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Murfreesboro News
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- From past to present... a history of Arkansas courthouses
The year 1833 saw the beginning of Pike County, a place of hostile beginnings and treasured memories.
- 2.09-carat diamond found in Arkansas
A 2.09-carat potentially flawless diamond was recently found in the Arkansas Crater of Diamonds State Park 'Field of Dreams' near Murfreesboro, Ark.
- Life and the city
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- La. woman finds 2-carat gem in Ark.
A Baton Rouge woman found a 2.09-carat white diamond Sunday afternoon at Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Ark.
- Crater of diamond state
It's about about 90 miles southwest of Little Rock. The park is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the off-season and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
- Race for the Cure: United along the river
The teeming mass of participants in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure gathers on Broadway in downtown Little Rock.
- Tenn. college student charged in e-mail threat
A 19-year-old student at Middle Tennessee State University has been arrested on terrorism charges after threatening e-mails forced the cancellation of classes.
- Police say man bought more bullets between wife's death and his suicide
After shooting his wife to death in Murfreesboro, Ark., Elder 'Sonny' Kuykendall, 81, apparently stopped at a Nashville pawnshop to buy ammunition before he returned to Millwood Lake to commit suicide, ...
- 'Credible' E-mail Threat Shuts Down Tenn. Campus
Authorities have shut down the campus at Middle Tennessee State University after they say an e-mail threatened bodily harm to the entire student body.
- Police: 82-year-old man shoots wife, self
Authorities say an 82-year-old man is suspected of killing his wife at her home in Murfreesboro before driving to Millwood Lake taking and his own life as his son watched.
- Lawmen probe murder-suicide
Hope Star Editor Lawmen in two counties were continuing an investigation of a possible murder-suicide of a husband and wife of some 30-plus years in Hempstead and Pike counties Friday.
- Man names 4.68-carat diamond 'Sweet Caroline'
MURFREESBORO, Ark. - The good times have never seemed so good for one Michigan man who found a diamond Saturday in an Arkansas state park.
- Couple finds diamond in Arkansas state park
A Michigan couple has a sparkling souvenir from their visit to an Arkansas state park: a 4.68-carat white diamond.
- Illustrator shows art, books on Arkansas at art festival
Visitors to this year's Pinnacle Hills Art Festival can look forward to the region's finest art, food, crafts, live entertainment and even a little bit of Mississippi.
- Ark. man finds 4.42-carat diamond at state park
MURFREESBORO, Ark. - A local diamond hunter found a 4.42-carat stone Friday after about a 30-minute search at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, a park official announced.
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Boy Finds 2.75 Carat Diamond While Walking In Park >> Posted by: TimALoftis 1 day ago 1.0 Scale of 1 to 10 Read: 44 Propped: 15 Prop it Matthew, a fourth-grader from University Park, was on his way back from ...
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Boy Finds 2.75 Carat Diamond While Walking In Park >> Posted by: TimALoftis 1 day ago 1.0 Scale of 1 to 10 Read: 44 Propped: 15 Prop it Matthew, a fourth-grader from University Park, was on his way back from ...
- Dallas boy finds huge diamond at state park
It was just a walk in the park for 9-year-old Matthew Smith - a walk where diamonds can just turn up along the way.
- Attorney announces bid for prosecutor
Howard County, Ark., Deputy Prosecutor Bryan Chesshir of Nashville recently announced his candidacy for the Ninth Judicial District West prosecutor.
Murfreesboro Classifieds
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City DescriptionMurfreesboro is a city in Pike County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,764 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Pike County.
Crater of Diamonds State Park is located just to the south. The "crater" is an eroded lamproite pipe where diamonds were discovered in 1906. 100,000 were found by 1933, and visitors to the park may still take away whatever they can find. Hillary Clinton wore a 4.25 carat (850 mg) yellow diamond known as The "Kahn Canary" Diamond, found at the park in 1977, to the inaugural balls in 1993 and 1997.
Also located in Murfreesboro is the 1,000-year-old Ka-Do-Ha Indian Village and museum, which offers a field that can be excavated for authentic arrowheads.
Murfreesboro is located at 34°3′59″N 93°41′21″W / 34.06639, -93.68917 (34.066255, -93.689256).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,764 people, 732 households, and 485 families residing in the city. The population density was 906.5 people per square mile (349.3/km²). There were 830 housing units at an average density of 426.5/sq mi (164.3/km²). The racial makeup ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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