FAYETTEVILLE – Gov. Mike Beebe landed in a Blackhawk helicopter Friday morning at Drake Field, his first stop on a tour surveying the state’s hardest hit areas by Tuesday’s damaging ice storm.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Two new shelters have been added in Fayetteville.

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Dropped calls and poor cellular phone reception result from increased traffic on the taxed cellular system or when a call is made from an area with poor coverage because of power outages among cellular towers, said Natasha Collins, AT&T company spokeswoman. AT&T had about 100 cell phone towers running on generators Thursday evening through north [...]

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All regular Ozark Regional Transit bus routes are running again as if this morning.

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The Democrat Party of Arkansas released a press release this morning saying there is now bipartisan support for the cigarette tax increase. They plan to have a rally at the state capital on Monday at 11:00 to prove it. However, it does not say who the Republicans are that support the tax hike. I guess [...]

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Today, the Republican National Committee will meet in Washington, DC to elect their officers. Even though the candidate I had supported, Chip Saltsman dropped out of the race on Thursday, there is still no consensus on who will win. The Washington Post’s blog The Fix has a good wrap up of where the candidates now [...]

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The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary part-time census takers for the 2010 Census. The pay is good, the hours are flexible, and the work is close to home.

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The Charleston School District is please to announce that they will be offering parents and students access to the student’s grades online through their web based gradebook called Edline, which started January 26th.

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With the recent shortage of blood experienced by United Blood Services, local donors have a unique opportunity to participate in replenishing the blood supply for area hospitals. Charleston First United Methodist Church and United Blood Services invite everyone to come to a special blood drive to honor a special person. Bettye King has served as [...]

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Charleston will play Mansfield for homecoming on Feb 6th. Former basketball players from the 40’s, 50’s, up to 1965 are extended a special invitation to meet in the Middle School cafeteria for a meal at 5:00 pm. Guy Fenter will be the guest speaker.

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