LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Nearly two dozen inmates are accusing a central Arkansas jail of keeping them locked in their cells simply because of a staff shortage.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that 23 inmates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Pulaski County jail, Sheriff Doc Holladay and five jail officials and employees. The inmates want the case designated as a class-action lawsuit so they can jointly pursue claims of civil rights violations.

2. Man Who Destroyed Ten Commandments Display Ordered Released - Tuesday, July 3, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge has ordered the release of a man who destroyed Arkansas' Ten Commandments following his acquittal on mental health grounds.

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Vann Smith approved the conditional release Friday of Michael Tate Reed from the state hospital to live with his mother in Alma, Arkansas. Smith said that Reed must receive treatment from the Valley Behavioral Health System, and is prohibited from driving a vehicle.

3. Scorching Heat, Increased Wildfire Risk Expected in Arkansas - Friday, June 29, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Scorching temperatures are in the forecast this week for most of Arkansas, as well as an increased risk for wildfires.

The National Weather Service in Little Rock says heat index values could reach as high as 105 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) in some parts of the state Thursday. Meanwhile, the hot and dry weather is increasing the risk of wildfire danger in central Arkansas, including Pulaski County.

4. Arkansas court clears way for medical pot program's launch - Friday, June 22, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the state to launch its medical marijuana program, reversing and dismissing a judge's ruling that prevented officials from issuing the first licenses for businesses to grow the drug.

5. Arkansas Court Hears Case Over Medical Marijuana Permits - Friday, June 8, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An attorney for a company that unsuccessfully applied for a license to grow medical marijuana in Arkansas is calling the state's process for permitting such businesses "flawed and corrupt." Attorneys for the state and a firm say a judge who prevented Arkansas from issuing the licenses didn't have the power to do so.

6. Arkansas Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Case - Tuesday, May 8, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court says it'll hear oral arguments over a judge's decision to prevent the state from licensing companies to grow medical marijuana.

Justices on Monday agreed to hear arguments June 7 in the state's appeal of Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen's decision striking down the licensing process for medical marijuana cultivation facilities. Griffen ruled the process violated the voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for certain medical conditions.

7. Arkansas Court Halts 4th Judge's Order on Dicamba Ban - Wednesday, May 2, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court has halted a fourth judge's ruling exempting some farmers from an herbicide ban that took effect last week.

Justices on Monday stayed a Clay County judge's order prohibiting the state Plant Board from enforcing its ban on dicamba against a group of farmers in that county.

8. Arkansas Court Halts 2 Rulings Against State's Dicamba Ban - Friday, April 27, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas' highest court has halted orders by two judges exempting some farmers from the state's ban of an herbicide that took effect last week.

The state Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed temporary restraining orders issued by judges in Phillips and Mississippi counties preventing the state from enforcing its ban on dicamba on groups of farmers in those counties.

9. The Latest: Judge Defends Right to Oppose Death Penalty - Thursday, April 19, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on an Arkansas judge participating in an anti-death penalty demonstration outside the governor's mansion (all times local):

12:35 p.m.

An Arkansas judge prohibited from hearing execution cases said he remains as committed to the law and his First Amendment right to express his "moral and religious" opposition to the death penalty as he was a year ago when he was disqualified for participating in an anti-capital punishment demonstration.

10. Judge Rules Law Allowing Dogs in Court is Unconstitutional - Wednesday, April 18, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge has ruled that a law allowing child victims of sexual assault to testify while accompanied by a comfort dog is unconstitutional.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen determined Monday that state lawmakers exceeded authority by passing the Courthouse Dogs Child Witness Support Act.

11. Order Exempting Farmers From Dicamba Ban Challenged - Monday, April 16, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Efforts to exempt some farmers from Arkansas' ban of an herbicide blamed for widespread damage were challenged in state court Friday, days before the prohibition was set to take effect.

12. Every Arkansas County Part of Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers - Tuesday, April 3, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Pulaski County has agreed to join a lawsuit seeking relief from dozens of opioid manufacturers, and the addition of the lone holdout means every Arkansas county is now involved in the legal fight.

