Transportation

Miller County to begin road repaving project

Submitted by Sean Staggs, Digital Media Manager

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 12:26pm

More than six miles of road in Miller County will get a new surface within the next two to four weeks. The Arkansas Highway Commission approved a bid to resurface parts of County Roads 7, 25, and 41.

Salt Creek Paving and Construction Co. out of Benton, AR was awarded the contract with a bid of $207,711.51.

Once work begins, the project should be finished by this fall.

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Nashville native named AR Trooper of the Year

Submitted by KSLA Web Staff on Wednesday, May 29th, 12:31 pm

Arkansas State Trooper Cpl. Pete Penney, 38, of Nashville was presented with the Arkansas State Police Trooper of the Year Award along with the department’s Medal of Valor, during the department’s annual awards ceremony... Read More

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Summit Bank Poker Run kicks off this weekend

Submitted by wwoods on Tuesday, April 23rd, 9:30 am

The third annual Summit Bank Poker Run kicks off this weekend, carrying participants throughout Arkansas and southern Tennessee. Participants will have to pay $10 to play, and all proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

The Poker Run route starts at Summit Bank's main branch in Arkadelphia. The first bike leaves at 8 a.m. on Saturday. The last bike leaves at 10 a.m., and the last bike in is 2 p.m.

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Hundreds of Motorcyclists Expected In Marshall on April 5 weekend

Submitted by wwoods on Tuesday, April 2nd, 9:30 am

500 to 700 members of the Gold Wings Road Riders Association will be in Marshall beginning Wednesday, April 3, for three days to participate in a five-state regional meeting. While most of the activities are for the rally members, there will be activities in downtown Marshall available free to the public.

Friday night the Gold Wings are hosting a car show and beach party/street dance followed by a Gold Wing light parade. All car owners of unique or antique vehicles are invited to cruise on down to North Washington to show their vehicle pride.

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Mother killed, kids airlifted after weekend crash in SW AR

Submitted by Sean Staggs, Digital Media Manager

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012, 2:53pm

Mother killed, kids airlifted after weekend crash in SW AR

Permission to reprint story courtesy Kevin McKinnon, HopePrescott.com

The name of the woman who was killed and those that were injured in the Friday (Nov. 16) accident on I-30 in Hempstead County have been released.

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AR to install 400 miles of cable barriers along highways

Submitted by Sean Staggs, Digital Media Manager

Wednesday, October 10th, 2012, 2:26pm

AR to install 400 miles of cable barriers along highways

Arkansas will get an estimated $74 million to install cable median barriers on nearly 400 miles of state highways, with a hope the barrier system will save lives.

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Special election upcoming for parts of SW Arkansas

Submitted by Sean Staggs, Digital Media Manager

Thursday, June 21st, 2012, 4:04pm

Special election upcoming for parts of SW Arkansas

A pair of southwest Arkansas cities will ask voters to decide on tax and bond proposals in a special election on Tuesday, June 26.

Magnolia is hoping its residents will approve a 1/4% increase in their sales and use tax. The city says the extra money will go toward municipal funding and general revenue for the city.

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