BITS & PIECES: Everybody needs some time
We took a break from the news desk last week for a romp around the Gulf Coast
Author: Joel Phelps
Annette Watson
Annette and her husband, Robert, hosted the radio show Blessed Assurance on a local Arkadelphia radio station
Mural celebrates ‘hero’ namesake of city airport
“This artwork symbolizes a native son we should honor every day,” said Larry Cain, a former city director who successfully pushed for the airport to bear the name of the 1970 Henderson State University graduate killed in Vietnam
Clark County labor force dips as jobless rate rises in May
For the month of May, Clark County had the highest jobless rate compared to each of its six neighboring counties
Proposed first-ever federal standards for maternal care met with mixed response from hospitals
The changes would cost close to $4.5 billion over 10 years, with an average annual cost of $70,671 to individual hospitals
Report quail, turkey sightings and help biologists measure the hatch
Turkeys and northern bobwhites have relatively short lifespans, so annual reproduction is extremely important to the total population and the quality of hunting
Lottery sales take dip in June
Regional sales fell about $160,000 from the previous month’s report