Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Wild and Wonderful Wednesday!
A federal review of flood plain development in Jonesboro will begin almost two weeks earlier than expected, according to a report in the Jonesboro Sun. FEMA decided to conduct the review after receiving several complaints, but have not said specifically what those complaints were about, other than to say they involved projects in the city.
There is still no arrest in the murder investigation from last Saturday at McCain Mall. North Little Rock Police say they’re still searching for the gunman who shot three people in the mall parking lot.
Pope County Judge John Patterson has upheld attorney demands to keep most of the people involved in the Nona Dirksmeyer murder case quiet. The gag order will be lifted when a Pope County jury returns a verdict deciding Jones' guilt or innocence.
A man who has been held in the Pope County jail for nearly two months awaiting a jury trial for his rape charge decided to post bond, but still may not be released. Kevin Wade of Dardanelle will be picked up by Fort Leonard Wood military police for being a deserter of the U.S. Army.
Christopher Keith Forbis, An HIV-positive man arrested for allegedly spitting on a hospice worker died Saturday evening in the Sebastian County Adult Detention Center while alone in a cell. He also pleaded no contest in April 1997 with having sex with a woman without telling her he was HIV-positive and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 91/2 years suspended.
Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Jim Holt received and spent around $69,000 in his campaign for the party nomination. Campaign finance reports show unsuccessful rivals Chuck Banks receiving contributions of around $273,000 and State Representative Doug Matayo bringing in about $69,000.
Doctors say that Terry Wallis, an Arkansas man who was barely conscious for almost 20 years, regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself.
Arkansas labor leaders say the United Steelworkers strike at National Wire Fabric in Star City, now nearly a year old and with no end in sight, appears to be the longest such job action in state history.
A wildfire in the Ouachita National Forest had burned more than 3,200 acres by Tuesday, officials said. About 40 firefighters were monitoring the fire, which lightning ignited June 26 in a remote area of the forest about 15 miles northwest of Glenwood on Sulphur Mountain.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it is a banning kite tubing, a new extreme water sport, on its lakes in Arkansas and Missouri.
Linda Caillouet reports in today’s Democrat-Gazette that the father of Miss Arkansas LaQuinta Bennett denies his family used air horns to show support during the recent competition in Hot Springs. At one point, emcee Jason Harper asked those using the horns to stop, but Paper Trails’ sources said Bennett’s fans, including relatives, ignored the request.
A memorial service for philanthropist and conservationist Rollie Remmel is set for 3 this afternoon at First United Methoidst Church in Little Rock.
There is still no arrest in the murder investigation from last Saturday at McCain Mall. North Little Rock Police say they’re still searching for the gunman who shot three people in the mall parking lot.
Pope County Judge John Patterson has upheld attorney demands to keep most of the people involved in the Nona Dirksmeyer murder case quiet. The gag order will be lifted when a Pope County jury returns a verdict deciding Jones' guilt or innocence.
A man who has been held in the Pope County jail for nearly two months awaiting a jury trial for his rape charge decided to post bond, but still may not be released. Kevin Wade of Dardanelle will be picked up by Fort Leonard Wood military police for being a deserter of the U.S. Army.
Christopher Keith Forbis, An HIV-positive man arrested for allegedly spitting on a hospice worker died Saturday evening in the Sebastian County Adult Detention Center while alone in a cell. He also pleaded no contest in April 1997 with having sex with a woman without telling her he was HIV-positive and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 91/2 years suspended.
Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Jim Holt received and spent around $69,000 in his campaign for the party nomination. Campaign finance reports show unsuccessful rivals Chuck Banks receiving contributions of around $273,000 and State Representative Doug Matayo bringing in about $69,000.
Doctors say that Terry Wallis, an Arkansas man who was barely conscious for almost 20 years, regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself.
Arkansas labor leaders say the United Steelworkers strike at National Wire Fabric in Star City, now nearly a year old and with no end in sight, appears to be the longest such job action in state history.
A wildfire in the Ouachita National Forest had burned more than 3,200 acres by Tuesday, officials said. About 40 firefighters were monitoring the fire, which lightning ignited June 26 in a remote area of the forest about 15 miles northwest of Glenwood on Sulphur Mountain.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it is a banning kite tubing, a new extreme water sport, on its lakes in Arkansas and Missouri.
Linda Caillouet reports in today’s Democrat-Gazette that the father of Miss Arkansas LaQuinta Bennett denies his family used air horns to show support during the recent competition in Hot Springs. At one point, emcee Jason Harper asked those using the horns to stop, but Paper Trails’ sources said Bennett’s fans, including relatives, ignored the request.
A memorial service for philanthropist and conservationist Rollie Remmel is set for 3 this afternoon at First United Methoidst Church in Little Rock.