13. Arkansas High Court: Some Execution Drug Info Can Be Secret - Friday, March 30, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state prison system must continue to identify the manufacturers of its execution drugs but can conceal information that could be used to identify those who obtain the drugs for the state.

14. Davy Crockett’s Fine, But Let’s Not Get Carried Away - Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Tennessee General Assembly is making some monumental decisions these days – literally.

Not only is the Legislature prepared to put a statue of Tennessee folk hero Davy Crockett in front of the State Capitol, replacing obscure Nashville politician Edward Carmack, it’s also likely to erect a monument, or memorial, to unborn children in the ongoing battle against abortion.

15. Arkansas Appeals Judge's Order Halting Pot Grow Licenses - Monday, March 26, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general is appealing a judge's order halting the state's decision to license five companies to grow medical marijuana and his ruling that the process for issuing the permits is unconstitutional.

16. 25 Tennessee Communities Get Economic Development Grants - Friday, March 23, 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Twenty-five communities in Tennessee are receiving more than $9.6 million in grants to help them attract economic development projects.

Gov. Bill Haslam said in a news release that the Site Development Grants announced Wednesday are intended to help rural communities finalize infrastructure and engineering improvements for project-ready, certified economic development sites.

17. Arkansas Works to Overhaul Juvenile Justice System - Tuesday, March 13, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Judges and youth advocates say Arkansas' patchwork juvenile probation system needs an overhaul to treat children in the system more fairly.

Efforts are underway in at least 18 of the state's 75 counties to improve probation and the overall juvenile justice system. The goal is to reduce the number of children in detention and to keep them out of court, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported .

18. The Latest: Judge Tosses Challenge to Arkansas' Dicamba Ban - Monday, February 19, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Latest on Monsanto's effort to overturn Arkansas' ban on its dicamba weed-killer (all times local):

2:50 p.m.

An Arkansas judge has dismissed a company's challenge of the state's ban on a controversial weed killer, citing a state Supreme Court ruling that has made it more difficult to sue the state.

19. Arkansas Legislative Panel Backs Proposal to Ban Herbicide - Thursday, January 18, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas lawmakers recommended regulators move forward Tuesday with efforts to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, advancing the prohibition despite a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer.

20. Arkansas Woman Says Colleague Owes Her Half of $300K Lottery - Friday, January 5, 2018

STUTTGART, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas woman filed a lawsuit alleging her co-worker ran off with her half of a $300,000 lottery prize and asking a judge to freeze part of the winnings until the dispute is settled.

21. Arkansas Panel Stands by Proposal to Ban Disputed Herbicide - Friday, January 5, 2018

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas regulators stood by their plan Wednesday to ban an herbicide that farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, despite a request from lawmakers to reconsider the restriction and a lawsuit by a maker of the weed killer.

22. Arkansas Lawmakers Ask Panel to Reconsider Dicamba Ban - Thursday, December 14, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday recommended a regulatory panel look at revising its proposed ban of an herbicide farmers in several states say has drifted onto their crops and caused damage, nearly a month after a maker of the weed killer asked a judge to halt the prohibition.

23. Monsanto Moves to Stop Arkansas From Banning Weed Killer - Thursday, December 7, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Monsanto asked a judge Tuesday to prevent Arkansas from enforcing a proposal going before lawmakers next week that would ban the use of a weed killer that farmers in several states have said drifts onto their crops and causes widespread damage.

24. Arkansas Judge Threatens to Halt Birth Certificate Issuance - Wednesday, November 29, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas judge is threatening to block the state from issuing new birth certificates if attorneys don't quickly fix a birth certificate law that the U.S. Supreme Court says illegally favors heterosexual parents.

25. Monsanto Asks Arkansas Judge to Halt State's Herbicide Ban - Monday, November 20, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A major agribusiness company asked an Arkansas judge Friday to halt the state's plan to ban an herbicide that's drawn complaints from farmers across several states who say the weed killer has drifted onto their fields and caused widespread damage.

26. Arkansas Panel Sued by Medical Marijuana Business Applicants - Wednesday, November 1, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A group of applicants seeking to open medical marijuana businesses in Arkansas are suing the commission overseeing the proposals.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the lawsuits were anonymously filed last week and placed under seal in Pulaski County. They allege that the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission wrongly assessed hundreds of applications last month when it rejected bids for failing to meet minimum requirements.

