30 Years Ago October 31, 1979 ARKADELPHIA — Robert McClanahan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClanahan of Pine Bluff, has been named to the 1979-1980 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

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They began arriving as early as 6 a.m. well before daylight and an hour before the scheduled 7 a.m. opening for the daylong flu shot clinic Friday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. By the end of the day, about 3,000 people had received shots.

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SHERIDAN — Recent rains and Thursday night’s storms have prompted Grant County officials to request the county be declared a disaster area due to heavy rains, downed trees and flooding, which has left the county with serious road damage, officials said.

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Plans are under way that have the potential to significantly change how economic development is done in Arkansas.

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Demand for Baldor Electric Co. products in third quarter 2009 looked like general conditions in the economy for that period — not better but less bad.

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Heavy rains in the area Thursday evening may have been a factor in a fatality accident and a train derailment, authorities said Friday.

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The Fort Smith Homelessness Task Force is on track to meet its goals soon, task force chairman Tom Minton said Friday.

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Three Oklahoma men have been arrested in connection with $1 million worth of vandalism in several places, including destruction found Friday at Sallisaw High School.

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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans were picking up the pieces Friday afternoon after two-days of heavy rains and flash flooding inundated the state with more than five inches of rain in many areas.

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Finding a way to raise the minimum Arkansas per-student funding for two-year colleges would help start to address the funding inequities among those institutions, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board decided Friday.

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