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GUSTAV REMNANTS CAUSE HEADACHES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

Winds and rain spawned by the remnants of Hurricane Gustav brought down rain-soaked limbs and large trees, said Wally Hunt, Jefferson County coordinator for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.

WET WEATHER, GUSTS TRIGGER MORE THE 9,000 POWER OUTAGES; SOME SCHOOLS SHUT DOWN

While the Gulf Coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas were hit by the brunt of Hurricane Gustav, the remnants of the storm caused more than 9,000 power outages in Jefferson County by 8 a.m. Wednesday, said Regina Montgomery, customer service specialist for Entergy Arkansas said.

YOUTH CRIME A PRIORITY FOR JUDGE-ELECT EARNEST BROWN

Cracking down on truancy and creating a teen drug court are high on the agenda for Juvenile Judge-elect Earnest Brown when he takes office Jan. 1.

COUNCIL’S LIBRARY MILL QUESTION HAS LEGAL ANSWER

Although several questions were raised at Pine Bluff’s City Council meeting Tuesday night about library millage, the answer already was on the law books: Legally, the tax must be approved.

PINE BLUFF MAN CHARGED IN ROBBERY OF GOULD POST OFFICE

A 20-year-old Pine Bluff was charged by federal authorities Wednesday with robbing the post office at Gould on July 22.

CITY AWAITS INSURANCE WORD BEFORE ADDING MORE BUSES TO DIMINISHED FLEET

Pine Bluff hopes to expand the city’s transit fleet once an insurance settlement is reached on the May 10 fire that damaged four buses and the transit terminal at 2300 E. Harding Ave., Mayor Carl A. Redus Jr. said Wednesday.

APPEALS COURT DISMISSES DUNCAN PROBATION REVOCATION CASE

The state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge lacked jurisdiction to sentence a man to jail, because a warrant for the man’s arrest wasn’t signed.

YESTER YEARS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

65 Years Ago