27. Monsanto Sues Arkansas Board for Banning Disputed Herbicide - Monday, October 23, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A major agribusiness company sued Arkansas regulators on Friday for banning its version of an herbicide that's drawn complaints from farmers across several states who say the weed killer has drifted onto their crops and caused widespread damage.

28. Arkansas High Court: State Must Change Birth Certificate Law - Friday, October 20, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Members of the Arkansas Supreme Court said Thursday the state must change a law keeping same-sex couples from listing both of their names on their children's birth certificates, but disagreed on whether a judge or legislators should do it.

29. Emergency Motion for Stay Filed in Execution Drugs Case - Wednesday, September 27, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas has filed an emergency motion to stay a circuit court ruling that ordered the state prison system to disclose labels that will identify the maker of a lethal injection drug.

30. Man Destroys New Ten Commandments Statue at Arkansas Capitol - Thursday, June 29, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man yelled "Freedom!" as he crashed his vehicle into Arkansas' new Ten Commandments monument early Wednesday, nearly three years after he was arrested in the destruction of Oklahoma's monument at its state Capitol, authorities said.

31. Arkansas Officials Ask Courts to Clear Path for Executions - Friday, April 21, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas prepared again Thursday to conduct its first executions since 2005, wary and weary after a series of court decisions gutted its unprecedented plan to put eight men to death before the end of the month.

32. Arkansas' Multiple Execution Plan Appearing to Unravel - Monday, April 17, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas' already compromised plan to execute eight men by the end of the month appeared to unravel Friday, with a judge blocking the use of a lethal injection drug and the state's highest court granting a stay to one of the first inmates who had been scheduled to die.

33. Arkansas Lawmakers Vote to Remove Lee From King Holiday - Monday, March 20, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval Friday to legislation removing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

34. Bill Filed to Strip Lee From King Holiday in Arkansas - Thursday, March 2, 2017

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A proposal filed Tuesday to remove Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in Arkansas would also require the state to expand what is taught about the civil rights movement and the Civil War in the public schools.

35. Arkansas Court Upholds Gay Marriage Birth Certificate Law - Friday, December 9, 2016

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas' highest court on Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that could have allowed all married same-sex couples to get the names of both spouses on their children's birth certificates without a court order, saying it doesn't violate equal protection "to acknowledge basic biological truths."

36. Haslam Still Seeking Consensus on Transportation Funding - Wednesday, November 23, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The dust may have settled on legislative elections and leadership votes, but Republican Gov. Bill Haslam doesn't appear any closer to divulging his plans for boosting transportation funding in Tennessee.

37. 15 Tennessee Communities to Receive Site Development Grants - Wednesday, May 18, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Fifteen Tennessee communities have been selected to receive state grants to prepare sites for economic development projects.

The grants will go toward completing infrastructure and engineering improvements for certified sites in rural communities.

38. Arkansas Returns Local Control To 2 School Districts - Friday, March 11, 2016

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Board of Education has voted to return local control to the Pulaski County Special and Helena-West Helena school districts.

Both districts had been under state control for about five years because of financial mismanagement and overspending. The board voted Thursday to lift the fiscal distress classification for both districts and return them to local control, following the election and training of local school boards.

39. Civic Duty, Part 2 - Thursday, February 25, 2016

When last week’s column ended, I was serving on a jury in a 1985 Pulaski County, Ark., Circuit Court case. At issue was a $400 invoice for a brake job on a used car. In the rarest of rare actions, the judge gave this case to us, the jury, with no instructions. Except to say that the dispute was a contract case.

40. Doing My Civic Duty - Thursday, February 18, 2016

In October last year – just as I was preparing to teach Kafka’s “The Trial” for about the twelfth time – I received a missive from, of all places, the United States District Court. Guess what, it said (though, this is a paraphrase), you are being called to jury duty. As Yogi would’ve said, “It’s deja vu all over again.”

41. Tennessee, Kentucky Getting Funds for Civil War Battlefields - Monday, June 15, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee and Kentucky are among seven states that will receive a portion of $3.1 million in grants to help preserve Civil War battlefields.

