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Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Aleen Stump, 77, of Dickson, will be held Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Spann Funeral Home.

The Arkansas Court of Appeals released opinions on Wednesday. The court's ruling and the names of the cases are reprinted here. via Benton County Daily Record

“I don't think there's much doubt about it”

A pale-bellied bird species last seen in the 1920s and long thought to be extinct has been rediscovered near Papua New Guinea. via KTHV-TV

“To be honest with you, it is so recent I don't even have the dates they'll be putting the signage up”

The Royal Arkansas Hotel & Suites will soon be renamed the Ramada Plaza, said manager Ben Buchanan. via Pine Bluff Commercial

“The complaint in the present case is unverified, therefore (the former owners) should have been notified of the application for a restraining order, and of the request for the order to inspect”

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the former owners of the Royal Arkansas Hotel and Suites should have been notified about a restraining order prohibiting them from disposing of or moving hotel ... via Pine Bluff Commercial

The NAACP plans its annual banquet and a haunted house opens at White Hall. The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP will hold its 16th annual Dove Freedom Fund Banquet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Pine Bluff Convention ... via Pine Bluff Commercial