Arkansan Richard Barnett’s attorney said the Gravette man is no flight risk and should be released from prison pending an appeal.
Debra Hale-Shelton
Debra Hale-Shelton reports for the Arkansas Times. She has previously worked for The Associated Press and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A Marked Treean by birth, a Chicagoan by choice, she now lives in Conway.
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State officials distance themselves from Conway superintendent’s job training cuts
Conway School District Superintendent Jeff Collum’s email notifying two smaller districts of career-education cuts prompted state officials to declare they had nothing to do with it.
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Son of Northwest Arkansas congressman sentenced to prison in drug case
Steve Womack’s son James Phillip Womack has been sentenced to prison on a federal drug charge and still faces state charges.
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Prosecutors say Capitol riot defendant can’t argue he was just following Trump’s orders
Prosecutors said Trump didn’t even comment on the legality of what he urged supporters to do.
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ASU System hires Georgia educator as next president
Brendan Kelly will make $450,000 annually under a five-year contract and will succeed Chuck Welch who resigned to take another job.
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to consider Maggio’s bribery conviction
The former circuit judge appears to have exhausted his appeals but is already out of prison.
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Proposed $1.8 million settlement filed over Exxon’s 2013 Mayflower oil spill
The proposal by ExxonMobil and the state and federal governments would result in almost $1.8 million going to restore the area’s natural resources.
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Government sues ExxonMobil 11 years after Mayflower oil spill
The oil spill resulting from a cracked pipeline dumped tens of thousands of gallons of heavy crude oil into a neighborhood, forcing the demolition of some houses.
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Jason Sandefer resigns from Conway School Board
Sandefer was a reliable conservative who tended to side with the superintendent and other conservative board members.
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UPDATE: Conway School Board protester Colburn Clark avoids jail on appeal
Clark, one of three people arrested for a nonviolent protest during a Conway School Board meeting in November 2022, won’t be asked to finish his three-day jail sentence thanks to his appeal.