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- Hunter plunges in to new role as district judge
Ron Hunter's first day on the job as Poinsett County District Judge wasn't that much different from his old job as assistant county prosecutor.
- Buzz on business: Southland cashing in on economic slowdown
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. - When Southland Gaming and Racing only offered dog races and simulcast wagering, the business suffered badly from competing casinos in Tunica, Miss., about 45 miles away.
- Southland cashing in during econom...
When Southland Gaming and Racing only offered dog races and simulcast wagering, the business suffered badly from competing casinos in Tunica, about 45 miles away.
- Prosecutor in high-profile Ark. cases turns judge
A prosecutor who won criminal convictions in several high-profile cases now works from the other side of the bench as judge for six northeast Arkansas counties.
- 2008 in Review: Prisoners Rights, Religion in Court
Unfortunately, there are thousands of Pagans and Wiccans in prison, many of whom discovered their spiritual beliefs after becoming incarcerated.
- West Memphis Man Wanted in Cincinnati, Ohio Shooting
Two decades after he was convicted of murder in Crittenden County Court, 39 year-old Tracy Love of West Memphis, is wanted for a Christmas Eve robbery and shooting in Ohio.
- And the Googlie of the Year goes to
Dear readers. Seeing as it's now the close of Annus Horriblis 2008, it's time for a quick glance in the rearview mirror.
- Wal-Mart settles 63 lawsuits
Wal-Mart settled 63 class-action lawsuits late Tuesday related to overtime pay for workers or denied break benefits.
- Light freezing rain in south and n...
The National weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for Arkansas Tuesday as light freezing rain falls in southern Arkansas.
- Trumann woman killed in fatal wreck
A Trumann woman was killed Tuesday when she collided with a truck east of Marked Tree, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
- Soldiers Come Home For Holidays
The 216th Military Police Army National Guard Company has been serving most of the year and many of them have only been home once.
- MSCC establishes scholarship in memory of Sen. Mike Everett
Mid-South Community College has established a scholarship in memory of the late Arkansas State Sen.
- ARKANSAS' BEST: Lady Blue Devils do damage with shots from close range
Jazimen Gordon, an early signee with Wichita State, hit six layups and finished with 17 points as the West Memphis Lady Blue Devils downed Siloam Springs 58-48 in Wednesdaya s opening round of the Arkansasa ...
- Dog track suspect had record
He was shot in the back Sept. 10 after a West Memphis citizen said he saw Weathersby breaking into the windows of cars.
- Icy Weather Hits North Of Memphis
It was business as usual for the most part in the early evening Monday; most roads in the city were usable.
- Lepanto Christmas Parade is Dec. 13
Raymond Oakes is the marshal of this year's Lepanto Christmas Parade. The Lepanto Christmas Parade will celebrate its 20th anniversary this Saturday with a lineup sure to please observers of all ages.
- Suspect on bond attacks 76-year-old
Posted by Kelly Hessedal Suspect on bond attacks 76-year-old Man attacks 76-year-old as she's putting groceries in a taxi Police say surveillence video shows suspect choosing victim Suspect was just charged ...
- WM Teacher, Husband Arrested on Drug Charge
West Memphis police say they arrested a high school teacher and her husband after they tried to buy prescription pain medication from a student.
- Exclusive: West Memphis 3 Movie Devil's Knot Cancelled
Devil's Knot , the planned big-screen adaptation of the West Memphis Three story, to be helmed by the Exorcism of Emily Rose and Day the Earth Stood Still director Scott Derrickson , is on hold pending rights ...
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City DescriptionWest Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 27,666 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 28,181 in 2005, ranking it as the state's 15th largest city, behind Benton. It is considered part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis.
Native Americans tribes known as Mound Builders were the first inhabitants of the West Memphis area. The first Europeans in the area were probably explorer Hernando de Soto and his followers. West Memphis occupies an area that once included the towns of Hopefield, Bragg and Hulbert. Founded as a logging camp near the site of the former Spanish Fort Esperanza, built in 1797, until 1927 it was known as "Bragg's Mill". The name "West Memphis" came into use in the early 1900s because lumber shipped from the Memphis market to foreign buyers brought higher prices. With the coming of the first rail bridge, the Frisco Bridge, in 1892 and the first automobile bridge, the Harahan Bridge, in 1917, West Memphis began to grow. The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge for automobile use opened in 1949 and the I-40 or Hernando de Soto Bridge was dedicated ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Crittenden County
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City Contains:- Mid-South Community College
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