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The list of applicants for the Harrison chief of police position may grow in the near future, but for now the list has lost one name.

Harold Sargent paid $ 291 in voluntary taxes last year to help the Springdale Fire Department and the city library.

Police are investigating complaints from as many as 20 women who say they were sexually assaulted by a doctor during medical examinations, Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney Marc McCune said Wednesday. via Herald-Leader

“We have good school district and quality of life is good here and it's affordable and I believe that communities like Lavaca naturally grow because that's where people want to live and raise their families.”

While thousands live and work in Fort Smith, there seems to be a growing group of people who choose to live outside the city and commute. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

“Our only hope is to approach those who already have the supply capabilities to meet our growing needs. For this reason we are coming to the city of Fort Smith”

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday will meet with state Rep. Steve Breedlove, who wants to gauge the city's interest in being a regional water supplier. via Times Record

“The bottom line is Fort Chaffee is a diamond in the rough, and I hope to get it out of the rough”

BRIAN D. SANDERFORD * TIMES RECORD Of the 190 World War II-era buildings within the Jan. via Times Record

Judge Hudson has 31 years of service in county government. After a one year appointment as County Judge in 1982, Hudson was elected in 1998 and has served as County Judge since January 1999. via Greenwood Democrat

TIMES RECORD * HRAACHE@SWTIMES.COM Numerous traffic accidents occurred in Fort Smith on Tuesday, starting around sunrise and continuing well into the afternoon. via Times Record

Fire crews are working to contain several wildfires on Fort Chaffee which have already destroyed more than a dozen unoccupied barracks buildings and others are in danger. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

“My dad drove an 18-wheeler truck and so that's a whole part of my childhood that I'm fond of”

The idea to write a children's book came as she read her own daughter a bed time story, but the inspiration as she put pen to page came from her late father. via KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Theft of leased property Anthony Rober ts, 42, address unknown, was arrested Jan. via Herald-Leader

Perry Newman, president of the Lavaca School Board, is the newly elected president of the Arkansas School Boards Association. via Benton County Daily Record

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Sports Schedule THURSDAY Basketball Junior High Pottsville at Dardanelle, 4:30 p.m. Lavaca at Lamar, 5:30 p.m. Senior High Dover at Rogers Tournament, TBA Russellville at Rogers ... via The Courier

“Those are certainly glaring errors.”

TIMES RECORD * WFREEMAN@SWTIMES.COM An Arkansas psychologist maintained his opinion that capital murder convict Rickey Dale Newman was mentally competent to waive his appeal even after admitting in federal ... via Times Record

Friday, November 2, 2007 Sports Schedule TODAY Football Atkins at Lavaca, 7:30 p.m. Clarksville at Dardanelle, 7:30 p.m. Pottsville at Hector, 7:30 p.m. Lamar at Charleston, 7:30 p.m. Magazine at WYC, 7:30 p.m. via The Courier

“Fort Smith wants badly to take on new customers”

Greenwood Democrat At a special called meeting after the regularly scheduled council meeting Mayor Edwards appointed water committee members Tom Scott and Daniel McDaniel to an exploratory committee to look ... via Greenwood Democrat

“If it is someone that is legitimate, we're going to sort that out and it's fine”

TIMES RECORD * LWARD@SWTIMES.COM Area police are warning senior citizens to be on the lookout for a man who talks his way into their home and in at least one case, steals items from the person living there. via Times Record

Police are at the scene of a motorcycle wreck in Sebastian County. Investigators said the wreck occurred Thursday afternoon on State Highway 255 in Lavaca, 40/29 reported. via KHOG-TV Fort Smith

In Friday's league match, the visiting Charleston Tigers football squad scored a big 41-0 victory over the Lavaca Golden Arrows. via MaxPreps

“I had taken a few sign language classes. It was something that God wanted me to do”

The Handprints Choir never makes a sound, leaving their message method up to their hands and facial expressions. via Van Buren Press Argus-Courier