The new version of the Pulaski County Special School District board is changed, but not necessarily for the better.

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When I hear “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” sung by Carly Simon on the soundtrack of “Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns,” I am moved in different ways.

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LITTLE ROCK — Atlas Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, announced today that it is re-opening its Hollow Structural Section (HSS) manufacturing facility in Blytheville, Arkansas by September and will hire up to 30 workers.

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CNN has just sent a breaking news bulletin on this story: Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, the World Health Organization said today. This puts cell phones in league with lead, engine exhaust and chloroform as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” What that means is that right now there haven’t been enough long-term studies conducted to make [...]

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Investment advisor Bob Williams warns that a default on U.S. debt will have global repercussions.

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A closed steel manufacturer will restart a factory in northeast Arkansas.

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Greenwood Democrat Staff The Greenwood City Council will meet Monday, June 6 at 7 p.m. at the Greenwood City Hall. Items on the agenda include approval of minutes for the special called council meeting on April 21 dealing with Veteran’s Memorial Park budget and hiring of a new police chief, approval of minutes for the [...]

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Calling All World Travelers! Readers of all ages will travel the globe this summer as the Sebastian county Library presents “one World, Many Stories” during the summer reading program. Children will go exploring from Oceania to Russia through stories, songs, games, contests and other activities that show the many similarities and differences in countries [...]

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Greenwood Democrat staff Greenwood Mayor Del Gabbard terminated city finance director Steve Tedford after a “miscalculation” in the 2011 budget may results in a short fall of as much as $185,000, affecting the general funds, planning, fire and police department and the parks department.

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Ozark head football coach Brooks Coatney has been chosen as head football coach at Van Buren High School.

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