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Supreme Court rejects appeal in murder case

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By Ray KingA member of the Cherokee Nation who pleaded guilty to capital murder to avoid the death penalty in 2005 has failed to convince the Arkansas Supreme Court that he was arrested and searched illegally, that his guilty plea was not knowingly entered,... Read More.

State reaches 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Thursday marked 1 million coronavirus vaccine shots administered in the state so far, though the governor acknowledged more needs to be done to increase demand. Gov. Asa Hutchinson was on hand as health officials administered the shot to... Read More.
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State’s COVID cases show increase

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases in more than a month and two more deaths from the illness caused by the virus.The Department of Health said the state’s virus cases rose by 352 to... Read More.

Monticello School Board approves raises for teachers

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The Monticello School Board has approved pay raises for its teachers.According to the Advance-Monticellonian newspaper, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed what is now Act 679 into law which allowed the district to skip the 2021-2022 salary schedule. That law was an effort to provide... Read More.
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Appeals Court reverses Ashley County murder conviction

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By Ray KingThe Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed the 2019 murder conviction of a Hamburg man and sent the case back to prosecutors in Ashley County to decide if there will be another trial.Erskine Flamer Jr., 25, was convicted of second-degree murder... Read More.

State House approves Johnny Cash day bill

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Man in Black is about to get his own day in Arkansas.The Arkansas House on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would make Feb. 26 “Johnny Cash Day,” voting 92-0 to send the measure to Gov. Asa... Read More.
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Star City council discusses storm warning sirens

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The City Council at Star City last week discussed storm warning sirens and Mayor Paul Carter said a service technician from Dallas will come look at the sirens.According to the Lincoln Ledger newspaper, Council member David McCoy said he had checked all the sirens... Read More.
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Accidents on I-530 claim two lives

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Two people were killed, and two others injured in separate traffic accidents on Interstate 530, one northbound and the other southbound.According to preliminary reports from the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, Terry Glass, 36, of Little Rock was killed when he lost control of... Read More.
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Governor issues statement on decline in unemployment

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LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson on Friday released the following statement on the March unemployment rate declining to 4.4 percent, which is significantly below the national average.“The decline in the unemployment rate is another encouraging sign that we are emerging from the pandemic,... Read More.
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