Altus News

Thursday, May 14, 2009 News Briefs May 14, 2009 Marine Corps League meeting The Marine Corps League, Lake Dardanelle Detachment 1310, meets every second Monday of each month at the Fraternal Order of Police building in Russellville.

HOUSE: Why go to California? Arkansans will soon be able to bet money in an official state lottery while drinking wine made from an official state grape.

Thursday, April 30, 2009 News Briefs Story date: April 30, 2009 Applications available for business expo The River Valley Business Expo, one of the five largest expos in Arkansas, is accepting applications for exhibitors.

Gov. Mike Beebe is named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleging he wrongfully refused to commission the winner of Altus' November 2006 mayoral election.

Gov. Mike Beebe is taking no action in the long-running Altus mayoral squabble that leaves incumbent Veronica Post in the mayor's office.

Archie Bell and the Drells with Scott Minor at Lucky Dog in LR. Famed soul act Archie Bell and the Drells , famous for the song "Tighten Up," are in town this week making a commercial, for Energy Efficiency Arkansas.

Temperatures dipped into the 20s in parts of Northwest Arkansas on Tuesday, but agriculture experts say damage to fruit crops does not appear to be widespread.

Temperatures dipped into the 20s in parts of northwest Arkansas on Tuesday, but agriculture experts say damage to fruit crops does not appear to be widespread.

Act 294 now allows Arkansas residents to petition to put a measure on an Arkansas ballot that would allow liquor stores to be open on Sunday.

The 21st Annual Ozark UFO Conference will be held at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs, April 10-12. The conference will include eight lectures and audio-visual presentations on Friday and Saturday.

Nicole Richie and her boyfriend Joel Madden are expecting a second baby almost a year after the 27-year-old socialite gave birth to the couple's daughter, Harlow Winter Kate Madden, on January 11, 2008.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 News Briefs Story date: Feb. 10, 2009 Master Gardeners to meet Thursday The Pope County Master Gardeners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Russellville First Assembly of God Church.

News Briefs Story date: Feb. 3, 2009 Healthy cooking class scheduled at Dardanelle Senior Center Any senior who would like the opportunity to participate in the healthy cooking for one or two class can call the ...

He planned to farm, to raise crops, cattle and make wine for himself and his neighbors.

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday refused to overturn a Franklin County circuit judge's ruling in a dispute over the 2006 mayoral election in Altus.

Ozark Mayor Vernon McDaniel announced this week the city is paying Franklin County $29,683 owed for dispatching services provided by the county-operated 911/emergency dispatch service.

Some Arkansas winemakers say they're hoping for state aid to help deal with high startup costs and competition from cheap out-of-state grapes while they struggle to rebound from 2007's devastating ...