Stories for September 29, 2012
Texas A&M routs Arkansas for first SEC victory
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Johnny Manziel threw for a school-record 453 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Texas A&M over Arkansas 58-10 on Saturday for the Aggies' first Southeastern Conference win. Continue reading...
Arkansas-Texas A&M Live Blog
Join in an interactive live blog as Arkansas faces Texas A&M at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Continue reading...
Personal Space: Joe Payne
Where I live: My wife and I live in east Rogers with our two kids. We’re just off New Hope Road, so it’s a really good location for us. We’ve been in Northwest Arkansas for about five years now. Our home was actually the model home in the neighborhood we live in. Continue reading...
Urquidi Guides Decatur Past Johnson County Westside
DECATUR — Victor Urquidi didn’t look like a sophomore Friday night against Johnson County Westside. Continue reading...
Pea Ridge Spoils Lincoln's Homecoming
LINCOLN — At least the Lincoln girls and their homecoming dresses were pretty. Continue reading...
Eagles Shut Down Error-Prone Panthers
HUNTSVILLE — A downpour came just before Huntsville and Clarksville kicked off, playing a role in a sloppy game, but the Eagles defeated the Panthers 20-0 in 5A-West Conference action Friday night at Eagle Stadium. Continue reading...
Battle of 62 Delivers Thrill
PRAIRIE GROVE — The Battle of Highway 62 lived up to its billing. Continue reading...
Defense Takes Lions’ Share
GRAVETTE — Gravette’s defense will not be told it didn’t carry its fair share of the load against its biggest rival Friday night. Continue reading...
U.S. vows $45 million in aid to Syrian rebels
Assad said to be moving chemical weapons
NEW YORK — The Obama administration moved Friday to rally Syria’s opposition with pledges of $45 million in new nonlethal and humanitarian assistance as the administration and other world leaders lamented the failure of diplomatic efforts to push Syrian President Bashar Assad from power. Continue reading...
13.4% college-loan default rate raises new worries on debt load
LITTLE ROCK — More than one in 10 borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans, intensifying concern about a generation hobbled by $1 trillion in debt and the role of colleges in jacking up costs. Continue reading...
Banned Book Week Planned
FAYETTEVILLE — “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Catcher in the Rye” have been challenged for decades in libraries and schools across the country. Continue reading...
Benghazi accounts explained
U.S. intelligence:View of consulate attack was ‘evolving’
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials sought to explain Friday why the Obama administration’s understanding of the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is “evolving.” Continue reading...
Center Expands Building, Hours
Service Requests Increase For Child Advocates
LITTLE FLOCK — An expansion offers more room to play at the Children’s Advocacy Center, where calls for service are on the rise. Continue reading...
Commission OKs School Election Results
BENTONVILLE — Three overseas ballots were added to the totals for the Sept. 18 school election Friday, but the results were unchanged. Continue reading...
Etherton Gets 30 Years For Murder
Mother Shares Thoughts About Murdered Son
BENTONVILLE — Dana Williams had no harsh words for the man who murdered her son. Continue reading...
Iraqi prison breakout kills 10 guards
2 inmates also die in initial riot; dozens tied to al-Qaida among escapees
BAGHDAD — Prisoners seized weapons and clashed with security guards in an hours-long standoff that killed 12 people, including 10 guards, and allowed dozens of al-Qaida-linked inmates to escape before ending Friday in Saddam Hussein’s hometown, Iraqi officials said. Continue reading...
Middle School Students Attend Workshop
Dashner Featured In ‘Conversation’ Series
ROGERS — Middle school students built part of the excitement for author James Dashner’s visit. Continue reading...
The world in brief
LITTLE ROCK — QUOTE OF THE DAY “Everything is under control now. Our security forces are chasing the escaped prisoners and have already recaptured some.” Mohammed al-Assi, spokesman for Salahuddin province in Iraq, after a security breach at an Iraqi prison Article, this page Continue reading...
The nation in brief
LITTLE ROCK — QUOTE OF THE DAY “It is no secret that our attempts to move forward at the U.N. Security Council have been blocked repeatedly, but the United States is not waiting.” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, as she announced new aid for the Syrian opposition Article, 1A Continue reading...
