Stories from Friday, February 12, 2010

By E. Alan Long EUREKA SPRINGS -- With a vote of 1,061 in favor and 651 opposed, voters approved a special millage to build a new high school Tuesday by restructuring existing debt and increasing millage by 1.98 mills. With that, $13,300,000 in new bonds will be issued for the combined 9.18 mills exisiting debt service, 1.98 mills of new debt service for building the high school, and maintenance and operation of existing schools...

ALPENA -- EAST Lab students at Alpena High School have created two unique books that have been years in the making. The first, "The Alpena School Alumni Directory," was developed over a period of five years and underwent six revisions to preserve class and school pictures located in the hallway of the high school building...

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HACKETT -- The long road trip to face the Hornets didn't work out for the Highlander senior basketball teams as both took a 2A-4 Conference loss in a makeup game Wednesday. Coach Aaron Hall's team, sitting in fifth place, lost 25-47 to go 9-17, 7-6 in league play...

LITTLE ROCK -- Sanitarium Lake Bridges Historic District at what is known today as Lake Lucerne, was among 28 Arkansas properties recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, the country's official list of historically significant properties, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Director Frances McSwain has announced...

Carroll County Judge Sam Barr issued this statement on road conditions Wednesday: "The Carroll County Road Department would like to give the people of Carroll County an update on county-maintained roads. "Due to the recent bad weather, freezing and thawing several times of our dirt roads is causing the ground to open more than normal, causing an abundance of problem areas. ...