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Early voting numbers high as long lines extend from County Annex on Day One
Early voting began Monday, with the line extending from inside the County Annex out into the side parking lot. Grey skies loomed overhead, but no fear or speculation of rain seemed to deter voters from casting their ballots, a process that some voters said took between 40 to 50 minutes to complete upon entering the line.
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Rhett Gentry
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Magnolia man arrested for first-degree murder, other charges
Jerry Pritchard, 31, of Magnolia was booked in the Columbia County Jail at 1:57 a.m. with the charges of first-degree murder, first-degree battery, terroristic act and stalking.
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Six Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six current and former Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. hospitals and businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment unsealed Monday. It details destructive attacks on a broad range of targets and implicates the same Kremlin unit that interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.
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ERIC TUCKER
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World struggles as confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 40M
LONDON (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the planet has surpassed 40 million, but experts say that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true impact of the pandemic that has upended life and work around the world.
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MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer
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Razorbacks’ defense impresses Ole Miss coach
FAYETTEVILLE — Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin made sure to mention the defensive improvements he’d seen from the University of Arkansas when he spoke with Coach Sam Pittman prior to Saturday’s game.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Bob Holt
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Razorbacks’ defense impresses Ole Miss coach
FAYETTEVILLE — Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin made sure to mention the defensive improvements he’d seen from the University of Arkansas when he spoke with Coach Sam Pittman prior to Saturday’s game.
by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , Bob Holt 1 hr. ago
Virus wreaking havoc on SEC with Saban now testing positive
The Southeastern Conference had to postpone two games in the last three days because of positive COVID-19 tests, and now Alabama coach Nick Saban and his athletic director have tested positive for the virus ahead of the league’s biggest regular-season showdown.
by TERESA M. WALKER, AP
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JAMES MITCHELL
James Randall Mitchell passed away unexpectedly July 3, 2020 at Baptist Health in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Wendy Sue Smith Stinson, 66, died suddenly Thursday, June 11, 2020.
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