Names and faces
LITTLE ROCK — Michael Savage’s talk show left the airwaves Thursday after the conservative host won a legal battle with his longtime employer, and his attorney said discussions with new networks are already under way. Continue reading...
In the news
LITTLE ROCK — Annie Dookhan, 34, a Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug-test results, forging paperwork and mixing samples at a state police lab, has been arrested and charged with felony obstruction of justice and pretending to hold a degree for a college or university, a misdemeanor, in a case that threatens thousands of criminal prosecutions. Continue reading...
$1.2 million approved to study insurance flux
Republicans win tussle over panel votes
LITTLE ROCK — State lawmakers approved a $1.2 million contract Friday to study how to coordinate the fluctuation of lower-income Arkansans between Medicaid and private insurance offered on the state’s fledgling insurance exchange. Continue reading...
Circuit judge’s rights suit tossed
Special jurist denies Simes’ bias claim against discipline panel
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Supreme Court’s refusal to remove Circuit Judge L.T. Simes from the bench despite two requests from the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission leaves Simes without a pursuable claim in federal court, a special judge said in throwing out Simes’ 2010 civil-rights lawsuit. Continue reading...
Gun Range Extends Hours
BELLA VISTA — The Highlands rifle and pistol range will extend its fall hours Wednesday. Continue reading...
Dump truck hits tree, killing driver
LITTLE ROCK — A Conway man died Friday from injuries he received when his dump truck ran off a road and struck a tree in White County, according to a preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality accident report. Continue reading...
Police Say Driver Almost Hit Rally Pedestrians
FAYETTEVILLE — Police arrested a Bella Vista man Thursday night after he reportedly stole his girlfriend’s car and sped down Dickson Street, nearly hitting a police officer and two children during the Bikes, Blues & BBQ rally. Continue reading...
Mega Millions
LITTLE ROCK — The winning numbers drawn Friday night in Mega Millions: 6-8-14-43-56 Mega Ball: 28 Estimated jackpot: $21 million Megaplier: 04 Continue reading...
Public Meetings
Public Meetings Continue reading...
Other days
LITTLE ROCK — 100 YEARS AGO Sept. 29, 1912 An apartment house out of the ordinary has been erected at 812 Sherman street by Paul R. Lutzke. The building, which was constructed at a cost of $10,000, contains only two apartments. Continue reading...
Intramural Program Gets Started
BENTONVILLE — A new intramural program at Bentonville High School started small, but plans are for it to grow in the coming years. Continue reading...
Schools Receive National Recognition
Standardized test scores measured to make list
FAYETTEVILLE — Fayetteville High School is among 14 Northwest Arkansas schools nationally recognized for strong performance on standardized tests. Continue reading...
Doing well by doing good
Records suggest a main beneficiary of Carl Keyes’ charities was the reverend himself
NEW YORK — Before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Carl Keyes was a little-known pastor of a small New York City Assemblies of God congregation searching for members and money. Continue reading...
Library Group Reads, Preps For Sale
BENTONVILLE — Friends of the Bentonville Public Library will host Stories on the Square today at 10 a.m. at the Farmers Market Continue reading...
Brazil’s latest fad: Evangelical clothes
ITABORAI, Brazil — Strolling down the main shopping drag in this working-class Rio de Janeiro suburb, it’s not the second-skin dresses in shocking pink spandex that catch the eye or even the strapless tops with strategically placed peekaboo paneling. Continue reading...
NEWS BRIEFS
LITTLE ROCK — Group criticizes Catholic tax edict BERLIN — A Catholic reform group in Germany criticized the country’s bishops Monday for declaring that believers who refuse to pay religious taxes won’t be able to receive the sacrament, become godparents or work in church institutions. Continue reading...
School Board Honors Maintenance Director
FAYETTEVILLE — David Tate, director of physical plant services, was recognized for his can-do work ethic Thursday by the School Board. Continue reading...
How about a nice talk?
Do pull up a chair, won’t you?
LITTLE ROCK — HEY, BUDDY. Big guy. Partner. Continue reading...
