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Acid-laden truck overturns in White County
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:58:42 -0800
Fox 16 reports that a tanker truck with 4,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid turned over near Peanut Ridge and Shiloh Roads in White County. Hydrochloric acid is frequently pumped into the ground to fracture shale in fracking for natural gas. But I don't know where this acid was headed. Perhaps the truck was just making a delivery to a local high school chemistry lab. [ Subscribe to the comments ...
Service honors fallen UA athlete
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:47:28 -0800
Family, friends, teammates and coaches gathered outside Christ the King Catholic Church on Monday, released red and white helium-filled balloons, raised their hands and called the Hogs.
Pigeon fever reported near Fort Smith, White County
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:15:33 -0800
A handful of cases of pigeon fever, a disease that causes abscesses and a mild fever in horses has been reported in western and north-central Arkansas. On Friday, there were cases reported by horse owners near Fort Smith and near El Paso in White County.
Deputies seek fugitive in negligent homicide case
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:01:33 -0800
White County authorities are looking Shelby Glenn Taylor, who earlier admitted to killing a woman in a head-on collision.
Jesse Jackson to UCA
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:13:55 -0800
Plus Cool Shoes returns to Downtown Music. THURSDAY 2/23 Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson speaks at UCA's Reynolds Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m., $5-$10. Jim Mize — unquestionably one of Arkansas's musical treasures — plays White Water Tavern with Shreveport slide blues master Buddy Flett , who's played with his band The Bluebirds for years and has toured with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, 9 p.m. Mize ...
Partly Cloudy
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:52:14 -0800
The Arkansas landscape has been torn and battered by many tornadoes over the years, and thanks to the internet and satellite technology, anyone can get a bird's eye view of some of the damage that still scars the land.
Update: Hazmat spill cleaned up, intersection reopened
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:46:53 -0800
A tanker truck carrying 4,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid has turned over at the intersection of Shilo and Peanut Ridge roads. The spill has been cleaned up, and the intersection is reopened.
Searcy man gets 30 years in prison for man's death
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:47:57 -0800
The Daily Citizen reports that Sherod Shockley entered the plea Tuesday in White County Circuit Court. He's the second man to enter a plea deal in connection with the death of Zachary Mitchell.
County jail G.E.D. program gives hope to inmates
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:31:58 -0800
One pencil, one piece of paper, one open and attentive mind, and at least one person's belief that anyone can change through the power of education, that is all eight inmates inside the Saline County jail said they need.
Body found in Columbia Co. barn
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:36:19 -0800
Columbia County Sheriff's Department officials and Arkansas State Police continue their investigation Friday into the discovery of a body in a barn.