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PINE BLUFF — George Hoskins, negro, aged 42, was instantly killed yesterday morning on the Knox Bros. place, near Fairfield, when he was hit by a falling limb while cutting timber. Another member of the crew was slightly injured by the falling limb.
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July 26, 1970
■ Jim Guy Tucker, Democratic candidate for Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney, held an open house at his campaign headquarters at Third and Ringo Streets Saturday afternoon, and issued a prepared statement in which he promised to “oppose vigorously” any bill to legalize casino gambling in Arkansas and to insure speedy trials for accused persons in the district.
25 YEARS AGO
July 26, 1995
SPRINGDALE — Mike Ferguson, former general manager and executive vice president of Polar Express Inc. of Tontitown, was fired earlier this year in a dispute with the trucking company’s new owner. Now he has formed a company that will compete with his old firm. Ferguson said Tuesday he and his brother, Steve Ferguson, are forming Comstar Enterprises Ltd., a longhaul refrigerated and general-commodity carrier based in Springdale. Mike Ferguson will be president, and Steve Ferguson will be vice president. “We have four employees at this point, and we have hired three drivers and hope to have hired 10 drivers by sometime next week,” Mike Ferguson said. “We’ve purchased 15 1995 Freightliners and 20 Great Dane trailers, and hopefully we will have them all full within 10 days.”
10 YEARS AGO
July 26, 2010
PINE BLUFF — The Pine Bluff Police Department will have officers work 12-hour shifts beginning Sunday, a plan expected to allow for more community policing and days off each month for officers. The 12-hour shifts, an increase from the current 10-hour shifts, will affect about 80 of the department’s 139 officers and allow them to work seven days in a two week period rather than eight. The officers affected by the change will be in the patrol division, said Lt. Bob Rawlinson, a spokesman for the department. It also means more officers on the streets per shift, which will allow police to talk with business owners and members of the community about crime and preventive measures, Rawlinson said.