Stop DWT-ing
LITTLE ROCK — OKAY, CONFESS: While you’re reading this, at the kitchen table or your desk at work, what else are you doing? Finishing off your oatmeal? Applying last touches of makeup? Texting with friends about tonight’s plans? Continue reading...
Lightle, Mertes In Zone 3 Runoff
Early Voting Starts Tuesday
BENTONVILLE — Zone 3 voters will have to decide between two contrasting ideas to ease overcrowding at Bentonville High School when they vote in an upcoming school board runoff. Continue reading...
Go large, Mitt
LITTLE ROCK — In mid-September 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and the bottom fell out of the financial system. Barack Obama handled it coolly. John McCain did not. Obama won the presidency. Continue reading...
The story of the week
LITTLE ROCK — IT’S A lonely pursuit for Bob Barrett. There aren’t many Floridians who will bring a live alligator to your house and put the animal in your backyard pool to swim with your children. Continue reading...
What, no Howitzer?
LITTLE ROCK — Let me try to get this story as straight as a story can be, according to a news account this week, anyway. Continue reading...
LETTERS
LITTLE ROCK — Of course they’re worth it Boy, I’m glad I’m not superstitious. Otherwise I might think the designer change in Razorback football uniforms has something to do with the ominous turn of events this year. Continue reading...
After-School Program Available For Sonora Students
SPRINGDALE — The regular school day ends at 3:15, but the learning continues into the evening at Sonora Middle School because of a three-hour, after-school program the Sonora staff runs daily. Continue reading...
Rolling out maroon carpet
Aggies thrilled to host Razorbacks
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M has Arkansas right where it wants it, maybe in more ways than one. Continue reading...
No Road, No Problem
Arenacross Riders On Dirt and In Air
SPRINGDALE — Michael Wright wasted no time Friday night grabbing home-field advantage. Continue reading...
UA looks for edge from end
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Arkansas’ Tenarius “Tank” Wright didn’t complain last spring when he was moved to middle linebacker after playing defensive end for three seasons. He didn’t complain last week when he was moved Continue reading...
October Proclaimed Meth Awareness Month
BENTONVILLE — Van Stone, Benton County prosecutor, read a proclamation Friday declaring October Methamphetamine Awareness Month in the county Continue reading...
October Proclaimed Meth Awareness Month
BENTONVILLE — Van Stone, Benton County prosecutor, read a proclamation Friday declaring October Methamphetamine Awareness Month in the county Continue reading...
Arkansas at Texas A&M
LITTLE ROCK — WHEN 11:21 a.m. Central today WHERE Kyle Field (82,589) College Station, Texas RECORDS Arkansas 1-3 (0-1 SEC); Texas A&M 2-1 (0-1 SEC) Continue reading...
Greenwood extends victory streak to 29
Bulldogs use Morgan to get by Patriots
LITTLE ROCK — Greenwood Coach Rick Jones calls senior wide receiver /outside linebacker Drew Morgan a difference maker. Continue reading...
Bailey no-hits Pirates
PITTSBURGH — Homer Bailey had a certain milestone on his mind when he walked to the mound Friday night. He wound up pulling off an even bigger feat. Continue reading...
Estes Picks Off Shiloh
SPRINGDALE — Drew Estes didn’t get a lot of chances to shine offensively for Vilonia. Continue reading...
Bradley sparks early U.S. surge
MEDINAH, Ill. — Keegan Bradley made Friday at the Ryder Cup feel like the best day of his life, and it wasn’t too shabby for the rest of the Americans either. Continue reading...
Bentonville Runs Wild
BENTONVILLE — Tearris Wallace ran into the record books Friday. Continue reading...
College football Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans playing at NCAA Division I FBS and FCS schools outside the state and their stats: Offensive players Continue reading...
Position-by-position
LITTLE ROCK — OFFENSE Quarterback The pressures on Tyler Wilson to carry the Arkansas offense continue to grow. Wilson passed for 419 yards, completing 20 of 40 passes last week, but threw 2 interceptions as his efficiency rating fell to No. 13 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC (177.78). Continue reading...
