voted to pay $276,546 for a special census, which would bring in an additional estimated $305,000 in state turn-back funds each year for the Lonoke County town.
Central Arkansas Water’s plan to protect Lake Maumelle is getting low marks from residents of Perry County, as expressed at a meeting in Perryville last night. Most of the arguments against the plan came from Perry County landowners who chafed at the prospect of giving up control of their property for no benefit. The utility serves some 388,000 central Arkansans, but none in Perry County.
A six-story condominium project will be built near Fayetteville’s entertainment district. Developer Greg House says that he plans to build a luxury 70-unit condo project called St. Charles Plaza.
Harriet Hentges, a retired nun who formerly was with the U.S. Institute of Peace, will serve in the new position of senior director of stakeholder engagement with Wal mart. Hentges, 65, will help develop the company’s policies on the environment, health care and energy use.
There is still no announcement on a minor league baseball team to occupy the new stadium approved by voters last week. Benton and Washington County officials are expected to certify the election by Wednesday. City officials in Wichita, Kansas are considering improvements to the ball park there in a move to keep the Wranglers in Wichita.
A bid has been awarded to an Iowa company for widening Arkansas Highway 1 north or Mariana. The price tag of the 2-mile project is $18 million.
