Senior Citizens+Bills

http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=31811

The Jonesboro Sun did an article today on the high cost of heating for our senior citizens.

District Spotlight: Russell

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 228 people, 103 households, and 64 families residing in the town. The population density was 419.2/km² (1,102.9/mi²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 213.3/km² (561.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.56% White and 0.44% Native American. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

More info at: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%2C_Arkansas"

Aerospace Industry in Arkansas

"LITTLE ROCK - More than 5,000 aerospace and aviation jobs in Arkansas will need to be filled in the next decade, according to Arkansas Economic Development Commission officials who met Thursday with business and government officials to discuss ways to bolster the industry."

Full article at: "http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/02/22/News/345392.html"

Newport City Council+Music Heritage

NEWPORT — The Newport City Council passed a resolution Tuesday in support of a state grant proposal to promote the region’s musical history.

Full Story at: "http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=31687"

Cuba+Arkansas

"LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- The long-grain rice grown in Arkansas and across the Mid-South could dominate Cuban dinner tables and a potential market worth hundreds of millions of dollars if the U.S. lifts a trade embargo against the island nation."

Full story at: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AR_CASTRO_RICE_AROL-?SITE=ARMOU&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-19-12-15-34

Beebe speaks out on toxic trailers

LITTLE ROCK, AR - Governor Beebe today took back some of his praise for the federal response to recent tornadoes in Arkansas. Beebe says the government embarrased itself by purchasing mobile homes now found to have high levels of formaldehyde.

Full story at: "http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=7889080"

Grubbs 50's night

Keri and I had a great time tonight at the Grubbs 50's fundraiser. Keri sang. We got to visit with our good friends. My dad graduated from Grubbs and I grew up outside of Grubbs.

Pryor may have opponent

LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- A Little Rock health care executive who lost the Republican primary for an Arkansas congressional seat in 2006 is considering running against Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, the state GOP chairman said.

Full story at: "http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AR_SENATE_FORMICOLA_AROL-?SITE=ARMOU&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-15-02-01-58"

FEMA to use Hope trailers for disaster relief

"(Media-Newswire.com) - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) will deploy mobile homes from its Hope, Ark. facility for use as disaster housing in support of the recent tornadoes in Arkansas and Tennessee. The mobile homes will be used to provide temporary housing for eligible applicants who suffered damages to or losses of their homes until the residents are better able to make other, more permanent arrangements."

Full story at: "http://media-newswire.com/release_1061099.html"

Asa+2010

"LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- More than a year after his failed gubernatorial bid, former congressman Asa Hutchinson is chairing a Republican committee that's preparing for the 2010 elections and researching the campaign finance reports of state Democratic officeholders.

Full Story at: "http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AR_HUTCHINSON_2010_AROL-?SITE=ARMOU&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-13-02-02-12"

"Jaws" actor dies in Arkansas

Roy Scheider, a two-time Academy Award nominee best remembered as the reluctant, shark-hunting police chief in "Jaws," died yesterday. He was 75 years old and lived in Sag Harbor.Scheider had suffered from multiple myeloma for years and died in Little Rock, Ark., from a staph infection, according to his wife, Brenda Seimer.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/celebrity/ny-etscheider0211,0,2284939.story

Senator Lincoln endorses Senator Clinton

"LITTLE ROCK (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln announced Thursday that she was backing Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign, two days after Arkansas handed its former first lady a decisive victory in the state's presidential primary."

see:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AR_CLINTON_LINCOLN_ENDORSEMENT_AROL-?SITE=ARMOU&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-07-13-18-17

Election Results

Jackson (100%)
2,139 (83%) Clinton
353 (14%) Obama

Jackson (100%)
612 (68%)-Huckabee
200 (22%)-McCain
17 (2%)-Paul
51 (6%)-Romney

White County results are still not posted online.

source: http://www.arelections.org/index.php?ac:show:cty_info=1&elecid=151&countyid=34

Don't forget to vote today

Today is the Presidential Primary here in the Natural State. See https://www.voterview.ar-nova.org/ if you are unsure about where to vote.

Arkansas Travelers visit Newport and Chelsea visits Fayetteville

"JONESBORO — What the Arkansas Travelers did for Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Hampshire last month, they hope to accomplish in their home state this week: Help the former first lady score a Democratic primary victory. "

Full story at: http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=31403

The Travelers visited our church yesterday before canvassing Newport.

Also, Chelsea Clinton visited Fayetteville yesterday: http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2008/02/04/news/020408azchelsea.txt

KAIT highlights Newport's growth

"NEWPORT (KAIT)-Newport is a city on the move, but it's taken years and a lot of hard work by the residents to make it happen."

See: "http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=7810838" for video coverage