Big Second Half Helps Har-Ber Blow Out Heritage
ROGERS — Springdale Har-Ber coach Chris Wood was proud of his team’s resilience Friday night. Continue reading...
Mounties Outrun Pointers To Wild Finish
VAN BUREN — Everytime Van Buren attempted a second-half comeback, Rogers answered and thus, stayed unbeaten. Continue reading...
How Top 10 fared
LITTLE ROCK — No. 1 Bentonville 56, Siloam Springs 0 No. 2 North Little Rock 42, West Memphis 0 No. 3 Fayetteville 27, Springdale 11 Continue reading...
Conque: Bears still have work to do
LITTLE ROCK — When Central Arkansas Coach Clint Conque saw his team’s 2012 schedule, his immediate concern went to September. Continue reading...
Dooley still knows Bulldogs
ATHENS, Ga. — Derek Dooley has good credentials when it comes to Georgia football history. Continue reading...
Dantonio, Spartans all business
EAST LANSING, Mich. — For years, Mark Dantonio and Ohio State were on fairly cozy terms. Continue reading...
GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE
LITTLE ROCK — OUACHITA BAPTIST AT SE OKLAHOMA STATE WHEN 2 p.m. Central today WHERE Paul Laird Field, Durant, Okla. Continue reading...
UAPB’s success runs into No. 1 test
LITTLE ROCK — Monte Coleman’s office phone has been flooded with well-wishers this week, most of whom have called to tell the coach they saw his Arkansas-Pine Bluff football team beat Alabama State on national television last week. Continue reading...
Fayetteville Stifles Springdale In Rivalry Game
SPRINGDALE — Austin Allen took the snap, scampered around the pocket and bought himself enough time to look downfield for his wide receivers. Continue reading...
7A/6 A-SOUTH
LITTLE ROCK — EL DORADO 47, SHERIDAN 13 El DORADO — Lucas Reed completed 10 of 13 passes for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Josh Brock ran for 2 touchdowns as El Dorado (3-2, 2-0 7A/6A-South Conference) defeated Sheridan (1-4, 0-2 ). Continue reading...
Notes
LITTLE ROCK — CARDINALS Freese misses fourth start ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese missed his fourth consecutive start with a sprained right ankle, but felt good enough to take pregame batting practice. Continue reading...
Defense gives Fayetteville boost
SPRINGDALE — Fayetteville forced four turnovers, gave up only five points after halftime and got enough from its high-powered offense to pull away for a 27-11 victory over Springdale on Friday night at Jarrell Williams Bulldog Stadium. Continue reading...
Charging ’Cats given air time
LITTLE ROCK — West Memphis stopped Altee Tenpenny and the North Little Rock ground game cold, but the Blue Devils had no answer for Charging Wildcats quarterback Payton Holmes, who threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-0 victory on Friday night in North Little Rock. Continue reading...
Southside blasts off after error
LITTLE ROCK — The last thing the Little Rock Catholic Rockets needed was Fort Smith Southside to get off to a fast start. But the Rockets fumbled on their second play, and it was all downhill from there. Continue reading...
Russellville QBs take down Northside
FORT SMITH — Cody Jones made the most of his time at quarterback on his birthday Friday night. Continue reading...
Estes, Vilonia pick off Shiloh
SPRINGDALE — Drew Estes didn’t get a lot of chances to shine offensively for Vilonia. Continue reading...
Morrilton runs over Alma
ALMA — Morrilton’s one two punch of running back Jamar Criswell and quarterback Toney Hawkins was far too much for Alma to handle Friday. Continue reading...
5 A-SOUTH
LITTLE ROCK — CAMDEN FAIRVIEW 47, WHITE HALL 8 WHITE HALL — White Hall put on an impressive fireworks display right before the opening kickoff, while Camden Fairview waited until the second half to fire off all its guns. Continue reading...
L.R. Christian deals out a rout
LITTLE ROCK — The Little Rock Christian Warriors wasted little time notching their second win of the season, needing only the first half to rack up all its points in a 46-12 rout of North Pulaski. Continue reading...
5 A-EAST
LITTLE ROCK — BATESVILLE 38, PARAGOULD 6 PARAGOULD — Batesville capitalized on three Paragould turnovers and Kenton Crawford scored two touchdowns as the Pioneers beat the Rams. Continue reading...
