Stories from Saturday, September 18, 2010

Volunteers are needed for Mississippi County's annual fall litter-pickup campaign Saturday, Sept. 25. The cleanup is being held in conjunction with the Great Arkansas Cleanup, the annual fall statewide litter-pickup campaign promoted by Keep Arkansas Beautiful, a state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful Inc. and a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism...

The Arkansas Northeastern College Chamber Singers will present music they have prepared over the past few months at 3 p.m. today in the Adams/Vines Recital Hall on the ANC campus in Blytheville. The program, "Madrigals, Partsongs & Other Nonsense" combines a variety of music representing various time periods and styles. ...

Scott Smith is one of three new administrators in the Armorel School District this year. Smith, the new high school principal, comes to the district after spending nine years at Greers Ferry West Side as coach and teacher. "My first job after getting my degree was at a small school near Harrison -- Bruno-Pyatt. It's a small school. To find it, you're either looking for it or you're lost," said Smith who is a native of Caraway...

For employees at Nucor-Yamato Steel, there is plenty of incentive to get the job done right. The majority of their pay comes from production-based bonuses, and even though the recent financial downturn has had a negative effect on the amount of jobs available, Nucor-Yamato is proud of the fact that it has never once laid off an employee because of lack of work...