Haskell NewsLocal news for Haskell, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.English Tea Party- April 21, 2008 "People want to see inside the church with the red doors" British tradition focus of event Saturday Iced tea may be a staple of the South, but it won't be served Saturday morning during a traditional English tea at St. via Benton Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/english-tea-party?fromrss=1 Relief meeting draws large crowd- April 18, 2008 About 650 attended a public meeting Thursday night to learn their options for disaster relief after the April 3 storms that produced three tornadoes and flooding in Saline County. via Benton Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/relief-meeting-draws-large-crowd?fromrss=1 Haskell residents fuming over flood damage- April 16, 2008 "We got the first 911 call about 1:45, and we arrived on scene a few minutes later" The worst of the storms was over - or so they thought. Keith Short and his neighbors in Haskell luckily had been skipped over by the tornadoes that touched down across Saline County on April 3. Forrest Bowman ... via Benton Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/haskell-residents-fuming-over-flood-damage?fr... Bryant shelter closing- April 14, 2008 "We will invite people to take what's left of the supplies, such as water, clothing and other items, when we have that meeting." Paula Bowman, right, a storm victim from Timberlake subdivision in Haskell, thanks volunteers Claudia Nichols, left, and Brenda Lincoln at Northside Church of Christ, 917 N. East St. via Benton Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/bryant-shelter-closing?fromrss=1 Worried about flooding, officials looking for boats- April 12, 2008 "We have to see where it falls. But we'll have another story to talk about tomorrow. We'll have to see how much and where." State Sen. Shane Broadway, D-Bryant, center, addresses the media at the Saline County Courthouse on Wednesday with, from left, Haskell Mayor Jeff Arey, state Rep. via Benton Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/worried-about-flooding-officials-looking-for-... Tornado Spares Haskell, Flood Causes Evacuation- April 10, 2008 "I don't know if we're going to be able to salvage anything it's a mess. The base boards have to come out and I don't know how far we're going to have to take out the dry wall. I don't know what we're going to do." A third tornado track has been confirmed in Saline County. Heavy rain that came along with it caused flooding in Haskell and dozens of families were forced to evacuate the Timberlake subdivision. via KTHV-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/tornado-spares-haskell-flood-causes-evacuatio... Sobriety checkpoints abound in state- April 8, 2008 "Traffic won't be real heavy here, but I would suspect, pretty quickly, someone will go to jail" While the Razorbacks played the Indiana Hoosiers in the opening round of the NCAA basketball tournament last month, Arkansas State Police troopers in Saline County were out looking for drunken drivers. via Herald-Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/sobriety-checkpoints-abound-in-state?fromrss=... Updated Tornado Survey Information For Central Arkansas- April 6, 2008 Two tornado tracks were confirmed in Saline County yesterday and a third tornado track was confirmed in Saline County thismorning. via KTHV-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/haskell-ar/2008/04/updated-tornado-survey-information-for-centra... |