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Saturday, December 03, 2011

SPORTS>>Freshmen Red Devils undefeated

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Jacksonville freshmen basketball team is off to a good start so far this season. Under first-year ...

SPORTS>>Sylvan Hills survives close call from Beebe

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Sylvan Hills boys beat Beebe 68-65 Tuesday night in Sherwood, but it may have been the Badgers who...

SPORTS>>Pressure lifts Owls to victory over ’Cats

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By JASON KING Leader sportswriter The Abundant Life Lady Owls pressed their way to a 50-30 non-conference victory over Episcopal Collegia...

SPORTS>>Lady Panthers top Paragould

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By JASON KING Leader sportswriter The Cabot Lady Panthers upped their season record to 3-2 with a hard-fought 61-53 road victory over Par...

SPORTS>>Missing starters hamper Falcons

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The difficulty of coming back from three-straight losses was compounded by illness and injury for Nort...

SPORTS>>Bison dominate EPC

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By JASON KING Leader sportswriter Complete domination at the line of scrimmage was the key to Carlisle punching its ticket to the 2A stat...
Friday, December 02, 2011

EDITORIAL >>Feds control exchanges

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It’s official. When the final phase of the new health-insurance law is implemented in January 2014, uninsured individuals and businesses wil...

TOP STORY >>Dispatcher exonerated in shooting

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By JOAN MCCOY Leader staff writer The Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher and part-time road deputy who shot and killed his neighbo...

TOP STORY >>Center emphasizes wellness

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By JEFFREY SMITH Leader staff writer The Jacksonville Senior Center celebrated its new name Wednesday as the Jacksonville Senior Wellness...

TOP STORY >>Districts change absence rules to state standards

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By SARAH CAMPBELL Leader staff writer Local schools are adjusting their attendance policies next semester to comply with a new state law ...

TOP STORY > >Jacksonville balks at high rate increase

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By RICK KRON Leader staff writer Jacksonville’s sewer rates will go up, but not yet and not by a big chunk. The city council Thursday b...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

SPORTS EVENTS >> 11-30-11

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COACHES CALL US  The Leader would like to hear from all coaches in all sports in our coverage area. Please e-mail results, statistics or i...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

EDITORIAL >> Griffin bill a long shot

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Every vulnerable freshman congressman—veteran ones, too—must engage in a bit of theater for the voters. You are not going to get bills passe...

TOP STORY >> Two ex-commanders here named generals

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Two recent former commanders at Little Rock Air Force Base, Gregory S. Otey and Charles K. Hyde, have been promoted to brigadier general. ...

TOP STORY >> District courts seen draining county budget

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By JOAN McCOY Leader staff writer Lonoke County Judge Doug Erwin and several area mayors met at noon Tuesday for catfish and some hard di...

TOP STORY >> Jacksonville looks at reducing budget

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By RICK KRON Leader staff writer “It’s a hard budget,” Jacksonville Mayor Gary Fletcher said as he was putting the finishing touches on t...

SPORTS >> Panthers and Ladies to open HPER Arena next week

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor Cabot’s boys and girls basketball teams open their new and long-awaited arena as they simultaneously o...

SPORTS >> Red Devils set for tough week

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Jacksonville boys basketball team’s win over North Pulaski last week seems to indicate the squad h...

SPORTS >> EPC wants revenge at Carlisle

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor When Carlisle lines up to face its semifinal opponent Friday in the class 2A state playoffs, it won’t ...

SPORTS >> Jackrabbits win opening game against Falcons

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By JASON KING Leader sportswriter HOT SPRINGS – The Lonoke Jackrabbits kicked their season off in style with a dominating 58-36 victory o...