Stories from Wednesday, February 7, 2018

LITTLE ROCK — Finalists have been announced for the 2018 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, and two local restaurants made the cut. Dixie Pig and Kream Kastle are both finalists for the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. The other finalists include: Franke’s Cafeteria of Little Rock (Pulaski County); Feltner’s Whatta-Burger of Russellville (Pope County); Doe’s Eat Place of Little Rock (Pulaski County); McClard’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant of Hot Springs (Garland County); Bruno’s Little Italy of Little Rock (Pulaski County); White House Café of Camden (Ouachita County); Ed Walker’s Drive-In of Fort Smith (Sebastian County); Neal’s Café of Springdale (Washington County); The Venesian Inn of Tontitown (Washington County); and DeVito’s of Eureka Springs (Carroll County).. ...

The annual Polar Plunge is scheduled to begin at noon Saturday at the Hampton Inn pool. The high is expected to be around 50 on Saturday with a 50 percent chance of showers. The Polar Plunge is the premiere fundraising event hosted by Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Arkansas...

Saturday morning, eight flags were flown in the Flag Plaza at the Aeroplex on the former Eaker Air Force Base, as part of the semicircle that surrounds the Linebacker II Monument and the designated location of a future HULK 46 Monument to be built to honor the crew members of the only B-52 lost during the Gulf War and the three men that died that fateful night...

The Police and Fire Committee moved forward with the justice complex project Monday by selecting four construction companies to interview for the position of a construction manager. Using a point-based system that was drawn up by Architect Todd Welch (which included points for experience as a construction manager, demonstration of similar projects, staff resources, demonstration of project cost containment, company location and experience working in Blytheville) the committee decided to move forward with Tate General Contractors, Baldwin and Shell Construction Company, Construction Network Inc. ...

Mary R. Farrow, 95, of Manila, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Mary was born in Harrisburg to John and Ida (Embry) Sarter. She was retired from American Greetings and was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mary loved to quilt and garden, especially working in her flower beds...

An all too common rebuttal to CN editorials (and even some news articles) is to not even attempt to refute what is said, but simply brand the piece as “negative.” I’ve seen examples of this on websites and various social media platforms and I’d like to take an opportunity to address it...