BY LEE “CAT” McLANE
Editor/Publisher
Badger Elementary now has at the helm a Master Principal in the person of Karla Tarkington. It took four years of hard work but the effort paid off after a site visit completed the requirements to earn such a designation.
“It took lots of work but I believe it was worth it,” commented [...]
The Beebe Chamber of Commerce held their annual banquet Thursday night, May 2nd at ASU-Beebe. The Chamber had as their featured speaker Craig O’Neal of KTHV Channel 11. The Chamber gave out their three annual awards. Those receiving them were: Mayor Mike Robertson - Lifetime Service Award; Lee McLane - Citizen of the Year Award; [...]
On Sat., April 27, at approx. 2:20 p.m., Beebe Police Officer Justin Lee accomplished a traffic stop on a 2002 Chevrolet Prism at the intersection of Cherry and Elm Streets for an equipment violation. Officer Lee made contact with the driver who was identified as Joseph C. Gilbert, 36, of McRae. Officer Lee informed Gilbert [...]
BY LEE “CAT” McLANE
Editor/Publisher
Clay Goff spoke to the Beebe City Council Monday night seeking funds to help build a new library in the city. Goff told the council that the White County Library Board - which he serves on, in addition to being president of First Security Bank in Beebe - has received a grant [...]
All teams were present at the opening ceremony of Beebe Ball Season Saturday, April 13th at 8 a.m. Each team was introduced on the field they play on and got to walk from 3rd base to home plate. The pictures on this page are from the t-ball age players (the cutest). Some were excited [...]
BY LEE “CAT” McLANE
Editor/Publisher
The regular monthly meeting of the Beebe School Board was Monday night, April 8th.
Superintendent Dr. Belinda Shook told the board about some legislative bills and acts that have passed or may pass during this session that will have an impact on the finances of the district. Act 517 (which has passed) will [...]
David Chase Wilson, 25, of Beebe, was arrested from a room at a Beebe motel on Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 at 12:25 p.m. Officers with the Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Beebe Police Department with information from a reliable source that Wilson was selling narcotics from the motel room. Officers of the BBPD and [...]
Two Union Pacific locomotives - one on each set of tracks - to derail along with 25 cars just south of Garner near Doyle Road around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon, March 23rd. An engineer in one of the locomotives was injured but has been released from the hospital. The tracks were blocked for about [...]
BY LEE “CAT” McLANE
Editor/Publisher
Beebe’s own, Cody Belew, gave a benefit concert for Project Graduation Saturday night, March 16th at Beebe Auditorium. Belew, a 10-yr. alumnus of Beebe High School, began his concert by singing the Badger Alma Mater from behind the curtain. When the curtain opened, he started singing “Crazy in [...]
At 1:13 pm, on Thursday, March 7th, 2013, the Beebe Police Department received a 911 call from “Healthway” Pharmacy” on W. Dewitt Henry Drive reporting that a man had jumped over the counter in the pharmacy into the area containing medications. Within 2 minutes three officers with the BBPD arrived on the scene and arrested [...]
