A Jacksonville bank could lose a large depositor under action taken last week by the Pulaski County Special School District. The school board voted last week to solicit proposals from area banks to see which one should be the district’s bank.

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Jacksonville Mayor Gary Fletcher said he still plans eminent domain proceedings against the Manor House Apartment Complex, despite signs on the property setting the date for an auction.

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The city of Jacksonville and Little Rock Air Force Base have begun a joint venture to provide a new setting for a $14.8 million higher learning facility. Workers have started clearing land near the intersection of Vandenberg Boulevard and John Harden Drive.

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Salary negotiations are under way to possibly change the role of city attorney from part-time into a full-time position for Jacksonville.

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Anticipated supplies of the H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) vaccine have been arriving in the state but in limited quantities, according to public health officials.

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The school board of the Pulaski County Special School District last week voted to study the prospect of hiring a private company to provide busing services for students instead of having district employees as bus drivers. The plan would affect all students in Jacksonville who ride buses to district schools.

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September’s building permit report revealed increases in estimated construction costs in both commercial and single-family housing ventures over this past August’s totals in those same categories. In August, the commercial category’s estimated construction costs amounted to $472,500, which pales in comparison to September’s total of $826,550. In September, single-family housing ventures generated about $748,000 in [...]

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In an effort to eradicate eyesores, Jacksonville City Council approved the second reading of proposed ordinance to revamp code enforcement regulations.

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As a result of a two-month joint investigation between Sherwood and Jacksonville police departments, two search warrants were executed on Oct. 2, resulting in four felony drug arrests.

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What is the best way to go when you got millions of additional dollars?

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