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Holding out: Williams looking for kidney donor

Jessica Weekley/Herald-Leader Siloam Springs resident Jackie Williams is on two donor waiting lists.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

New alert system for Jonesboro, Craighead County

"The City of Jonesboro and 911 are really proactive in getting this information and education out to our citizens.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Suspicious Calls Worry Jonesboro Woman

Jonesboro Police are investigating what they say are suspicious phone calls and at least one woman in Region 8 is a target! After a week long of what Jonesboro resident Brooke Pruett calls harassing phone calls she's coming forward to let others know about what she and Jonesboro Police call a "suspicious company". "They would just tell me God bless ...

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Hattiesburg American

Former 'American' circulation director killed

JONESBORO, Ark. - Rick Bales, former circulation director for the Hattiesburg American, was killed Wednesday after a truck fell on him.

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KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Fire officials urge caution when using fireworks

They are as much a part of the 4th of July holiday as hamburgers and hot dogs, but used with little caution, fireworks can cause big problems.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Oregon Airline Picked to Fly in Arkansas

SeaPort Airlines of Oregon will provide service to four Arkansas airports if the airline accepts a smaller contract from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

KFSM-TV Fort Smith

School cleaners gather at Jonesboro, Ark., for custodian institute

The days of school janitors pushing their brooms up and down the hallway after the kids leave for the day are apparently long gone.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Arkansas Online

Teens test skills at Medical Jeopardy

What kitchen remedy may be used to relieve pain from a jellyfish sting? What element composes most kidney stones? And what percentage of a watermelon is made up of water? Those were a few of the questions asked during a session of a oeMedical Jeopardya for four teams of high school students enrolled in Medical Application of Science for Health camp ...

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Changes coming to Jonesboro intersections.

We have received from Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin showing 13 intersections listed that Mayor Perrin says need to be fixed.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Herald Leader

Liberty Bank: Past, present and future

The bank group came to Siloam Springs five years ago when it bought Arkansas State Bank.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

New jobs coming to Poinsett Co

Harrisburg Mayor Donnie Faulkner tells Region 8 News Rusken Packaging is moving to Poinsett County.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

KDXY-FM Jonesboro

Becca Is Coming To Jonesboro

See Becca at the "Jump Into A Genesis" Giveaway Saturday at Cavenaugh Hyundai! Click Here to register for Becca's seminar at the Triple FM Studios Saturday afternoon.

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KAIT-TV Jonesboro

875th may redeploy in coming months

The Arkansas Army National Guard's 875th Engineer Battalion was notified this weekend that they may be redeployed overseas in the coming months according to Captain Chris Heathscott with the National Guard.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Jonesboro man drowns in Lake Norfork

Jonesboro resident William B. Lacy, III, age 49 drowned in Lake Norfork Friday afternoon according to the Baxter County Sheriff's Office.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Truman Democrat

Model-T featured in 1958 ASU yearbook to return for 50th anniversary

Ken Swan thought he had died and gone to Heaven when he saw a dozen beautiful sorority girls from Arkansas State University hanging around his 1922 Model-T Ford one day after class in 1958.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Jonesboro City Council Approves Stormwater Management Plan

Educating the public on keeping some of our water sources clean and pure made it on Tuesday night's City Council agenda.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Jonesboro Airport Commission Backs SeaPort

Cleared for takeoff! Tuesday afternoon, the Jonesboro Airport Commission gave the go-ahead for SeaPort Airlines to land here.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Ex-police officer becomes second lawman convicted of having sex with same child

A second former Bono law officer has been convicted of having sex with the same underage girl.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Arkansas Online

ASU department changes name

Many new initiatives are under way at the Department of Languages in the Arkansas State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Louis George Motor Company stays busy ahead of deadline

The Louis George Motor Company in Osceola told Region 8 News Tuesday it was inundated with phone calls Monday and again Tuesday regarding inventory left over from Chrysler Corporation.

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