North Little Rock News and Announcements

Highway agency sets Cash hearing

The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department will hold a design hearing Thursday to discuss proposed improvements to Arkansas 226.

State teacher award names 14 as finalists

The Arkansas Department of Education on Wednesday named 14 teachers regional finalists for the 2011 Arkansas Teacher of the Year competition.

LR board backs planned charter school

In a rare move, the Little Rock School Board voted 7-0 Thursday to support a proposed open-enrollment charter school in the city.

Lanes set to close on U.S. 70 bridge

Crews conducting a routine inspection of a bridge on U.S. 70 at the Prairie/Monroe County line will require a lane closure next week, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation...

GRIFFIN LAUNCHES NEW AD, ELLIOTT QUESTIONS TAX STANCE

TV ads and tax positions add spice to the Second District Congressional race as Elliott and Griffin mix it up.

FUNDRAISERS STIR CONTROVERSIES IN SENATE RACE

Raising money can give candidates plenty of headaches. This week was no exception in Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race.

DOES IT PAY TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE?

Re: The GOP's wedgie to America

A little clarification please, Max. From my reading of the Daily Kos chart you linked to, it seems the GOP won't allow cancellation for pre-existing condition if you already...

Re: Ross v. Rankin: Rank is the word

Vote for Josh Drake for Congress! He's far far better than Mike Ross. :) Posted by Tinker

Re: Tim Griffin's character

No he isn't and if we elect him then we deserve what we get. I am voting for Joyce Elliott and asking all of my friends and neighbors to do the same. ...

Re: The line is open

by the way Sister, some of those pledges are just ........ sick. Rosie O'Donnell?? Good thing we know you're joking. Tap could have one of his secretaries sit down...

Re: The line is open

DBI, wishing you a speedy recovery! Posted by NeverVoteRepublican

Re: The GOP's wedgie to America

As always, Stewart hit the nail on the head. His analogy at the end about breaking up and trying to get back together with America was hilarious. We got f***** by Bush for 8...

Re: The line is open

Sorry to hear about DBI's situation. Know a guy who almost died of the Rocky Mountain variety years ago. Said it was like the most severe case of flu you can imagine except...

Re: Living off the fat of the legislature

Tommyherr28, First of all, I was not questioning the legality of Mr. O’ Brien’s actions or even his ethics. I was questioning his blatant refusal to protect the people of...

Re: The line is open

Anyone up this late. DBI has tick fever. Serious stuff. I had it in 1987. Lasted about 6 months cause I didn't get it diagnosed soon enough. Makes one real weak and...

Re: More tax cuts for the rich

tired, I posed a very simple question. You could have simply answered Yes, No, sometimes, once a week or whatever. The fact you responded the way you did spreads out your...

Re: Clinton regrets DADT

You've hit the nail on the head, Tap. Psycopath is as out of the loop as John McCain on this matter. Not only does the military "Ask',' they seek. It is a...

Re: The line is open

Tina. Let me be frank. stj is delusional. It is the result of longing for her WBW and fearing that South Carolina's Stephen Garcia may not result to form on Saturday under...

Re: Parting shot

Reverse Racism..what a joke. I'm a member of the PTSA at Fuller and Mills. Last year at Fuller we had 8 new teachers, and seven of those were white. At Mills we had 12 new...

Re: More tax cuts for the rich

tired, when you are as far right as you are, even those TV networks slightly right of center (CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC) look leftist. Every damn network is owned by a capital based...

Re: Money for black farmers

Viper, the Pigfortd suit covers 1982-1997 and in 1997 when the Clinton USDA admitted wrong for PAST events and worked up a settlement. It failure to give black farmers the same...

Re: The line is open

Now, tina; there is almost nothing I wouldn't do for stj* *Notwithstanding any language to the contrary, nothing contained herein constitutes nor is intended to constitute...

Pryor receives the National Federation of Independent Business’s Guardian of Small Business Aw

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Beth Anne Endorsed by Tea Party

STAR CITY, ARK. – Congressional candidate Beth Anne Rankin became the first candidate to receive and endorsement of the Arkansas TEA Party Thursday. William...

