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NLR Electric chosen by Sherwood

Updated: Nov 30, 2012 7:56pm

And the winner is…. North Little Rock Electric.

The Sherwood City Council Monday voted by a 5-3 vote to approve a franchise agreement with North Little Rock Electric to continue providing...

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Jacksonville gets $105,000 emergency grant to finish sewer project

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 10:01pm

It appears after about 20 years of effort, Jacksonville’s Valentine-Wooten neighborhood finally will be getting a sewer line to treat its sewage.

In a joint press conference Tuesday morning...

Sherwood receives electric proposals

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 9:58pm

Sherwood city officials now have a lot of homework to do as they have received proposals from three different electric utilities to be the city’s next provider of electricity.

Currently, the...

Report: Central Arkansas Water in full compliance with federal, state regulations

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 8:04pm

Central Arkansas Water recently found itself to be in compliance with federal and state drinking water regulations.

“Since the enactment of the federal law in 1974, we have had zero...

Texting by driver may have caused fatality

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 7:28pm

The death of a 23-year-old Sherwood man Tuesday night in a one-car accident on Batesville Pike could be the result of texting while driving.

North Little Rock police Sgt. Brian Dedrick said...

Busing around town: CATA ridership up 15 percent

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 7:16pm

Usage of the Central Arkansas public transportation system is up substantially when compared to 2011.

According to Betty Wineland, director of the Central Arkansas Transit Authority,...

<p>Workers of Kullander Construction of Little Rock continue to build the new $5 million public safety building for the city of Jacksonville on Marshall Road. The city is borrowing money to help complete the project. (Photo by Greg Rayburn)</p>

Jacksonville borrows $3.1 million to complete five city projects

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 7:14pm

The Jacksonville City Council voted Thursday to authorize Mayor Gary Fletcher to borrow up to $3.1 million to continue funding for five municipal projects that are under way.

During the last...

State: You pay for the North Belt Freeway

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 6:55pm

The Arkansas Highway Commission is in the process of drafting a letter to Metroplan of Central Arkansas telling the planning agency all parties wanting a North Belt Freeway built here need to come...

Maumelle man arrested on sex charges

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 10:13pm

Pulaski County sheriff’s deputies arrested Travis Randal Carney, 30, of Maumelle on June 6 and charged him with sexual indecency with a child.

According to a report filed by Deputy Justin...

Sherwood man drowns in area lake

Updated: Jun 29, 2012 7:06pm

According to information from the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office, the Saturday drowning of a Sherwood man at a recreational area near Cabot, remains under investigation. Sheriff’s spokesman Lt....

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