100 years ago
Aug. 28, 1915
FAYETTEVILLE -- Mrs. M. J. Coleman, mother of Mrs. Mamie Hamlin, under arrest at Jackson, Tenn., refused to discuss her daughter's case when seen here this afternoon. Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Hamlin and the latter's two sons came here from Oklahoma about two months ago and Mrs. Hamlin left here about a month ago. Little is known of the family here. A local physician, who treated one of Mrs. Hamlin's sons for a slight injury soon after they came here, said Mrs. Hamlin told him she was anxious for the boy's speedy recovery, as she wished to go to Kentucky to visit a wealthy and eccentric old aunt, who had bequeathed her a large estate.
50 years ago
Aug. 28, 1965
• The Missouri Pacific Lines Board of Directors will inspect the railroad's facilities Wednesday at North Little Rock. The officials will begin their inspection at the electronic freight classification yard at North Little Rock where construction of a new 14-track freight yard recently was begun south of the hump yard. The freight facility will serve shippers in the Little Rock area.
25 years ago
Aug. 28, 1990
• The City of Little Rock returned recycling bins to War Memorial Stadium Monday, three days after sanitation crews moved the collection cans because of traffic and parking problems during football games. City Manager Tom Dalton said Monday the city was asked by stadium officials to move the six collection bins last week because they were congestion traffic. The bins were moved into storage Friday and returned to the east parking lot at War Memorial Stadium late Monday afternoon.
10 years ago
Aug. 28, 2005
• A week into the new school year, school districts across Arkansas have questions about the state's new nutrition and physical fitness standards, particularly with how those rules will affect existing vending contracts. On Aug. 8, the state Board of Education approved new standards that, among other things, restrict the sales of foods and beverages that compete with federally approved cafeteria meals. Tom Kimbrell, executive director of the Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators, said that in the days leading up to the start of school, administrators contacted him about the rules.
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