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Sunday Nov 22 | Arkansas Online

3 arrested in death of Emerson man, ...

Three Union County men have been arrested on suspicion of capital murder and aggravated robbery for the death of a 73-year-old Emerson man.

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Related Topix: Emerson, AR, Columbia County, AR, Junction City, AR

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Arkansas Online

Strange laws on the books in El Dora...

Strange laws on the books in El Dora...

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Related Topix: Offbeat

Wed Nov 04, 2009

5NEWSonline.com

High water from last week's storms still a problem in northeast and southern Arkansas

Flooding from last week's torrential rains continues in parts of Arkansas, with many rural roads covered by water in northeast Arkansas and the Union County town of Felsenthal being evacuated.

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Related Topix: Weather, Felsenthal, AR, Hot Springs, AR, Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Log Cabin Democrat

Water rises across Arkansas

North Little Rock Fire Department Lt. Jeff Jeffries, right, and firefighter Brian Miller mark automobiles in a flooded intersection in North Little Rock on Friday after hours of heavy rains Thursday and early Friday.

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Related Topix: Little Rock Metro, Arkansas, North Little Rock, AR, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood

Fri Oct 16, 2009

WPTY

2 Dead in Murder-Suicide in Arkansas

A man and a woman are dead following what authorities say was a murder-suicide. Union County Sheriff Ken Jones says 60-year-old Dana Johnson was killed Wednesday inside her home in Felsenthal.

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Related Topix: Felsenthal, AR

Mon Aug 03, 2009

Arkansas News Bureau

Incentive program for students has under-delivered, parents say

Computers are no longer on the list of freebies available under a program designed to reward good students with funds generated through the sale of specialty license plates.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Education Etc., Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Metro, Huttig, AR

Thu Jul 16, 2009

Herald-Leader

Only 2 counties in state file real estate records electronically

Though 11 of Arkansas' 75 counties are equipped with software to electronically record real estate documents, only two have begun processing electronic records.

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Related Topix: Pulaski County, AR, Little Rock, AR, Little Rock Metro, El Dorado, AR

Wed Jul 01, 2009

KFSM-TV Fort Smith

Ark. gov. names oil and gas executive to Game and Fish Commission

Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed an El Dorado oil and gas executive to the state's Game and Fish Commission.

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Related Topix: El Dorado, AR

Tue Jun 30, 2009

FOX16.com

2 hospitalized after chlorine leak near El Dorado

Two people were hospitalized and a third person was treated after chlorine leaked from a tanker truck on U.S. 82 near El Dorado.

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Related Topix: El Dorado, AR

Thu May 28, 2009

Log Cabin Democrat

Judge moves trial of Union Co. JP

A judge has ordered that a Union County justice of the peace charged with aggravated assault be tried in Cleveland County.

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Related Topix: Cleveland County, AR, El Dorado, AR, Rison, AR

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Union County resident assaulted at Lake Hamilton

By STEVEN MROSS The Sentinel-Record HOT SPRINGS - A Strong man was allegedly assaulted by two unknown men near the boat ramps at Hill Wheatley Park on Lake Hamilton late Friday.

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Related Topix: Lake Hamilton, AR, Strong, AR

Wed May 27, 2009

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Levee breaches drop levels of Ouachita River

Two weekend breaches in a private levee on the Ouachita River in northern Louisiana had dropped the flooded river's levels in southern Arkansas by more than a foot by Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Bradley County, AR, Felsenthal, AR

Tue May 26, 2009

POZ

Union County, Arkansas, Denied State HIV Outreach Funding

Despite having the highest per-capita HIV rate in Arkansas, Union County will not receive a $36,337 outreach grant from the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, The Associated Press reports.

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Sun May 24, 2009

Log Cabin Democrat

AIDS/HIV funding won't be coming to Union County

Union County won't receive a state grant to improve outreach to those with AIDS and HIV in the south Arkansas county, despite the fact it has the highest per-capita rate of the illness and virus in Arkansas.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Arkansas County, AR, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, El Dorado, AR

Thu May 21, 2009

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Hearing set on motions

Rowing down the street Frankie Breggs, in the white shirt, and Caleb Smith, use the only viable transportation on K Street, as well as in many parts of Felsenthal, as they travel to Smith's home to move out furniture Wednesday afternoon before flood waters, caused by the cresting Ouachita River, continue to rise.

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Related Topix: Felsenthal, AR

Wed May 20, 2009

Herald-Leader

River still rising; sun prediction lifts hopes

Water from the rising Ouachita River is threatening homes in Felsenthal and forcing road closures, officials in the southern Arkansas town of 152 in Union County said Monday.

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Related Topix: Felsenthal, AR, Arkansas, Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Little Rock Metro

Tue May 19, 2009

Arkansas Online

River still rising; sun prediction lifts hopes

Water from the rising Ouachita River is threatening homes in Felsenthal and forcing road closures, officials in the southern Arkansas town of 152 in Union County said Monday.

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Related Topix: Felsenthal, AR

Thu May 14, 2009

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Fighting the flood

A backhoe claw pressed against a pallet-sized piece of wood is all that's stopping the Ouachita River from rushing into Calion.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Calion, AR

Tue May 12, 2009

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Shoal patrol

Union County Sheriff's Investigators Josh Newton, at the rear of the boat, and Randy Conley, take off from Crabapple Point in Calion Monday afternoon to search the shore for homeowners with property adjacent to the water who might need assistance as heavy rains raised water levels throughout Union County.

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Related Topix: Calion, AR, El Dorado, AR

Tue May 05, 2009

KTHV-TV

Motorcyclist Dies When He Hits Wife's Vehicle

A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on collision with his wife's car in Union County after they had left a social gathering where police say the man had been drinking.

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Related Topix: El Dorado, AR

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