Union Pacific Railroad is working on repairing highway crossings this week. The following railroad crossings will result in highway closures: 7/1/19 – AR 26 near Nashville, AR: https://goo.gl/maps/LDDZqv1rGodkmg4T8 7/2/19 – HWY 980, Nashville, AR: https://goo.gl/maps/D94V1LsQuP8NKn5p6 7/3/19 – HWY 371, Nashville, AR: https://goo.gl/maps/Np1ZNcDnkkWFTbrq6 7/6/19 – HWY 32, Hope, AR: https://goo.gl/maps/eui2wWAhVMWQo7848 7/7/19 …
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Massive hail from Vandervoort (Polk County) on June 19th was 3D scanned on Wednesday, June 27th by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety Research Center. According to the National Weather Service in Little Rock, the largest of the stones (4.6 inches in diameter) came up just short of …
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Howard Memorial Hospital will be obtaining a new CT machine in October. Radiology Director Stacy Harberson says it is a 64 slice, 128 channel reconstructed machine with 0.35 second rotation speed and 0.28 microvoxel resolution. These factors will result in quicker scan times and images with better resolution. Harberson says …
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A former Hope, Arkansas man has made a plea deal in a case that would have been re-tried in Howard County Circuit Court. Forty nine year old Melchizedek Shabazz was convicted by jury trial in April of 2017 to 30 years for Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He later made …
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City of Murfreesboro offices will soon be relocating to the former Bear State Bank building. The city council on Wednesday voted to approve the purchase of the property for $150,000. Mayor Rodney Fagan says the move will include the police and water departments. The new building will require a few …
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President Trump Signs Blue Water Navy Act into Law By U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman Late in the evening on June 25, President Trump signed the Blue Water Navy Act into law. This bill represents the bipartisan efforts of veterans, advocacy groups, Congress and the administration to give Vietnam-era veterans the …
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State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Larry Teague June 28, 2019 LITTLE ROCK – State officials announced that school nurses will be provided with kits containing naloxone nasal spray, which helps keep alive people alive when they have overdosed on painkillers known as opioids. According to state drug officials, …
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My Pulse News- MENA – A child abduction of four minor children by their parents on May 13th in Mena, has led to a nationwide manhunt for the parents. Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer said that the father was charged with Rape. The father, Chad Voelkel failed to appear for …
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Ouachita Baptist University has named more than 300 students to its Spring 2019 President’s List. To be named to the President’s List, a student must compile a 4.0 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and have no incomplete or …
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State Representative Danny Watson presented an Arkansas House of Representatives citation to local historian and retired archivist Peggy Lloyd on Tuesday, June 25. The citation noted that Lloyd is being honored for her continued commitment to preserving, promoting, and enhancing Arkansas history. She was also recognized for her important role …
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