100 years ago
July 12, 1920
CONWAY -- Despite the increased cost in fuel and material, the Conway light plant, under the management of E.V. Leverette, has been operated so economically and efficiently that the rates for current are 25 to 100 per cent lower than in neighboring towns. The cost of lighting in Conway per 200 kilowatt hours is $19.17, as compared with $31.50, the net bill in other towns. For power current, the net bill per 1,000 kilowatt hours is $38.03, as compared with $65 net for similar amount of current in other towns.
50 years ago
July 12, 1970
• The Little Rock postoffice is looking for a new building for its vehicle maintenance shop, now located at 716 State Street. James W. Swaim, real estate officer for the Post Office Department at Little Rock, said the building should have about 8,700 square feet of interior space and about 5,400 square feet of exterior space for parking and maneuvering. It should be located within two miles of the main postoffice on West Capitol Avenue, he said.
25 years ago
July 12, 1995
• With the city dump filling up faster than work can begin on more space, Little Rock officials decided Tuesday to temporarily ban outsiders from using the landfill. Little Rock residents and sanitation crews will still be allowed to use the city landfill. But beginning Aug. 1, commercial businesses, Pulaski County and nonprofit agencies won't, Public Works Department Director Chandra Russell said Tuesday.
10 years ago
July 12, 2010
ARKADELPHIA -- Arkadelphia's overpass above Interstate 30 on Pine Street has two green signs on both sides that read "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Overpass" next to a sketch of King. The overpass was dedicated in 2004, after members of the city's Board of Directors denied the motion to rename all of Pine Street after King. But now it's just a matter of time before "Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard" signs will be erected in place of Pine Street ones. Arkadelphia residents were surprised when the Board of Directors -- without advance notice -- renamed Pine Street, one of the largest streets in the town, after King. The subject was not on the July 1 meeting agenda. Many residents, especially Pine Street business owners, said they felt blindsided.