David Nichol

The Arkansas Legislature was to open its session today, no matter what the weather.

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Volunteers from the community whose presence at Forrest City High School helped curb some discipline problems were thanked at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

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A recent report that college enrollment in Arkansas has increased some 6 percent this school year is borne out locally.

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The St Francis County Housing Authority board received a report Thursday that the Authority’s current reserve account is the biggest it’s ever been.

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The Independent Living Center at 2105 Cedar Street, which has been accepting residents since earlier this month, held its official grand opening and ribbon cutting this morning.

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This is being written on Wednesday afternoon, several hours before President Barack Obama is supposed to give his State of the Union address.

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While the state Legislature gets ready for its first-ever, even-year fiscal session, higher education is bracing for cuts made necessary by the economy and the state’s constitution, which requires

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Remediation rates — referring to first-time college students who aren’t ready for college level work — increased last fall, according to reports from the state’s Higher Education Department.

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Sales tax collections in December continued their downward trend from a year earlier, for almost every taxing entity in St.

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Forrest City High School and East Arkansas Community College held a “Senior Guidance Summit” Thursday night to help students who are looking for financial aid to continue their education.

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