100 years ago
Feb. 3, 1917
• Economists of the house yesterday afternoon accomplished the defeat of the bill by Senator Godwin to appropriate $1,000 for the purchase of medals for members of the Arkansas National Guard. Arrangements practically had been made for presentation of the medals. The fight on the bill was led by Representative Choate of White and Holloway of Lonoke, who sought to amend by striking out the appropriation. Mr. Choate offered an amendment that each representative contribute $10 toward the fund. This promptly was rejected.
50 years ago
Feb. 3, 1967
PINE BLUFF -- An excessive punishment charge against three wardens fired at Tucker Prison Farm last September grew out of an alleged whipping of an inmate on or about April 20, 1966, according to the prosecuting attorney's information. Last Friday, Prosecutor Joe Holmes, after a personal investigation into a State Police report on alleged abuses and wrongdoing at Tucker, filed a charge of excessive punishment against former Tucker Prison Superintendent Jim Bruton and Wardens Ernest L. Fletcher of Jonesboro, Jess Wilson of England and E.J. Mays of McGehee.
25 years ago
Feb. 3, 1992
• The North Little Rock housing director is lobbying state officials to pass a law clarifying a federal law that allows youths with children to rent apartments from housing authorities. "In this case, state law takes over," William Clements, North Little Rock Housing Authority director, said Friday. Clements is referring to a 2-year-old U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ruling that requires federally funded housing authorities to accept applications and rent apartments to anyone under 18 years old who has children.
10 years ago
Feb. 3, 2007
• Plans are being made to repair nearly 40 miles of a levee system along the White River where tree roots, erosion and other maintenance problems could cause breaches. The levee system is one of two Arkansas projects on a list released Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of 122 levees across the nation that are at risk of failing. The list was released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests filed by The Associated Press and other news organizations. Cutting a swath through rich farmland, the White River banks frame the east bank of the river from just south of Augusta to north of Clarendon.
Metro on 02/03/2017