The National Park Service says the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants will preserve more than 270 acres of battlefields that are threatened with damage or destruction by development.

42. Automotive Supplier Investing $13 Million to Build Pulaski Plant - Monday, May 25, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – An automotive supplier is investing more than $13 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Giles County that is expected to create 147 jobs.

Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd announced this week that Proper Polymers will build the injection molding plant in Pulaski.

43. 4-Year Schools Competing for Tennessee Promise Students - Tuesday, February 24, 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Many people know Tennessee Promise offers free tuition to the state's community colleges. But the money can also be used at four-year schools that offer associate degrees.

44. Haslam: Common Core Review Doesn't Signal Retreat - Friday, October 24, 2014

PULASKI, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday insisted that his decision this week to hold a public review of Common Core doesn't signal a retreat from the education standards in view of heavy criticism from teachers and tea party groups.

45. UT Who? Vols-Ole Miss Game a Mirror Image of ’69 - Saturday, October 18, 2014

KNOXVILLE – Bud Ford usually had no problem wearing the orange blazer in his early days as assistant sports information director at the University of Tennessee.

Not on this day, though. It was Nov. 15, 1969.

46. ACLU Asks Court to Uphold Arkansas Voter ID Ruling - Tuesday, August 12, 2014

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas is asking the state's highest court to uphold a judge's ruling that Arkansas' new voter identification law is unconstitutional.

47. Hedgemoor Square Sells for $3.6 Million - Tuesday, May 6, 2014

375 N. Graham St.
Memphis, TN 38117
Sale Amount: $3.6 million

Sale Date: April 30, 2014
Buyer: Summit Hedgemoor Square Apartments LLC
Seller: Hedgemoor Square Apartments GP
Loan Amount: $2.7 million
Loan Date: April 30, 2014
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: Pulaski Bank

48. Hedgemoor Square Sells for $3.6 Million - Monday, May 5, 2014

An affiliate of St. Louis-based Gateway Commercial has paid $3.6 million for the 64-unit Hedgemoor Square Apartments at 375 N. Graham St. in East Memphis.

49. Arkansas Election Board Seeks Stay of Ruling - Tuesday, April 29, 2014

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners is asking the Arkansas Supreme Court for an emergency stay of a judge's ruling that found the state's new voter ID requirement as unconstitutional.

50. Class-Action Status OK'd in Marlboro Lights Suit - Thursday, October 24, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge in Arkansas has granted class-action status to a lawsuit that claims Philip Morris USA deliberately exaggerated the safety of its Marlboro Lights cigarettes.

51. Tennessee Officials Hope to Lure Fiat-Chrysler to State - Tuesday, June 18, 2013

PULASKI, Tenn. (AP) – State officials are making the case to Fiat head Sergio Marchionne to select Tennessee for the Italian automaker's joint headquarters with Chrysler Group LLC.

52. Beebe: Working Quickly to Pick New Arkansas Treasurer - Thursday, May 23, 2013

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday he hopes to name a replacement in the next several days for the state treasurer, who resigned over accusations she took cash bribes from a bond broker.

53. Beebe Proposes Another Arkansas Grocery Tax Reduction - Friday, November 16, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe proposed a $4.9 billion budget Thursday that calls for eliminating nearly all of the state's grocery tax next year if the state's payments to three school districts for desegregation and other key obligations decline over a six-month period.

54. Arkansas Court Rejects Casino Measure for November Ballot - Friday, October 5, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposed ballot measure that would have given a professional poker player the exclusive rights to operate casinos in four counties.

55. Portland Author’s Book Takes Off - Thursday, July 26, 2012

Years ago V Jeffers of Portland, Ark., became fascinated with the Monarch Butterfly, the most recognizable of non-detested insects. With their orange-brown wings and black veins and borders, Monarchs are found in New Zealand, the Canary Islands, Madeira and North America. In the Southeast Arkansas hamlet that V and husband Carl call home, V raises caterpillars in her spare time.

56. Ark. Board Awards $322,427 in Victim Reparations - Monday, July 23, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board has awarded $322,427 in reparations to victims of crime.

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel reported Thursday that the reparations were made to victims in 138 new cases in June. Additional expenses were paid in 24 previously submitted cases.

