The opening of the construction bids for the new Lonoke County jail located in Lonoke behind the hotels will happen on Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. in the CSEPP Emergency Conference Room.

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This week’s garbage schedule will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on scheduled service days. Thursday there will be no service in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Answering to the question of “When Is the Right Time to Honor Our Military Heroes?” meant more than $5,000 in awards to the 60-plus Cabot students in the annual Patriot’s Pen essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. District Commander Don Reynolds and Jacksonville Post 4548 Commander Ashley Little on Monday visited Cabot’s [...]

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Balloons, cake, popcorn, laughter, presents for the kids and playtime—Sunday’s celebration at Cohen’s Park of adoptive and foster families was like any birthday party. This party, however, marked November’s emphasis as National Adoption Awareness Month, and was organized by Lonoke County Children of Arkansas Loved for a Lifetime (The CALL), and the Lonoke County office [...]

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Three-year trends in a study of pedestrian and bicycle fatal accidents show the developed areas of the Central Arkansas region to be the most dangerous. The minority areas of Little Rock showed a greater rate than other areas, according to a report released last week to the Metroplan board of directors at its monthly meeting.

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Mayor to perform at talent event Local talent, including Cabot Mayor Eddie Joe Williams, will take the stage at CenterStage Playhouse for a variety show, November 28. The lineup also includes Johnny Cash impersonator Butch Dicus, Darrell Tullos of the Hallelujah Harmony Quartet, a recitation of “The Tales of Rindercella” by Doug Morris and [...]

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Lonoke County Judge Charlie Troutman has announced in a letter that he will seek the nomination as Democrat candidate for county judge. Troutman is now in his fourth term.

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The Cabot schools’ Museum of American History is documenting the history of the Cabot schools, said museum director Mike Polston. “We are attempting to collect as much material about the school system as we can,” he said.

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Maurice Clemmons, the man suspected in the killing of four police officers in Washington state, was once a resident of the Arkansas penal system. Several times, in fact. His sentence (of 95 years) was commuted by then-Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee thus allowing him to leave the penitentiary long before his 95 years were up. Mr. Clemmons [...]

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The Think Tank will be talking a holiday break to enjoy a double-dose of turkey (the marriage to Mrs. Think Tank scored me an invite to Thanksgiving lunch at the in-laws) and everything that comes with it. I’m not sure how this is going to go, but I’ll give it my best effort. Here’s a Thanksgiving [...]

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