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$300,000 violated salary cap, state attorney general advises
By Debra Hale-Shelton (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
CONWAY — Extra revenue from bookstore and food-service sales is public money, and the University of Central Arkansas cannot legally use it to pay its president more than state law allows, the attorney general’s office said in an opinion released Tuesday. » Read story.
By L. Lamor Williams (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
Mary Donovan, 66, of Alexander keeps her air-conditioner thermostat set at 80 instead of 76 to save on her electric bill. » Read story.
By Andy Davis (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
The Arkansas Department of Community Correction should be exempt from regulations setting standards for medical testing, and an order directing it to stop testing probationers and parolees for drug use would create a “serious hardship” for the state, the department’s director said. » Read story.
Hutchinson: Court shot down ’94 try
By Seth Blomeley (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday he can sympathize with the Democratic Party’s attempt to keep from the ballot a candidate with a conviction. » Read story.
TV show hopes to help catch Dallas County dental-floss escapee
By Ginny LaRoe (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
FORDYCE — Dallas County Sheriff Donny Ford sat down in front of a green screen Tuesday as a TV crew patted down his face with makeup, getting him ready to share with a national audience the unlikely tale of a dental-floss jailbreak. » Read story.
Officials fear Arkansas will lose officers
By Andy Boyle (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be in Little Rock on Saturday as part of a national recruiting drive, and local officials are wary that the federal agency might dip into the manpower pool for area agencies, which have recently had difficulty filling some positions and retaining experienced employees. » Read story.
By John Lynch (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
A Little Rock man facing the death penalty was found fit for trial Tuesday after a Pulaski County Circuit judge rejected a defense claim that Antonio Demond Finney’s affinity for the number 28 shows he’s mentally ill. » Read story.
By Noel E. Oman (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
A fiery traffic crash triggered by heavy rain and involving as many as nine vehicles closed a section of westbound Interstate 40 in Prairie County for more than 4 1 /2 hours Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. » Read story.
By Linda Caillouet (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
COLLECTORS’ CACHE: Just about a year ago, Paper Trails noted the passing of Little Rock resident Ralph Erwin. Erwin and his late wife, Sue, were known by many who love the thrill of the hunt found in estate sales. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes. » Read story.
Fortson says he’ll seek his at-large position, one of 4 up for grabs
By Kristin Netterstrom (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
A Little Rock director appointed to fill an open seat on the city board two years ago announced Tuesday that he’ll seek a full four-year term this fall. » Read story.
Task force’s focus is health-care issues
By Charlie Frago (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
Former Arkansas first lady Janet Huckabee was named Tuesday to a task force on veterans’ issues by Gov. Mike Beebe. » Read story.
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(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
GALESBURG, Ill. — Authorities say a man accused of killing a Sherwood couple in Missouri and six people in Illinois attempted to hit another jail inmate. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
Births, Marriage Licenses, Divorces » Read story.
By John Lynch (Contact)
(Wednesday, July 23, 2008)
In exchange for a 30-year prison sentence, a Little Rock woman has admitted to participating in the fatal shooting of a man in June 2007 during a drug deal after prosecutors acknowledged an accomplice might have pulled the trigger. » Read story.
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