57. Signatures Submitted for Arkansas Casino Measure - Monday, July 9, 2012

A professional poker player has turned in thousands of signatures in an effort to put a casino legalization proposal on Arkansas’ ballot this November.

Nancy Todd on Friday, July 6, submitted 10,615 pages of petitions that she says have 80,373 signatures backing the casino proposal. The proposed constitutional amendment needs at least 78,133 signatures from registered voters to qualify for the ballot.

58. Group Organizes to Block Ark. Casino Ballot Items - Friday, May 18, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A group of legislators and other leaders say voters shouldn't sign petitions for proposed ballot items that would allow casinos to open in several Arkansas counties.

59. Supporters Gather Signatures for Ark. Casino Plans - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Two competing ballot proposals would bring casinos to Arkansas, primarily in counties along the border and in the state's largest cities – but only one of the measures can become law.

60. Haykal Recognized For Work in Psychiatry - Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Dr. Radwan Faysal Haykal, director of the Bipolar Spectrum Program at Lakeside Behavioral Health System and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has been inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

61. Ark. High Court Tosses Interest Rate Ballot Item - Monday, October 25, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit Friday that sought to strike from the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment that would raise the cap on interest rates.

62. Poll Shows Beebe With Huge Lead Over Keet in Ark. - Monday, October 25, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Poll results released Friday show Gov. Mike Beebe has a 26-point lead over Republican Jim Keet, who is trying to derail the Democrat's run for a second term.

Stephens Media commissioned the poll that shows Beebe leading Keet 59 percent to 33 percent. Green Party candidate Jim Lendall has 1 percent support, with 7 percent undecided.

63. Ark. DHS to Get $3.5M for Mental Health Treatment - Wednesday, October 20, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Members of Arkansas' congressional delegation say the state's Department of Human Services is to receive $3.5 million to provide treatment for people struggling with alcohol and drug addiction and associated mental-health problems.

64. Tenn. State Vet Named Director of new Division - Thursday, April 1, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A veterinarian in the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has been named director of the newly created Division of Animal Welfare in the state Department of Health.

Dr. Philip Gordon will oversee enforcement of laws regulating dog and cat breeders.

65. Bartlett Retail Center Sold After Foreclosure - Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The 20,000-square-foot retail center at 6496 U.S. 70 (Summer Avenue) in Bartlett has sold for $739,000 to IBERIABANK following foreclosure.

The bank bought the center March 24 from Kelly E. McCarthy of Morton & Germany PLLC. She served as substitute trustee in the matter along with Jeffrey D. Germany, both of whom were appointed to that position in June 2009.

66. 27 Arkansas Counties Declared Disaster Areas - Tuesday, January 5, 2010

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Gov. Mike Beebe has declared 27 counties as disaster areas after a deluge of rain swamped the state during Christmas.

Beebe made the declaration Monday for Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Craighead, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Jackson, Lafayette, Lincoln, Lonoke, Miller, Monroe, Nevada, Ouachita, Poinsett, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, White and Woodruff counties.

67. Federal Judge Postpones School Unitary Hearings - Wednesday, December 30, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge has postponed the dates for court hearings on whether the North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special school districts have met their desegregation obligations.

68. Ark. Supreme Court Suspends Circuit Judge - Friday, November 6, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Supreme Court suspended a judge on Thursday until the end of his term next year, ruling that he kept practicing law while serving as a circuit judge.

Justices suspended Phillips County Circuit Judge L.T. Simes without pay until Dec. 31, 2010. The court said, however, that Simes could seek office again – rejecting a recommendation from the state panel that disciplines judges.

69. Circuit Judge Announces Ark. Supreme Court Candidacy - Wednesday, September 16, 2009

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox has become the first announced candidate for the state Supreme Court seat being vacated by retiring Justice Annabelle Clinton Imber.

70. Arkansas May Vote to Allow Casinos - Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Arkansas voters may have a casino proposal on the ballot in 2010 because the state’s attorney general has approved the wording for a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow casinos in seven counties, including Crittenden.

