THE CARLISLE PUBLIC LIBRARY held “Be Creative @ Your Library” Karate Style Tuesday, June 16. Monica Davis from Cabot Karate for Kids read the story “Karate Girl” and taught the children some karate moves. Forty-eight children were in attendance. The kids also made slime or gloop afterward.

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Carlisle City Council members discussed construction plans for the new civic center during their June 16 meeting.

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The Lonoke County Quorum Court approved a request by the Sheriff’s Department for an increase from $5 to $15 added to fines for people who receive a misdemeanor offense, such as speeding.

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Nicholas W. Tarkington, 27, of North Little Rock who was listed as Lonoke County’s “Most Wanted” fugitive was located and taken into custody at a residence in Little Rock on Monday by the Little Rock Police Department.

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June 27 — King Kat Fish Fry at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church fellowship hall in Humnoke from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Meal is all you can eat with a homemade dessert. Cost is adult plate — $13 and child plate — $8. Take -outs will be available. The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church is [...]

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Scholarship applications are available for single parents residing in Lonoke County who want to pursue their post-secondary education in the fall 2009 semester.

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Jordan Jackson, of Carlisle, a senior at Carlisle High School, has accepted a Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship to attend Arkansas State University-Jonesboro this fall.

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ROGERS — A Tyson Foods Inc. pilot and Rogers VFW Post 3031 are teaming up to fly World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the memorial erected on their behalf nearly 60 years after the world ended.

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The Arkansas Minority Health Commission welcomes Idonia L.Trotter as the new executive director. AMHC will hold a press conference on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Arkansas State Capitol Rotunda. A reception will be held for Mrs. Trotter at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center at 501 W. Ninth Street, Little Rock, AR [...]

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