Posted on 31 March 2010
Pulaski County District Court Judge Wayne Gruber has approved the release of the arrest affidavits of Robert Todd Gatrell and Daniel Chase Gatrell, the two men currently held by police in the murder of Hannah Dowdie and her father Michael Palmer. The Arkansas Times wrote about the case recently. Hannah was one month shy of [...]
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Posted on 31 March 2010
Republican House Minority Whip Eric Cantor was in Little Rock today helping lend a hand to Tim Griffin’s campaign for Congress and spent a few minutes visiting with me.
“I am here to today to help elect Tim Griffin to the Second Congressional District seat,” said Cantor. “He is a veteran, an American who understands what [...]
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Posted on 31 March 2010
A woman who had been wanted for the beating and stabbing of a Twin Groves man has been found dead in Jacksonville.from Channel 7
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Posted on 31 March 2010
Entergy Arkansas… Inc. residential customers will see a more significant drop in electricity rates than originally projected.from Channel 7
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Posted on 31 March 2010
The Rock Candy 500, an old fashioned pinewood derby, is back for its second year. You can download a registration form here or call 501.375.2985 to register. Advanced registration is required this year (April 29th is the deadline). The event is Thursday, May 6 from 7-9pm in the River Market Pavilion. All proceeds go to [...]
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Posted on 31 March 2010
Just in case you’re in the market, there’s a purportedly-haunted doll for sale on Craigslist’s Little Rock page right now. It can be yours for only $5 bucks.
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Posted on 31 March 2010
Dean Campbell, Arkansas football's high school relations director, will be leaving the Razorbacks to take a head coaching job at a high school in Texas.
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Posted on 31 March 2010
The deadline for first quarter fundraising is tonight at midnight. Candidates have been all over Twitter, Facebook and e-mail trying furiously to capture last-minute donations. Here are seven Arkansas campaigns that stand the most to gain (or lose) by the first quarter numbers:
Bill Halter (U.S. Senate): He entered the race down $5 million. By running [...]
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Posted on 31 March 2010
Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed Mark Waldrip of Moro to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, succeeding Tim Hill of Paragould in a seat representing the 1st Congressional District.
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Posted on 31 March 2010
There’s been some confusion over whether the Democratic candidates in the 1st congressional district will debate. They should, several times, in fact. One of those candidates, Ben Ponder, writes in to outline the process and the problems. It seems that Tim Wooldridge and Steve Bryles won’t respond to requests to schedule debates. Hopefully they will [...]
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