71. Assisted Living/Alzheimer’s Facility Near Completion in Schilling Farms - Tuesday, February 3, 2009

15 Schilling Bend Commons
Collierville, TN 38017
Loan Amount: $4 Million

Loan Date: Jan. 7, 2009
Maturity Date: Jan. 7, 2009
Borrower: Southridge Nursing LLC
Lender: Financial Federal Savings Bank

72. Home Sales Down 24 Percent From Last Year - Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The housing slump showed no signs of abating in November, as all indicators in the residential market trended downward yet again.

There were 960 home sales in Shelby County during November, a 24 percent decline from 1,265 sales in November 2007 and a 25 percent decline from 1,269 sales in October, according to the latest data from real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

73. October Mortgages Plummet 33 Percent - Monday, November 10, 2008

Although his term as president of the Memphis Mortgage Bankers Association (MMBA) extends two more months through the end of 2008, Chris Bowers can begin to reflect on what has been a tumultuous year in his profession.

74. 11 Foreclosures FiledAgainst Matthews, Distinctive - Friday, February 8, 2008
     Eleven first-run foreclosure notices have been filed against Distinctive Homes LLC, with nine of them also listing Mark S. Matthews as a borrower. The notices start on Page 33 in the foreclosures section of today's Daily

75. Archived Article - Tuesday, June 12, 2007

5668 Poplar Ave. and
1000 S. Yates Road
Sale Amounts: $23.9 million; $350,000

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

76. Archived Article - Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Properties in Collierville, Memphis,
Jackson, Tenn., and Southaven
Loan Amount: $9.3 million

Loan Date: Nov. 30, 2006

77. Hyneman Buys LotsIn Fountain Brook - Thursday, December 7, 2006
     William R. Hyneman has bought 51 lots in Fountain Brook Planned Development phase II from Fountain Brook LLC for $1.9 million. The subdivision is near Berryhill and North Forest Hill-Irene roads in Cordova. Hyneman filed

78. Archived Article - Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Parcels in Herons Ridge
And Plantation Oaks Subdivisions
Loan Amount: $3.5 million

Loan Date: Nov. 14, 2006

79. Apple Tree Office BuildingsSell for $1.1 Million - Wednesday, November 22, 2006
     Clothier & Gregory LLC has bought four office buildings on Apple Tree Drive from George T. Nickey for $1.1 million.
     The one-story buildings, all built in 1990, sit on 2.43 acres on the s

80. Oaktree Buys LotsIn Two Bartlett Developments - Friday, August 18, 2006
     Oaktree Homes LLC has bought 20 lots in Hampton Grove Planned Development and seven lots in Hampton Grove North Planned Development from CMH Farms LLC for $1.6 million. The subdivisions are near Shadowlawn Road East and

81. Archived Article - Tuesday, August 15, 2006

2996 Kate Bond Road
Bartlett, TN 38133
Loan Amount: $10.9 million

Loan Date: July 31, 2006

Maturity Date: Aug. 1, 2016

82. Rivercrest PurchasesCountry Creek Property - Wednesday, June 14, 2006
    Rivercrest Construction Associates Inc. has bought 23 lots in Country Creek Subdivision from ATD GA LLC for $1.2 million. In addition, Rivercrest filed 15 mortgages totaling $3.5 million through eight lenders: FirstBank, Bank

83. Outdoors Inc. Co-Owner Buys $1.1 Million Union Avenue Office Building - Tuesday, June 13, 2006

2076 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Sale Amount: $1.1 million

Sale Date: May 15, 2006

Buyer: Lawrence Migliara Jr.

84. Compass Pointe FinancesChapel Ridge Property - Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Compass Pointe Homes LLC has filed a $3.4 million construction loan through Pulaski Bank & Trust Co. for 14 lots in section C of Chapel Ridge Subdivision. The mortgage is divided into 14 notes, each with a principal amount of $240,000. Compass Pointe

85. Lincoln Square GroupBuys U.S. 70 Center - Thursday, April 27, 2006
Lincoln Square Group LLC has purchased a shopping center at 6496-6498 U.S. 70 from West TN Properties for $1.9 million. Built in 2000, the 10,000-square-foot one-story strip center sits on 2.48 acres on the west side of U.S. 70 and is anchored by El

86. Weyerhaeuser Looksto Sell Memphis Facility - Monday, December 19, 2005
Weyerhaeuser Co. said Friday that it is offering for sale its Memphis corrugated sheet plant as part of a plan to close two paper machines and eight plants - including ones in Pulaski, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark. - and sell four plants, including th

87. Archived Article - Tuesday, August 2, 2005

3865 Kirby Parkway
Memphis, TN 38115
Cost: $6.5 million

Buyer: SATCA Ltd.
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA
Property: Property at 3865 Kirby Parkway near Deer Forest Drive.

88. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Winchester Commons

Winchester Commons Sells for $13 Million

Winchester Commons

Shopping Center

Cost: $13 million

Buyer: Inland Western Memphis Winchester LLC

Seller: Germantown Venture

Property: Winchester Commons Shopping Cente...

89. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Compass Pointe Homes

Compass Pointe Homes

Finances Hamilton Farms Lots

Compass Pointe Homes has financed eight lots in section B of the Hamilton Farms Subdivision for $1.5 million, according to The Daily News Public Records Database, www.me...

90. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, April 6, 2004
ANDY MEEK

Low Rates Lead to Influx of Lenders

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Record-low mortgage interest rates are doing more than inspiring home shoppers to buy and homeowners to refinance.

Area mortgage professionals said out-of-town len...

91. Archived Article: Mortgage (lead) - Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Lead

Mortgage Industry on Top in 2003

Low rates made for strong year in Memphis

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Due in large part to historically low mortgage interest rates, 2003 was a banner year for the Memphis mortgage lending market. ...

92. Archived Article: Lending (lead) - Thursday, October 30, 2003
By Jennifer Murley

Stable Rates Drive Steady Lending

Refinances slowing, but sales remain strong

JENNIFER MURLEY

The Daily News

After a booming two years marked by a record volume of refinance activity, the mortgage lending industry e...

93. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, October 9, 2003
Citizens Bank to Buy

Citizens Bank to Buy

Five Ky. UP Branches

Citizens Bank of Albany has signed a purchase agreement for five Union Planters Bank branches in Pulaski County, Ky. Pending regulatory approvals from the Federal Deposit Insura...

94. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, September 26, 2003
Les Pasees Stock Exchange

Stock Exchange Puts Own Spin on Trade

MEGAN CATHEY

The Daily News

It opened to the public one week ago, and business is now booming at the 17th annual Stock Exchange hosted by Les Passees, an 81-year-old volunte...

95. Archived Article: Real Recap - Tuesday, September 16, 2003
HELM Fertilizer plans additional warehouse

HELM Fertilizer Plans Additional Warehouse 28.6 acres near

Channel and Port

Cost: $3 million

Borrower: HELM Fertilizer Terminal Inc.

Lender: First Tennessee Bank National Association

Prope...

96. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, June 3, 2003
Low rates keep homeowners heading back to the bank

Low rates keep homeowners heading back to the bank

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

With mortgage interest rates still resting at historic lows, Memphis-area homebuyers and homeowners a...

97. Archived Article: Millage (lead) - Monday, March 3, 2003
Ruling has Ark. schools facing millage increases

Ruling has Ark. schools facing millage increases

By ANDREW BELL

The Daily News

As if the complex school funding equation Memphis and Shelby County school officials are wrangling with isnt ...

98. Archived Article: Foreclosures (lead) - Friday, January 17, 2003
Foreclosures flat now, but trouble looms, lenders say

Foreclosures flat now,

but trouble looms, lenders say

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Homeownership has risen to record levels as interest rates have dropped and building has sur...

99. Archived Article: 10 Mortgage Lenders - Friday, January 10, 2003
Top 10 Mortgage Lenders

Top 10 Mortgage Lenders More than 31,000 home mortgages totaling more than $4.2 billion were inked in 2002, dwarfing 2001 figures, according to trust deed information available through the Shelby County Registers Office an...

100. Archived Article: Mortgages (lead) - Friday, January 10, 2003
2002 mortgage activity booms, could slow in 03

2002 mortgage activity booms, could slow in 03

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

Sustained low interest rates continue to drive homebuyers and homeowners to mortgage lending offices around t...