Norphlet News

Winning smile Jordan Burns, 16, shows off the trophy he won at the 2008 Mr. Ebony Union County Beautillion.

Pinocchio is brought to life by the Blue Fairy in the American Theater Arts for Youth's version of Pinocchio at the El Dorado Municipal Auditorium.

Crews began removing 7,800 gallons of hydrofluoric acid Sunday from a chemical plant in Norphlet after federal inspectors warned the acid was improperly stored, officials said.

Crews began removing 7,800 gallons of hydrofluoric acid Sunday from a chemical plant in Norphlet after federal inspectors warned it was improperly stored, officials said.

A crack in a tank at a El Dorado, Arkansas Chemical Plant has forced Officials to declare a State Of Emergency.

Union County Judge Bobby Edmonds declared an emergency late Thursday afternoon at Norphlet Chemical after an inspection conducted by Homeland Security officials found flaws in hydrogen chloride storage tanks.

The Norphlet Alumni Association will sponsor the annual Miss Norphlet Pageant at 7 p.m. on Friday in the school gym.

The speaker for the event will be Minister Jimmie Faye Goodwin, associate minister of New Providence Missionary Baptist Church of Norphlet.

City Arrests: * John A. Dennis, 35, of Norphlet, was arrested Thursday for breaking or entering.

During the January meeting of the Norphlet City Council, Cecil Polk was sworn in as a new council member, according to Mayor Jim Crotty.

Camille Miller, 4, of Norphlet, enjoys an authentic Mayan corn snack before touring Mayan Family Night at the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources in Smackover.