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(Friday, July 3, 2009)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is offering defensive driving classes on the second Saturday of each month. » Read story.
Assistants to be paid above $200,000
By Charlie Frago
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
A legislative committee Thursday signed off on the newly hired lottery chief’s plan to pay his top deputies more than $200,000 each. » Read story.
Up to 27 Lonoke County farmers said to have lost 60% to 100% of plants
By Matt Harris
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Roughly 26,000 acres of crops were damaged by hail from a storm that rolled over Lonoke County on Tuesday, compounding problems for some farmers already struggling to catch up after May rainfall put them far behind schedule. » Read story.
President voices his concern as U.S. jobless rate hits 9.5%
democrat-gazette press services
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, the Labor Department reported Thursday. » Read story.
Wheat led way as demand abroad rose
By Matt Harris
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Arkansas wheat led a 49 percent growth in the state’s agricultural exports in 2008 to $3.2 billion, mirroring a national trend in rising shipments of grain abroad, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures released this week. » Read story.
By Laurie Whalen
(Friday, July 3, 2009)
Montana Tractors said it will finalize a joint venture with a small tractor manufacturer from Korea over the course of the coming year, in anticipation of expanding the Montana brand. » Read story.
the associated press
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
Don Tyson of Springdale-based Tyson Foods has been honored with a statue of a hog outside the John W. Tyson Poultry Science Building at the University of Arkansas, home of the Razorbacks. » Read story.
the associated press
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
Arkansas built a $357 million surplus for the fiscal year that ended this week, beating officials’ original predictions by $23.7 million, state finance officials said Thursday. » Read story.
the associated press
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
State highway officials say part of U.S. 71 in northwest Arkansas that was closed for repairs is reopened to the public. » Read story.
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
Northwest Medical System is announcing plans for a Heart Hospital Network to provide cardiovascular care in northwest Arkansas. » Read story.
By Michael Wickline
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
The Arkansas lottery will participate in the multistate Powerball game, which offers an average jackpot of about $136 million, the Arkansas Lottery Commission decided Wednesday. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
Alltel Arena officially became Verizon Arena on Wednesday, with all the new-name outdoor signs up and color palettes being changed, according to an arena news release. » Read story.
the associated press
(Wednesday, July 1, 2009)
Fayetteville police say the officers involved in the shooting of a pregnant woman have been cleared of any wrongdoing. » Read story.
the associated press
(Wednesday, July 1, 2009)
Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed an El Dorado oil and gas executive to the state’s Game and Fish Commission. » Read story.
(Wednesday, July 1, 2009)
A dozen Arkansas poultry companies being sued by Oklahoma’s attorney general for polluting the Illinois River watershed with chicken waste have asked a judge to postpone the trial. » Read story.
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