Little Rock Central High School
Nabholz to Build $55M Field House and Science Building at LR Central High
Schools, motels, new homes and more feature in this week's million-dollar deals and construction. read more >
Northwest Bike Boom Inspires More Trails
Other Arkansas cities plan greenways of their own. read more >
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New Tax or Not, Mayor Set to Rebrand the Rock
Sales tax or no, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. is ready to rebrand the city with a new marketing campaign, a new city flag and a new website. read more >
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Clinton School Dean Skip Rutherford to Retire June 30
Skip Rutherford, dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, says he will retire on June 30. read more >
Phyllis Brandon, Pioneering High Profile Editor, Dies at 84
Phyllis Brandon, a pioneering newswoman who made the High Profile section an enduring Sunday read, died Saturday at her home in Little Rock. She was 84. read more >
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A Vulture and a Child; A Mob and a Student
Journalists constantly consider possible unintended effects of what they print. They also walk a line between taking action and strictly observing events. read more >
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Tour Little Rock: Discover These 13 Unique Places
You'll find education, the arts and defenders of the nation feel right at home in Little Rock. read more >
Southern States Join to Promote Civil Rights Tourism
Southern states that once fought to maintain racial segregation are now banding together to promote civil rights tourism at sites including the building where the Confederacy was born and the motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died. read more >
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Bill Clinton Celebrates Little Rock 9, Warns More Work Lies Ahead
Former President Bill Clinton told surviving members of the Little Rock Nine on Monday that they could wear dancing shoes to celebrate their integration of Central High School but must be ready to don marching boots as struggles for equality continue. read more >
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Sculpture Commemorates 1957 Desegregation at Central High School
A sculpture illustrating the incomplete progress in the push for educational equality will go on display next month outside Little Rock Central High School. read more >
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A Reporter Is Beaten; Arkansans Can Relate
Arkansas Democrat photographer Will Counts captured the beating of newspaper reporter L. Alex Wilson outside Central High School in 1957, and his images stunned viewers then and have embarrassed Arkansas for 60 years. read more >
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Little Rock Central Aims for UNESCO World Heritage Status
Little Rock Central High School is under consideration for "world heritage" status by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. read more >
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Court Ends Part of Arkansas Desegregation Lawsuit
A federal judge is ending a large part of an Arkansas desegregation case rooted in the Little Rock Central High School crisis of 1957. read more >
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Central High Supporters Form Nonprofit To Help School
Supporters and alumni of Little Rock's Central High School have formed a nonprofit to support the school, the Tiger Foundation. read more >
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Here Is the Little Rock Central High School Band on NBC Nightly News
As seen on NBC Nightly News on Sunday: the story of the Little Rock Central High School band, which is marching in the inaugural parade today in Washington D.C. Includes full video. read more >
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Christopher Mercer, Among 6 Who Integrated UA Law School, Dies at 88
Christopher C. Mercer, one of the six students who integrated the University of Arkansas School of Law, died Tuesday morning in Little Rock, the UA said. read more >
Central High School: Symbol of Inequities Past and Present
Little Rock Central High School once was the most famous public school in the world. That was during the period of its disgrace, 1957-59, when it symbolized Southern defiance of court orders to integrate schools. read more >
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