Resident pleads for dog’s home
Wolves and Jake brakes took most of the 30 minutes used for Monday’s meeting of the Cabot City Council; official business, including the pledge to the flag, required only about 10 minutes.

Benefit helps fund new Knox center
Pokes, jabs and tales of faux pas entertained more than 200 people Saturday at the annual Wade Knox Children’s Advocacy Center Roast and Toast. Carlisle native Beth Hunt, a KATV-TV newscaster, was the guest of honor.

Volunteers needed for Cabot’s Relay For Life
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is seeking volunteers in Cabot — walkers, cancer survivors, caregivers, community leaders and anyone wanting to make a difference — to organize and recruit fundraising teams, garner community support, coordinate logistics, seek refreshments and prizes, plan entertainment and lend a hand to ensure the success of the upcoming event.

Regional Park is now open
Lonoke County Regional Park is now open, Mayor Eddie Joe Williams announced in a March 8 press release. A short trail, marked by orange and pink ribbons, begins at the west end of the police firing range parking lot and ends on the entrance road.

Natalie Way is crowned 2010 Teenage Senior Miss
Natalie Denise Way, a senior at Carlisle High School, won Teenage Senior Miss at the annual Miss Carlisle Pageant on Saturday night. She was crowned by 2009 Teenage Senior Miss Caroline Elizabeth Torian.

Hunt ‘roasted’ during benefit dinner
Pokes, jabs and tales of faux pas entertained more than 200 people Saturday at the annual Wade Knox Children’s Advocacy Center Roast and Toast. Carlisle native Beth Hunt, a KATV-TV newscaster, was the guest of honor.

CHS students, staff donate blood
High school students and teachers lined the halls of Carlisle High School on Friday morning waiting to help the American Red Cross save lives through a blood drive.

Church to open food pantry, clothes closet
Immanuel Baptist Church will open a food pantry March 29.

Egg challenge tests science students
Lonoke High School freshmen physical science students competed against the senior physics students during an engineering competition involving eggs Friday.

Benefit roast helps fund new Knox center
Pokes, jabs and tales of faux pas entertained more than 200 people Saturday at the annual Wade Knox Children’s Advocacy Center Roast and Toast. Carlisle native Beth Hunt, a KATV-TV news anchor and morning co-host, was the guest of honor.

Board renews lawn contract, hires staff
The last day of school for students and staff in the Lonoke School District will be June 3.

Program teaches kids tennis
Skip and Teri King are teaching children four to 10 years old the basics of tennis at the Lonoke Community Center. The couple are professional licensed tennis instructors.