Get A Yard Sign

Do you have a Jim Keet yard sign? If not, we have a new Facebook tab dedicated to taking your yard sign request. Just click on the tab above, enter in your information, and we...

Police arrest two in July murder case

The North Little Rock Police Department arrested one man and one juvenile last week and charged them both with capital murder.

PCSSD board meeting sees tensions run high

Before the scheduled meeting of the Pulaski County Special School District board began Tuesday night, one school board member responded to a question about their planned actions...

Judge: Wiretaps stay as evidence

A federal judge on Wednesday denied defense attorneys’ requests that wiretap evidence gathered in a sprawling public corruption and criminal case be suppressed.

Early voting begins for school seats

Dorothy “Dot” Williams and Ron Treat are the two members of the North Little Rock school board up for re-election in next Tuesday's election

2 men get 18 months for attack on Comcast website

Two men who hacked into Comcast Corp.’s website have been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

126th bank this year shut down

Regulators on Friday shut down a small bank in Florida, lifting to 126 the number of U.S. bank failures this year on a wave of loan defaults and economic distress.

Treasurys drop on signs of corporate spending

Treasurys prices dropped Friday after a positive report on durable goods orders caught traders by surprise.

Sheridan driver killed in wreck

A 52-year-old Sheridan woman was killed Thursday when the vehicle she was driving swerved off the road and crashed into a tree.

Obama: US in Afghanistan until ’job is done’

President Barack Obama says U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan “until the job is done.”

Re: Could Texas secede? Please?

In case anyone wonders why this is such a big deal: Texas is a huge public school textbook market. It's often easier for textbook companies to make all their textbooks fit...

Police: Fla. bank robber has taken hostages

Police are surrounding a Miami-area bank where they say a robber has taken hostages.

Man linked to 23 kids gets prison in support case

A Michigan man accused of fathering 23 children with 14 women has been sent to prison for failing to pay tens of thousands dollars in child support.

Re: Death in Marianna

In that the witness filed a signed statement with the police, I don't think her identity will come as a shock to the department. Posted...

Judge grants delay in Newton County murder trial

A judge in Newton County has granted a delay in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her boyfriend so the defense can summon an expert on battered women’s syndrome.

Re: The eagle's flying

Hey Sister, I was clearing out my digital cam before the weekend and found this shot of the reunion party Durango threw out at the lake just so he could show off. I...

Re: Challenge filed on usury amendment

The fact the Leg wants to raise the interest rate on retail goods to 17% tells me enough about our Leg, i.e., they are in the pockets of the corporations like all other...

Obama exhorts U.N. on Mideast

President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged the world to overcome decades of shattered promises and help Israelis and Palestinians close a historic peace deal within a year....

Re: Kris Allen is not famous enough to score Arkansas v. Alabama tickets

Wow, you really didn't do your research, did you? So glad Kris is going to get to go to the game before he heads overseas next week to entertain the troops in Europe. ...

No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Alabama: Mind-set makeover required

Can Arkansas rebound from being a four-touchdown loser to Alabama one season to knocking the No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide from their perch atop the SEC and the nation the next season?

Re: Could Texas secede? Please?

How would that group of idiots know what's in the history books - they can't read! And they sure can't think. Posted by Janus

Governor Beebe's weekly column and radio address: Ensuring Access to Higher Education

Recently, the State of Arkansas got the good news that we are ranked 11th in the nation for the increase in our per-capita personal income since June of 2009. We have worked hard...

Re: Could Texas secede? Please?

Wait a friggin' minute eLwood. Are telling me the Texicans didn't win at the Alamo in 1836? I know better. I've seen the movies. ...

PAPER TRAILS: Stranded pets, family reunited

FINAL CHAPTER: Now for an update on the story of Thomas Walker and his beloved dogs that appeared here in early September.

Library system to lease 24 more parking spaces

Four months after shutting down its Aerospace branch to save money, the Central Arkansas Library System is planning to spend $550,000 on a 10-year parking lease.