Bruins coast after leading 36-0 at half
HELENA-WEST HELENA — Pulaski Academy (3-2, 2-0 ) piled up 36 points while scoring on all but one possession in the first half on their way to a 43-8 victory over the Helena-West Helena Central Cougars (1-4, 0-2 ) at Cad Polk Stadium. Continue reading...
Sylvan Hills turns it on late
LITTLE ROCK — Sylvan Hills started fast and finished strong in a 28-19 victory over Mills in a 5A Central game at Bill Blackwood Field in Sherwood. Continue reading...
Ryder Cup report
MEDINAH, Ill. — Rookies contribute for teams — The Ryder Cup might be golf’s most pressure-packed stage, but it hardly frightened this bunch. Continue reading...
Second thoughts
LITTLE ROCK — No Foolin,’ that’s their real mascot It’s been a tough start for the University of Arkansas’ football team, but the state can take pride in the fact that one of its teams brought home a national title. Continue reading...
Off the wire
LITTLE ROCK — BASKETBALL Self signs $3.8M contract Bill Self could be roaming the sideline at Allen Fieldhouse well into the next decade. Continue reading...
State sports briefs
LITTLE ROCK — VOLLEYBALL UAM earns road victory Junior Victoria Bozzo had 17 kills and committed two errors to lead Arkansas-Monticello (5-10 ) to a 3-1 (25-20, 25-22, 24-26, 25-17 ) victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-8 ) on Thursday in Pine Bluff. Bozzo also finished with eight digs and two blocks, while Amy Kleypas had 11 kills and 19 digs for the Cotton Blossoms. Continue reading...
Bank of America to pay $2.43 billion
Investors: Merrill Lynch deal misled
WASHINGTON — Bank of America said Friday that it has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit related to its acquisition of Merrill Lynch at the height of the financial crisis. Continue reading...
Consumer spending rises 0.5%
Higher gas prices account for increase; incomes see slight growth
WASHINGTON — Americans increased their spending in August even though their income barely grew. Much of the spending went to higher gasoline prices, which may have forced consumers to cut back elsewhere, analysts said. Continue reading...
U.K. plan tightens how bank rate set
Barclays case shook faith in system
LONDON — Britain’s financial regulator on Friday laid out a plan to overhaul the handling of a key global interest rate that has become the subject of investigations of major banks across multiple countries. Continue reading...
Obama blocks Chinese venture
No sale of wind farms near base
WASHINGTON — Citing national security risks, President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a Chinese company from ownership of four wind-farm projects in northern Oregon near a U.S. Navy base where the military flies unmanned drones and electronic-warfare planes on training missions. Continue reading...
Seasonal hiring expected to climb
LITTLE ROCK — Retailers across the nation anticipate hiring more employees for this year’s Christmas shopping season as the U.S. economy continues to recover from the recession. Continue reading...
Acxiom’s 21% rise quarter’s highest
LITTLE ROCK — Shares of Little Rock based Acxiom Corp. saw the best return among the largest public companies in Arkansas in the third quarter, which ended Friday, rising almost 21 percent. Continue reading...
Spain banks fall short in test
Audit shows $76.3 billion needed to return to health
MADRID, Spain — The Bank of Spain said Friday an independent audit of the country’s troubled banks shows they would need an extra $76.3 billion to cover for further economic shocks. Continue reading...
2 counties’ glut of commercial space shrinking, report says
LITTLE ROCK — Vacancy rates in commercial real estate are down across Benton and Washington counties, showing the oversupply of vacant commercial space in Northwest Arkansas is shrinking. Continue reading...
Indexes up at least 4% in quarter
LITTLE ROCK — Stocks posted solid gains for the third quarter, although the ride got bumpy at the end. Continue reading...
NEWS IN BRIEF
LITTLE ROCK — Farmers warned on early wheat planting As winter wheat planting gets under way in Arkansas, farmers are being urged to avoid planting too early to minimize insect damage. Continue reading...
