100 YEARS AGO June 25, 1913
SILOAM SPRINGS - The thirty-third anniversary of Siloam Springs was celebrated here today and at least 6,000 persons were present. The candidates for Congress from the Third Congressional district, opened their campaigns here today. A.L. Smith was chairman of the meeting and introduced the speakers.
50 YEARS AGO June 25, 1963
Children will be the ground breakers tomorrow for Worthen Bank and Trust Co.’s new Southwest Area office. Bank officials announced that children have been invited to bring shovels, spades and hand digging devices to dig for money treasures hidden by the bank. Prizes will be awarded for the largest and smallest hand shovel, officials said.
25 YEARS AGO June 25, 1988
U.S. District Judge George Howard Jr. on Friday struck down the Beebe School District’s alcohol policy but a jury will decide Monday if four students who violated it will be awarded damages. Howard’s ruling that the policy was unconstitutional came on the fifth day of testimony in the jury trial of a lawsuit filed by Little Rock attorney Darrell F. Brown on behalf of James Barnes,Steve Squires, David Claiborne and Brian Freeman. The four Beebe students were expelled from Oct. 12, 1987, until January after admitting to drinking an alcoholic beverage before going to a football game in Batesville. In Friday’s ruling, Howard struck down a portion of the Beebe School District’s alcohol and drug policy stating violations “prior to” a school function would bring students suspensions for the remainder of the school semester.
10 YEARS AGO June 25, 2003
The Milken Institute doesn’t always have great things to say about Arkansas, but its latest pronouncement says Northwest Arkansas is the strongest regional economy in the nation. The think tank, based in Santa Monica, Calif., ranked the nation’s metropolitan areas for the best overall economy. At the top of the list stood the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bentonville. The area ranked 23rd last year. “I’m elated. That can do nothing but help the entire state of Arkansas,” said Jim Pickens, director of the Arkansas Department of Economic Development. “It’s very exciting,” said Jeff Collins, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Arkansas, Pages 10 on 06/25/2013