Jeanette Anderton
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Governor: No available ICU beds for COVID patients in state
State officials stressed the urgency of people getting vaccinated to help reduce the strain on hospitals during the governor’s weekly COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday. → Read More
Police beat
From Conway Police Department reports On Feb. 1, officers responded to a call for service where a woman said her roommate was using her social media photos to create a fake Facebook profile. She said her roommate “took photos from her social media and created a Facebook for the purpose of harassing his ex,” according to the report. She said that on Jan. 30, she discovered the fake Facebook page… → Read More
Judge Ed Clawson surprised with portrait after serving 25 years
Judge Ed Clawson was surprised with a special honor on Monday as family members, colleagues and friends gathered to unveil a portrait of him hanging on a wall in the → Read More
Police beat
From Conway Police Department reports Around 2 a.m. Feb. 3, police responded to a disturbance call at The Pointe Apartments. The caller told dispatch that four men were outside his building damaging his blue Toyota Corolla. He said they had baseball bats and were hitting the car and that they had also slashed the tires. Dispatch advised him to go inside his apartment and lock his door because he… → Read More
COVID-19 vaccine — when, where, how to get it
Phase 1-B of COVID-19 vaccine administration has started in the state. But what does that mean in terms of who can receive the vaccine, and how do eligible people go → Read More
Police beat
From Conway Police Department reports No smokes for the would-be bandit On Thursday, police responded to Tobacco Station USA on a commercial burglary call. When they arrived, officers could see the glass of the front door was shattered. “The door appeared as if it had been hit with a blunt object several times,” the report stated. The manager told officers when he arrived at work shortly before… → Read More
Conway to offer on-site, virtual instruction options
Conway Public Schools will begin school on-site as scheduled Aug. 13 with restrictions and with an option for virtual instruction, Superintendent Greg Murry announced Wednesday. → Read More
Faulkner County Judge declares an emergency
Area officials gathered at the Faulkner County Office of Emergency Management on Friday for a statewide conference call with the US Corps of Engineers and → Read More
City clears 3 properties
City officials cleared three properties on Davis Street — which all belonged to the same family — of clutter last week. Officials said they gave the Frasers ample time to clean their lot before taking over. "They came in and they stole all of our stuff," Robert "Robby" Wesley Fraser told the Log Cabin Democrat last week. Robby lives on the properties in question alongside his sister and her two… → Read More
38th Toad Suck Daze opens
The 38th annual Toad Suck Daze festival opens Friday. The family-friendly festival has no admission charge and spans eight city blocks in downtown Conway. → Read More
Documentary features Vetter's family farm
A documentary featuring the family farm of Allison Vetter — who grew up on an organic farm in Nebraska before moving to Conway — that was → Read More
Ferris wheel malfunctions
Nobody was injured when the Ferris wheel at Rogers Plaza malfunctioned Saturday.Shortly before 7 p.m., passengers heard a loud pop and felt their gondolas → Read More
Man drives into station
An El Dorado man was arrested on a charge of resisting arrest after crashing into the Gulf Oil station.William Alderson, 22, bonded out of the Faulkner → Read More
Conway celebrates grand opening of a splash pad
Hundreds of residents attended the grand opening of the city’s first splash pad at Laurel Park on Monday.Before city officials cut the ceremonial ribbon to mark the grand opening, Mayor Bart Castleberry thanked the city council, Parks and Recreation Director Steve Ibbotson and more for making the splash pad a reality.“Most of the time we have to deal with serious concerns in the city — streets,… → Read More
Vilonia officials talk food trucks
The city of Vilonia’s food truck regulations will likely change in March.The Vilonia City Council heard the first reading of an “ordinance to establish standards for mobile food/business vendors” during its January meeting and is scheduled to vote on the ordinance after the third reading in March.“[We’ve] made some changes,” Mayor James Firestone said in an email. “We’ll have to operate off the… → Read More
First baby of 2018 born at Baptist Health hospital
Brayden Johnson was born in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2018, five weeks shy of his due date. → Read More
Dixie Cafe closes
Dixie Restaurants, Inc., a Little Rock-based company that operates Dixie Café and Delta Café restaurants, is closing. → Read More
City considers private club permit for Red Robin
The Conway City Council will consider a private club permit for a new restaurant and hear an appeal regarding a modification to the final planned unit development (PUD) development plan during its regular meeting Tuesday. → Read More
Burning prohibited throughout county
Faulkner County Judge Jim Baker issued a countywide burn ban Saturday afternoon that will remain in effect until further notice. → Read More
City to settle Spatz lawsuit
The Conway City Council will discuss offering the Spatz family $60,000 to settle its lawsuit against the city during a special called meeting at noon Friday at City Hall. → Read More