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updated: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:05 am

Craighead County News

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Friday Jul 4 | Benton County Daily Record

Brewer sale won't hurt, rice growers in state told

Arkansas rice producers who sell their crops to a local Anheuser-Busch Co. mill for use in producing beer won't suffer financially if the St.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville, AR, Fayetteville Metro, Jonesboro, AR, Jonesboro Metro

Tue Jul 01, 2008

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

New Jobs Coming to Jonesboro

Over 100 new jobs are coming to Region 8 and all of them can be done from the privacy of your own home.

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, AR, Jonesboro Metro

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Town Crier

Hall family named Craighead Farm Family of the Year

When W.J. "Jeter" Hall planted a few acres back in the 1940s in the Needham Community, he couldn't have imagined that his son and grandson would one day be farming over 4,500 acres from the same homestead.

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Related Topix: Bay, AR, Jonesboro, AR, Lake City, AR, Jonesboro Metro, Agriculture, Science

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Herald-Leader

Court denies petitions of 3 in '93 killings

The Arkansas Supreme Court denied without prejudice Thursday petitions from Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley to have their cases re-examined by their respective trial courts.

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Related Topix: West Memphis, AR, Violent Crime

Wed Jun 25, 2008

KATV Little Rock

Court Says Plane Claim Can Proceed

The Arkansas Court of Appeals says a claim against the owner of a 2005 plane that crashed in Louisiana, killing him and four others on board, can proceed.

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Mon Jun 23, 2008

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Illegal Dumping Ordinance Passes At Craighead County Quorum Court Meeting

Efforts to stop illegal dumping got even stronger tonight in Craighead County. Craighead County Quorum Court members passed an ordinance giving county officials the authority to clean up unsightly illegal ...

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Town Crier

Chickens give new meaning to "hunt and peck"

Jessica Gray, 15, of Monette has fallen in love with her new flock of chickens. Gray joined the Craighead County 4-H Poultry Chain for the first time this year and purchased 25 Cinnamon Queen chickens to raise ...

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, AR, Jonesboro Metro, Monette, AR

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Herald-Leader

Duty or public service: JPs vary on nuptial fees

An attorney general's opinion released this week saying that justices of the peace can't charge for weddings is a no-brainer to many across the state who say they've never set a price for officiating over a ...

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Related Topix: Faulkner County, AR, Jonesboro, AR, Jonesboro Metro, Cash, AR, Benton County, AR

Tue Jun 17, 2008

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Amanda Tusing's Murder Unsolved 8 Years Later

Eight years have passed since the still unsolved slaying of Amanda Tusing. The 20-year-old vanished June 14, 2000, as she drove home to Dell from her boyfriend's home in Jonesboro.

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, AR

Tue Jun 10, 2008

KAIT

Hot Temperatures, Dry Farms

Farmers across the area are thankful for the small amount of rain that fell on Monday in parts of Region 8. This spring has been very difficult for farmers.

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Related Topix: Weather, Agriculture, Science

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Benton County Daily Record

Proposed amendment submitted to limit private club liquor permits

A Jonesboro businessman who attends Walnut Street Baptist Church said he's "not going to start preaching" that people don't need to drink alcohol.

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, AR

Fri Jun 06, 2008

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Good Morning Region 8

General Election Showdown: President McCain or President Obama? WASHINGTON - John McCain and Barack Obama both say change is coming as they dive into the five-month campaign for the White House.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Jonesboro, AR

Wed Jun 04, 2008

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Health Dept. Testing Craighead County Jail Inmates For TB

Posted By: Lindsey Clark 1 hr ago Arkansas' tuberculosis-control officer says screening for the lung disease among 700 Craighead County jail inmates and sheriff's office employees has begun, after a former ...

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Arkansas Online

Arkansas soybean growers watching for rust

Asian soybean rust, a fungal disease that can ruin a crop, dies in the winter temperatures, though its spores survive.

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Related Topix: Weather, Lonoke, AR, Arkansas, Jonesboro, AR

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Midday - Benefit for the Women's Crisis Center

The Women's Crisis Center of NEA offers services to women and children who are victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, AR, Jonesboro Metro

Mon Jun 02, 2008

The Morning News

Tuberculosis Tests Begin In Craighead County

More than 1,250 people who worked at or served time in the Craighead County jail in April and May may have been exposed to tuberculosis as an inmate has tested positive for the disease, the sheriff says.

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, AR

WREG-TV Memphis

State looking to give away 2 bridges in Craighead County

State highway officials want to give away a pair of historic bridges in Craighead County to make room for replacements.

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Related Topix: Cash, AR

Sun Jun 01, 2008

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Former Craighead County Inmate Tests Positive for TB

A former inmate at the Craighead County Detention Center has tested positive for tuberculosis, according to Sheriff Jack McCann.

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Fri May 30, 2008

KATV Little Rock

WM3 Attorneys File Petition

Attorneys for one of the West Memphis 3 filed a petition in court Thursday claiming Jason Baldwin did not get a fair trial because his attorney did not represent him effectively.

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Related Topix: West Memphis, AR

Wed May 28, 2008

KTHV-TV Little Rock

Forty Years Of Memories Come Tumbling Down

Students, faculty, and residents in Craighead County watched this morning as forty years of memories came tumbling down.

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