the associated press
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees will meet Thursday to discuss the future of embattled president Lu Hardin, who has faced questions after he was awarded a $300,000 bonus in secret last spring. » Read story.
By ArkansasOnline
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
Little Rock police are searching for the man they say shot a McDonald's employee as he tried to break up a fight at the eatery Tuesday. » Read story.
the associated press
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
Pine Bluff police say they’re searching for a car taken from the scene of a house fire where officers found an elderly couple dead from “severe trauma” unrelated to the blaze. » Read story.
associated press
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
Storm-damaged communities in Arkansas and Oklahoma will be eligible for $13.8 million in disaster funds from the federal government, Arkansas’ congressional delegation announced Wednesday. » Read story.
the associated press
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
Though her major’s biochemistry, sophomore Sami Sutton is about to get an education in political science. » Read story.
the associated press
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
A Pulaski County middle school was evacuated because of an electrical fire, but no students or teachers were injured. » Read story.
Neighbors detail chilling day of gunfire
By Andy Davis (Contact)
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
While reading a Western novel in the den of his house in Jacksonville’s Foxwood subdivision Monday afternoon, Carrol Duvall heard about 20 loud pops that he thought were firecrackers. » Read story.
State efforts to boost access led to increases, officials say
By Cynthia Howell (Contact)
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
Advanced Placement classes in Arkansas high schools attracted more students in 2007-08 than in past years, and more students earned scores of “qualified” or better on the accompanying year-end exams. » Read story.
By Linda Satter (Contact)
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
Don’t give up on the water sculpture in front of the new addition to the federal courts building in downtown Little Rock just yet, artist Mikyoung Kim said Tuesday. » Read story.
Employee shot trying to stop fray
By Jim Brooks (Contact)
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
An employee of a west Little Rock McDonald’s restaurant was in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after he was shot while trying to help a female customer who was being assaulted by a man in the business’ parking lot, police said. » Read story.
UA campus restricts parking for motorized 2-wheelers
By Tracie Dungan (Contact)
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — D.J. Williams enjoyed tooling around the University of Arkansas campus on his motorized scooter last year. » Read story.
By Michelle Hillen (Contact)
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
In the latest hit to the county’s reserves, the Pulaski County Quorum Court voted Tuesday to spend more than $160,000 on drainage improvements and waterproofing for the county’s Juvenile Justice Center. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)
Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes. » Read story.
the associated press
(Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008)
A Tuckerman man has been sentenced to two years probation and fined $20,000 for threatening to shoot a U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer. » Read story.
(Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008)
A McDonald's employee who was trying to intervene in a fight between two customers was shot in the chest Tuesday at 10201 N. Rodney Parham Road, police said.
» Read story.
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