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Friday, February 15, 2013

TOP STORY >> Byrd dies, Shorter soars

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By GARRICK FELDMAN  Leader editor Donald Byrd, one of finest jazz trumpet players of the second half of the 20th Century, died earlier t...

TOP STORY >> Cabot tax meeting to push extension

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By JOAN McCOY Leader staff writer Representatives from the various groups who want Cabot voters to extend the existing one-cent sales tax...

TOP STORY >> Longtime fire chief retires

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By RICK KRON  Leader staff writer Chief John Vanderhoof will say goodbye to the Jacksonville Fire Department next Friday after being ther...

TOP STORY >> Tailor Medicaid to fit Arkansas, legislators say

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By JOHN HOFHEIMER  Leader senior staff writer Thirty-five percent of Arkansans are poor enough to qualify for Medicaid under the Affordab...

SPORTS STORY >> North girls playing for league title

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By JASON KING Leader sportswriter Revenge was both sweet and productive for Cabot North as the junior Lady Panthers avenged a pair of reg...

SPORTS STORY >> Jackrabbit boys top Southside at district

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor NEWPORT – The Lonoke Jackrabbits get their rubber match with Pine Bluff Dollarway at 7:30 p.m. today i...

SPORTS STORY >> Cabot bowling teams win both state championships

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor Cabot High School brought home two state championships from the state bowling meet this week in Fort S...

SPORTS STORY >> Red Devils sweep Helena

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Jacksonville Red Devils and Lady Devils got easy wins on Tuesday, sweeping Helena-West Helena Cent...

SPORTS STORY >> Badgers control 5A East title race

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By JASON KING Leader sportswriter The 5A-East Conference basketball landscape has changed and Beebe is the new architect – on both sides ...

SPORTS STORY >> Panthers win third straight, defeat Central

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By GRAHAM POWELL Leader sportswriter The Cabot Panthers won their third straight 7A/6A East Conference game Tuesday with a lopsided 63-35...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

EVENTS >> 2-13-2013

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LONOKE COUNTY LITERACY COUNCIL SEEKS STUDENTS  The Literacy Council of Lonoke County is now offering spring semester classes at its Cabot ...

OBITUARIES >> 2-13-2013

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BENJAMIN LeGROW Silas Benjamin LeGrow, 90, of Jacksonville and Cabot passed away on Jan. 15 to his Lord and to those who went before him. ...

EDITORIAL >> Best, worst in legislature

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Arkansas legislators who oppose the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program for the working poor would rather put an added burden on small...

TOP STORY >> Cabot High School grad Grammy-award winner

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By EILEEN FELDMAN Leader managing editor Former Cabot resident Laura Inman is featured on “Life and Breath: the Music of Rene Clausen,” w...

TOP STORY >> Newspaper’s outdoorsman will lead Ducks Unlimited

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By JONATHAN FELDMAN Leader editor Matt Robinson of Cabot will be the next chairman of Arkansas Ducks Unlimited. He was elected to serve i...

TOP STORY >> Voting set on power utility in Sherwood

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By SARAH CAMPBELL  Leader staff writer The Sherwood City Council on Monday approved by a 5-2 vote a petition requesting a special electio...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

SPORTS STORY >> Lady Panthers fall, boys win on road

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor Cabot’s late-season surge continued at Mountain Home on Friday as the Panthers coasted to a 47-30 vict...

SPORTS STORY >> Wildcats, Jonesboro dazzle in showdown

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By GRAHAM POWELL  Leader sportswriter A 30-point night from Thomas Alexander led the top-ranked Charging Wildcats to a 75-63 win over No....

SPORTS STORY >> Bears show growth with comeback on the road

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Sylvan Hills Bears picked up a pair of conference wins last week. On Friday the Bears handled visi...

SPORTS STORY >> Jacksonville barely gets by Sylvan Hills

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By RAY BENTON Leader sports editor The Jacksonville freshmen boys team won the River City Conference tournament championship on Monday, b...