Stories by Ginny LaRoe

  • Intimidated, say 14 seeking to yank sheriff

    A complaint filed this week by Perry County residents who say they were intimidated and harassed in the lead-up to the May 20 primary seeks the removal of the …

    by Ginny LaRoe June 12, 2008

  • Hot Springs voters OK issue of museum bonds

    Voters approved restructuring bonds in Hot Springs on Tuesday to pay for a new climate-control system for the Mid-America Science Museum, allowing it to bring …

    by Kenneth Heard , Ginny LaRoe June 11, 2008

  • Officials consider campsite concerns

    HOT SPRINGS - A top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said Wednesday the Corps hasn't decided if it will allow private groups to take over campsites at thr…

    by Ginny LaRoe June 5, 2008

  • Corps chews on idea of leasing lake sites

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering turning over campgrounds at three southwest Arkansas lakes to private groups, a plan that worries campers who f…

    by Ginny LaRoe May 24, 2008

  • Residents wait for aid in Earle

    EARLE - Two weeks after a tornado blew away part of this town in rural Crittenden County, residents loaded up on donated supplies while they continue to wait f…

    by Ginny LaRoe May 16, 2008

  • Beebe tours his 17th community in ruins

    STUTTGART - Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday toured his 17th storm-tossed community in 2008, this one in the Arkansas prairie, as Stuttgart residents continued to cle…

    by Mike Linn , Ginny LaRoe May 13, 2008

  • U.S. storm aid to state $24 million and rising

    The federal government has approved more than $24.1 million in disaster recovery aid for Arkansas since February, an amount that continues to climb as more res…

    by Ginny LaRoe May 10, 2008

  • Pastor handed earthly aid

    BENTON - Brandon Burks is still single. During a January lock-in, the 27-year-old youth pastor's flock changed the lettering on the Spring Creek Baptist Church…

    by Ginny LaRoe May 9, 2008

  • Saline County reservoir plan advances

    BENTON - Plans to build a reservoir for drinking water in a remote pocket of the county moved forward Thursday when the Saline County Quorum Court and the Sali…

    by Ginny LaRoe May 9, 2008

  • Benton man dies in explosive blaze

    BENTON - A 61-year-old man died Sunday night when fire engulfed his home and oxygen tanks exploded, preventing rescue personnel from getting close, authorities…

    by Ginny LaRoe May 6, 2008

  • 5 in Saline County run for 2 judgeships

    BENTON - Five lawyers vying for two circuit judge seats in Saline County say they have the temperament and legal chops to run a fair court.

    by Ginny LaRoe May 5, 2008

  • Judges, prosecutors in circuit court races

    A prosecutor who has grabbed headlines for bringing cases against public officials is challenging an incumbent circuit judge in Lonoke County who says he has a…

    by Ginny LaRoe May 5, 2008

  • Man in teen rape, abuse case jailed

    A man wanted on a rape charge after authorities said he had sex with a 13-year-old was in jail Monday while police continued to investigate the case that has a…

    by Ginny LaRoe April 29, 2008

  • Rescind Bauxite land add, foes urge

    BAUXITE - Last year, the mayor of this tiny Saline County town went door-to-door asking residents to join the city limits.

    by Ginny LaRoe April 28, 2008

  • Former teacher faces rape, abuse charges

    A former Magnolia teacher supplied three teens with alcohol and arranged for a variety of sexual encounters, including several with an El Dorado man, authoriti…

    by Ginny LaRoe April 26, 2008

  • JP under inquiry seeks second term

    A Grant County Quorum Court member is running unopposed for a second term while the FBI continues to investigate allegations he misused public funds as the She…

    by Ginny LaRoe April 25, 2008

  • Police hunt stabbed man in Malvern

    Malvern police hunted for a wounded man they say shot a patrol officer during a scuffle in an isolated area early Friday.

    by Ginny LaRoe April 19, 2008

  • Alliance sees plan to tap lake lose steam

    HOT SPRINGS - The Mid-Arkansas Water Alliance learned Thursday of a new delay in the group's five-year effort to secure drinking water from Lake Ouachita for i…

    by Ginny LaRoe April 18, 2008

  • 6 of 10 districts in clear on taxes

    Voters in six of 10 school districts approved property-tax measures in special elections Tuesday, fending off the threat of state intervention in districts tha…

    by Ginny LaRoe April 9, 2008

  • 6 of 10 districts in clear on taxes

    Voters in six of 10 school districts approved propertytax measures in special elections Tuesday, fending off the threat of state intervention in districts that…

    by Ginny LaRoe April 9, 2008

  • Damage from tornadoes gets close look by FEMA

    When a tornado swept up Elisa Smith's mobile home and sent it crashing down on her son's home next door, she squatted down inside a closet, jostling around un…

    by Charlotte Tubbs , Ginny LaRoe April 8, 2008

  • Districts schedule special elections

    Hoping to get enough money to keep the state off their backs, eight school districts across Arkansas are asking voters to raise property taxes in special elect…

    by Ginny LaRoe April 7, 2008

  • Dozens of houses damaged in Benton

    Bernice Spillett had settled onto her couch to watch a soap opera when the phone rang about 9:45 p.m. Thursday. It was her mother-in-law warning about a tornad…

    by Bill W. Hornaday , Ginny LaRoe April 5, 2008

  • FEMA units offered, but have a catch

    One-quarter of the 32 Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes available to Arkansas tornado victims contain formaldehyde levels above what's typically…

    by John Krupa , Ginny LaRoe April 2, 2008

  • Official: 2 blazes in county not linked

    BENTON - A fire at a historic schoolhouse earlier this week and a blaze that destroyed a small country church last month are possibly arson cases, authorities …

    by Ginny LaRoe March 27, 2008

  • Lake plan in jeopardy; reservoir considered

    Short on options and time to find a longterm source of drinking water, Saline County officials are exploring whether to build a reservoir in a remote pocket of…

    by Ginny LaRoe March 16, 2008

  • Tax-vote losses put school districts in bind

    Three Arkansas school districts that failed to get school property tax increases passed in Tuesday's elections to modernize or replace buildings now face new c…

    by Kenneth Heard , Ginny LaRoe March 13, 2008

  • FBI searches home, offices of police chief

    The FBI is investigating whether the longtime Sheridan police chief spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on personal items, an investigator said Wednesday.

    by Ginny LaRoe March 13, 2008

  • Tax increases pass for 4 school districts

    Voters in four of eight school districts approved property-tax increases in special elections Tuesday, with most of the districts planning to renovate aging bu…

    by Kenneth Heard , Ginny LaRoe March 12, 2008

  • Tax increases pass for 4 school districts

    Voters in four of eight school districts approved property-tax increases in special elections Tuesday, with most of the districts planning to renovate aging bu…

    by Kenneth Heard , Ginny LaRoe March 12, 2008

  • West Memphis man, 20, charged in ASU shooting

    A West Memphis man faces charges of aggravated assault and possession of a handgun on a school campus after police say he fired several shots near an Arkansa…

    by Kenneth Heard , Ginny LaRoe February 27, 2008

  • Henderson names president

    Charles Welch, a first-generation college student who became the chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope three years ago, will be He…

    by Ginny LaRoe February 26, 2008

  • Henderson names president

    Charles Welch, a first-generation college student who became the chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope three years ago, will be …

    by Ginny LaRoe February 26, 2008

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