Business news in brief
LITTLE ROCK — QUOTE OF THE DAY “American household spending and income remain weak, indicating continued subpar growth.” Sal Gautieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets Article, 1D Continue reading...
You call that clean?
It might be time to see to overlooked chores
LITTLE ROCK — You keep a pretty clean home. Sure, sometimes your rigid cleaning schedule has to bend here and there to accommodate life, but your house/apartment/condo stays pretty darn tidy. Continue reading...
In the garden
LITTLE ROCK — Q We are a bit stumped at a plant that came up in our garden. For a long time, we thought it was a honeydew melon, but I cut one, and it had the flavor of a cucumber. Is it a squash that has grown larger than it should have? Continue reading...
Personal space
LITTLE ROCK — Patrick McAlpine Where I live: In Foxcroft in west Little Rock with my wife, Beth, and our three sons: Walter, 8, Andrew, 4, and Tyler, 10 months. Continue reading...
Ask the expert
LITTLE ROCK — Some quick but powerful thunderstorms packing quite a punch recently knocked out my electricity for several hours. What supplies would you recommend I have on hand, and how can I be better prepared in the future? Continue reading...
Tools & toys
LITTLE ROCK — Gatehouse Custom Access Ramp System What’s to love: It is a stylish wheelchair ramp system and can be put together by a do-it-yourselfer. What does it do: This modular wood ramp system can be permanent or temporary, and can be configured with right, left and U turns, according to any home’s requirements. Continue reading...
If you don’t believe it, just watch the TV ads
LITTLE ROCK — Dear Otus, The election is still more than a month away and I’m already sick of all the negative ads. They’re insulting, and you never learn anything about the candidates from them. Continue reading...
CLICK & CLACK’S CAR TALK
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR TOM AND RAY: I need your help. My car has an odor that will not go away. My car, now known as “The Farm,” smells like a barn. Basically, my brother’s dog (her name is Drama) made a mess on my Prius’ fabric back seat. It permeated several layers of seat fabric. By the way, this was three years ago. Continue reading...
New pool options cut the need for chemicals
LOS ANGELES — Walk out the front door of a house under construction in Santa Monica, Calif., and the bridge over a koi pond in the front yard leads to stepping stones, then a meditation deck that appears to float in the water. Continue reading...
If car doesn’t fit in garage, it’s time to drive off clutter
LITTLE ROCK — For many families, the end of summer means it’s time to put away the inflatable kiddie pools, camping equipment and gardening tools for the season. Continue reading...
Keep it clean
LITTLE ROCK — Air Wick National Park Collection How would you like your house to smell like your favorite national park? Air Wick’s limited-edition National Park Collection makes that possible. Continue reading...
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
LITTLE ROCK — Happy birthday. You were meant to be in charge, and you will be in October, sharing your skills with those who can benefit from them the most. A desire for fitness will have you changing core habits in 2013. Continue reading...
HELPFUL HINTS
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: Is there a way to keep dishcloths clean? They are stained and look yucky even straight from the dryer. Should I just toss them and start with new ones, or can you help me? Continue reading...
ON CHRISTIANITY
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR REV. GRAHAM: How often should I pray? I try to pray every day, and I know I ought to, but sometimes I don’t get around to it because I’m preoccupied with other things. Maybe that’s wrong, but it’s the way I am. — P.L.B. Continue reading...
Super Quiz: People
LITTLE ROCK — 1. This slave led a gladiator revolt against Rome. 2. Who portrayed the title role in The King’s Speech? 3. Which singer was nicknamed the “Little Sparrow” ? 4. Which Christian martyr is considered the first bishop of Rome? Continue reading...
Versatility key point in Hogs’ plans
FAYETTEVILLE — Among the Razorbacks that Mike Anderson inherited and has since recruited, only freshman DeQuavious Wagner was truly recruited by the Razorbacks to play point guard. Continue reading...
Pea Ridge rolls through Lincoln
LINCOLN — LINCOLN — Other than the homecoming court, there wasn’t anything pretty for Lincoln on Friday night as Pea Ridge defeated the Wolves 35-9 in a 1-4 A Conference game. Continue reading...
