Tuesday in Arkansas

Tuesday's Calendar:
1:30 p.m. -- A training seminar will be held today regarding the manufacturing sales tax reduction at the Donald W. Reynolds Campus Community Center (Grand Hall C) at SAU in Magnolia

4:30 p.m. -- Ribbon cutting for Business Center of Texarkana (808 Olive)

6:00 p.m. -- Texarkana, Arkansas School Board Meeting Agenda

The Independence County Fair begins today in Batesville

The 61st Annual Southern Legislative Conference continues today in Williambsburg, VA

Arkansas Daily Briefing:

State News:
Republican state senator claims fundraising record [Arkansas News Bureau]
Beebe supports new curriculum [Arkansas News Bureau, ADG]
No new takers, Acxiom to proceed with $3 billion buyout [Ark News Bureau]
Events announced for 50th ann. of Central High crisis [Ark. News Bureau]
First Arkansas heat-related death reported [Arkansas News Bureau]
4th District voters identify global warming as serious problem [ANB]
Governor names Fayetteville lawyer to circuit bench [Associated Press]
$340,000 cuts debt for Halter [Ark. Democrat-Gazette]
Lowell to have outdoor security camera [Associated Press]
National parks officials seek comment on Indian trails in Ark. [Associated Press]

Local News:

President of Texarkana Boys and Girls Club dies at 53: Larry Crank remembered as a big man with a big heart [Texarkana Gazette]

John Edwards makes stop in Helena [Helena Daily World, Forbes, NYT/Reuters]

A dual changing of the guard: Sitting across from each other at a conference table at the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, Texarkana, Texas, City Council and school board members each had meetings Monday morning taking steps in a “new direction” with new leadership [Texarkana Gazette]

Greg Stubblefield, the new vice president and administrator at Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia, is replacing the late Dan Gathright, who had served in that position for 27 years [Arkadelphia Daily Siftings Herald]

Swepco permits hit roadblock: Environmental activists, hunting clubs, and absentee landowers have pushed back the state permitting process for a proposed 600 megawatt, coal-fired electric power plant to be built near Fulton, but the president of the company planning to build the facility said she does not expect the delays to prevent the company from receiving final state permission to build the $1.3 billion project [Hope Star]

State rests in case of beauty queen’s death: The prosecution rested its case in the State v. Kevin Jones trial at the Franklin County Courthouse this morning in the Nona Dirksmeyer murder case [Russellville Courier]

Fayetteville jeweler Bill Underwood is hoping to get opinions from the Arkansas Attorney General on two issues related to Bikes, Blues and BBQ [Northwest Arkansas Times]

Today's Arkansas Columns/Editorials:
Sen. Steve Faris: Insurance for low income people
John Brummett: Moore makes case, pulls stunt
Ft. Smith Times Record: Casino plan trumped by pair of aces
Texarkana Gazette: CodeRED Alert System
Ark. Democrat-Gazette: Mike vs. Michael
Benton County Daily Record: How much?
Benton County Daily Record: Smoking's benefits
NW Ark Times: Hanging tough (Judge Mashburn)