Chattanooga Choo Choo on the right track at motel complex
The Chattanooga Choo Choo, now thriving in the old Southern Railway station, has drawn over 2.5 million visitors since opening two years ago. It plans a 1500-seat convention center, a concert hall, expanded dining and retail spaces, plus a Hilton Inn with an indoor pool. Investors have funded the project, creating a $1 million payroll and 350 jobs, boosting nearby property values and inspiring other cities to reimagine decaying stations.
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B. Allen Casey
Chattanooga
Byron Davis
Associated Press
Chattanooga, Tenn
Choo Choo
Casey
Hilton Motor Inn
Harlan
Bud” Mills
Denmark
Mills
Bob Elmore
Grand jury returns 16 indictments in Arkansas case
The Eastern District of Arkansas federal Grand Jury met for one day and returned 16 indictments, with two publicized. One charged seven men arrested in September during an FBI raid on the Spring Lake Club in Saline County with gambling violations. Another charged James Howard O Neal of Little Rock with mailing and possessing heroin.
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Little Rock
District of
Arkansas
Spring Lake Club
Saline County
James Howard O'Neal
Police chief Oops Liles retires in Mena Ark after 22 years
Police Chief O. O. Liles announces retirement after 22 years with the Mena Police Department. He will retire October 12, his 6th birthday, and Deputy Sheriff Tommy Hubbard is appointed to replace him. Liles cites officers being overworked and underpaid as a major issue contributing to turnover.
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Mena, Ark
O. O. Liles
Mena
Liles
Pope County
Tommy Hubbard
Arkansas cabinet meeting opens to press dull session
In Little Rock AP reports that for the first time Arkansas Governor cabinet meetings invited news media. The session, held in the Health Department Building, covered student employment training, annual operations planning, governor policy statements, and State Building Services leasing plans. Pryor invited reporters to attend the next meeting on October 21.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
David Pryor
Pryor
Board
State Health Department
Bert Wakeley
Governor’s Office of Planning
Wakeley
Mobile mover hearing set in Arkansas rule change
Arkansas state Transportation Commission will hold a public hearing October 21 on proposed rules for mobile home movers. The rules require filing each claim, prompt payment or firm settlement within 30 days, and written notice if deadlines are missed, to speed settlements and reduce claims.
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Little Rock
State Transportation Commission
Commission
Garry L. Brewer
Brewer
Arkansas
The
Transportation Commission
Pryor Issues 16 Directives for State Administration
Gov. David Pryor issued the first 16 gubernatorial policy directives shaping ethics and operations in the executive branch. The directives tighten financial disclosure requirements, ban conflicts of interest with departments, limit political activity on state property, and require written grievance procedures within each agency.
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Little Rock
David Pryor
Dale Bumpers
Pryor
State Highway Commission
State Game and Fish Commission
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