My father once told me that nothing in life was certain except death and taxes. My dad’s words still ring true today. I’ve learned through the years that death and taxes are a big part of my life, and I cannot escape either. Maturing, we find out about life, and that life entails many things. Working every day is one, and the other is paying an income tax.
The Lennox Industries Stuttgart facility has announced more reductions in their work force. The layoff, which started Monday, will include 242 hourly employees and 14 salaried employees. This is a 25 percent decrease in their hourly work force.
A suspect that fled from police before noon Thursday was caught around 2:50 p.m. after a witness called police to report a suspicious male walking about a block from where police said he wrecked a vehicle earlier in the day.
Crime continues to plague citizens and businesses after the Arkansas State Police ceased helping the H-WHPD with traffic duty which enabled them to fight crime instead of write tickets.
Arkansas legislators are preparing to make driving and talking on the cell phone a no-no. The issue hasn’t gone through all the correct channels to become a law just yet, but I feel confident that our lawmakers will do their best to wipe this dangerous practice from the roadways.
Mayor James Valley must pay a fine for releasing 10 dogs into the St. Francis National Forest.
From cow chip chunkin' to outhouse races along with parades, a mechanical bull and petting zoo, the annual Elaine Country Christmas was an exciting event for the area.
Dana Bloesch, librarian at Desoto schools, shares the joy of being reunited with her son, Russell Evans, who will complete his years with the Army in March 2009. He recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq.
The Seligman, Mo. Chamber of Commerce will offer historical passenger train excursions into the wooded outback of Northwest Arkansas, zooming through tunnels and balancing across lofty trestles as it winds its way toward historic Van Buren.
Two people died in a house fire on the east side of Helena-West Helena early Wednesday morning. The Helena-West Helena Fire Department began fighting the fire about 2:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Miller Street. Firefighters recovered one of the bodies but had to call the search for the other body until daybreak. The victims were identified as Rosie Hill, 41, and Ambrose Minor, 66. -- The Daily World
The Arkansas Department of Health set a new record when it immunized 123,172 Arkansans against influenza last week.
Delta Yams employees are working overtime and packaging tubers for the holiday season.
Seven officers and two records clerks were suspended Wednesday by Mayor James Valley.
Several citizens gathered to witness the count and hear first hand the results at Arkansas' Phillips County Courthouse.
Paul Schlesselman was just an unknown teenager until his arrest Oct. 22 by federal agents, his name splashed in newspapers across the country accused of involvement in a Neo-Nazi plan to shoot or decapitate 88 black people and ultimately kill presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama.
It seems there are very few citizens who haven't been victims of the recent incidences of crime in Helena-West Helena, Ark., and some citizens wish to offer solace in the form of walking and prayer.
Patty Smith is enjoying her state of semi-retirement. A former remedial reading teacher at Eliza Miller High School for 15 years, Smith has found a passion in photography.
Darius Winston, Helena-West Helena's top player, has been chosen to play in the ninth annual Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 3, 2009.