Decatur carried by Urquidi
DECATUR — Victor Urquidi didn’t look like a sophomore Friday night against Johnson County Westside. Continue reading...
Prairie Grove intercepts victory
PRAIRIE GROVE — Farmington and Prairie Grove battled back and forth and down to the wire in a rivalry that sent the Prairie Grove to the top of the 1-4 A Conference standings. Continue reading...
CLASS 4A/3A/2A ROUNDUPS
CLASS 4A POTTSVILLE 39, DARDANELLE 10 POTTSVILLE — Michael Perry scored three touchdowns as Pottsville (5-0, 2-0 4-4 A) handed Dardanelle (4-1, 1-1 ) its first loss of the season. Continue reading...
Charleston, Storey strike quickly in second half
CHARLESTON — It took slightly more than three minutes at the outset of the second half for Charleston to turn a close game into a rout Friday night against Paris. Continue reading...
SCORES
CLASS 7A/6A 7A/6A-CENTRAL Conway 63, LR Hall 6 FS Southside 49, LR Catholic 20 Greenwood 34, LR Parkview 21 Russellville 40, FS Northside 19 Continue reading...
Stafford’s 195 yards propel Hurricanes
Dancing around midfield at Quigley-Cox Stadium in Little Rock, Jonesboro quarterback D.J. Anderson and linebacker Malcolm Stafford waved their arms at running back Martin Stafford. Continue reading...
ASU fastens its chin straps for old-fashioned opponent
JONESBORO — Watching Western Kentucky’s offense on film is like stepping into a football timewarp. Continue reading...
MAJOR CONFERENCE STANDINGS
All times Central Atlantic Coast Conf. TODAY’S GAMES NC State at Miami, 11 a.m. Middle Tennessee at Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. Duke at Wake Forest, 11:30 a.m. Louisiana Tech at Virginia, 2:30 p.m. Continue reading...
4 Occupy protesters see LR trial delayed
Prosecutor requests postponement
LITTLE ROCK — At the request of prosecutors, a judge this week postponed the trial of four people arrested during the Occupy Little Rock protests until Jan. 23. Continue reading...
Eccentric yet warm, he calmed the frenzied street
The atmosphere on Capitol Hill’s brick sidewalks stays frosty year round as the power-walking professionals rush along in suits of wool-blend armor, their earphones in place, smart phones loaded and eyes focused dead ahead. Continue reading...
NW Arkansas today
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I don’t want my child going to school and somebody telling my child who to worship. That’s my job.” State Rep. Johnnie Roebuck, D-Arkadelphia, on a rationale behind a state rule, approved Friday, that bars state-funded preschools from religious activities Article, 1B Continue reading...
I-540 lanes to shut in Fort Smith area
FORT SMITH — Interstate 540 drivers in Fort Smith can expect lane closings near the Arkansas River Bridge during some daytime hours Monday through Thursday, according to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. Continue reading...
Judge, 65, quits; faced inquiry on complaint
Lawrence County’s longtime district judge, recently re-elected, is resigning in the face of a disciplinary probe, the Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission said Wednesday. Continue reading...
Change sought on death record
Father’s fatal wound accidental, not suicide, woman tells court
Arguing that her father didn’t intend to kill himself when he lifted a gun to his head in 2007 and pulled the trigger, a woman asked a judge Tuesday to order a change to the cause listed on his death certificate from suicide to accidental. Continue reading...
The state/region in brief
City repeals law to ease up on ‘pot’ SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield City Council has repealed a resident-driven ordinance that lowered punishments for small amounts of marijuana. Continue reading...
In NLR robbery turned fatal, two men arrested, warrant issued for third
North Little Rock police arrested two men Friday and issued a warrant for a third in the Sept. 22 robbery and shooting death of a convenience store clerk. Continue reading...
Killing leaves LR college stunned
Campus mourns football player shot dead changing tire for friend
Derek Olivier, the Arkansas Baptist College football player shot and killed just yards from the Little Rock campus Thursday night, would have turned 20 years old today. Continue reading...
In District 82 race, hopefuls list jobs goals
Candidates for state House share plans for businesses
Candidates for representative of House District 82 provide different perspectives for bringing more jobs to a region that stretches from Charleston in Franklin County to Huntsville in Madison County. Continue reading...
School to skirt rule by singing prayers
State Rep. Justin Harris said children at his West Fork preschool will sing a prayer song before lunch each day instead of being led in a spoken prayer. Continue reading...
Once-lofty politician, Bo, gets the boot in China
BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party announced Friday the expulsion from its ranks of former highflying politician Bo Xilai, with state media saying he will “face justice,” a move that sets up a coming crescendo in the biggest leadership scandal to hit Beijing in decades. Continue reading...
Nightclub-fire site set to be memorial
WEST WARWICK, R.I. — The owner of the site of a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people is donating the land for a permanent memorial, bringing an end to a years-long effort to secure the site of The Station fire by families of those killed and survivors of the blaze. Continue reading...
Florida voter sign-ups called fake as officials find fishy registrations
WASHINGTON — Florida election officials said Friday that at least 10 counties have identified suspicious and possibly fraudulent voter registration forms turned in by a firm working for the Republican Party of Florida, which has filed an election-fraud complaint with the state Division of Elections against its onetime consultant. Continue reading...
In presidential race, rivals focus on fundraising
PHILADELPHIA — For a day, the presidential contest was almost all about money — money to wage the presidential contest, that is. Mitt Romney promised to help Americans earn more, but he and President Barack Obama focused mostly on private fundraisers and big checks to fuel their 40-day drive to Election Day. Continue reading...
Kenya fighters strike al-Shabab
Troops aim to clear militants from last Somalia stronghold
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Kenyan troops invaded al-Shabab’s last stronghold in Somalia on Friday, coming ashore in a pre-dawn beach landing at Kismayo that appeared likely to deprive the Islamist insurgents of their last big moneymaking enterprise. Continue reading...
Pillow Fight To Raise Money
SPECIAL TO NWA MEDIA
The World’s Largest Pillow Fight, a fundraiser sponsored by Servant Missions Inc. in Prairie Grove, will be Oct. 6 at the Springdale Har-Ber High School football field, 300 Jones Road. Continue reading...
Disciples Of Christ To Host FaithLife Connections
First Christian Church in Fayetteville will host a Faith-Life Connections seminar on Oct. 5-6. Richard Ward, professor of homiletics and worship at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Okla., will discuss “Enabling the Word in Work and Worship.” The seminar is part of a three-year series created by the seminary to bring topics of interest to local communities for understanding and conversation. Faculty members will rotate between seven congregations in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Continue reading...
RELIGION NOTES
The Friends of the Poor walk/run will begin at 8:30 a.m. today at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers, 1416 W. Poplar St. Walkers can choose to walk threefourths mile or a mile and half. Walkers can solicit pledges or sponsor themselves. Money raised will be used by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Mother Teresa Conference) for direct assistance to the poor in Rogers and to support the church food pantry. Continue reading...
Retreat Explores Heart Of Women
Rest and restoration are on the agenda for an upcoming women’s weekend retreat, but learning how each woman is an image-bearer of God is the heart of the event. Continue reading...
‘Go Make Disciples’
MISSIONS CELEBRATION FEATURES WORKERS FOR FAITH
FAYETTEVILLE — Loren Phippen had devoted decades to a high-paying career in aviation when God called him to something different. Phippen, who gave his life to Christ at age 40, returned to college at about 50, he said. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Christian ministry and then a master’s of divinity. Continue reading...
Apology For Pain, Suffering
‘BIBLE BULLET’ CENSURE CREATES DEEP WOUNDS
If you consider yourself religious, or a person of faith, I’d like to take time in this column to remind you that all our religious traditions have an immense propensity to harm rather than help. Continue reading...
PUBLIC VIEWPOINT Property Association Hurts Values
WE NEED THE 1 PERCENT
The Bella Vista Property Owners Association never ceases to amaze me. They tell how they are promoting the Bella Vista area yet they continually do things to the opposite. Continue reading...
‘Expert’ Offers Hunting Tips
Feels like deer season, doesn’t it? Continue reading...
HOW WE SEE IT School Election Laws Need Common Sense
The law can be a mind-boggling thing. Continue reading...
