Newport NewsLocal news for Newport, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Grain sorghum gets nod on toughest fields- June 30, 2008 One crop seems to handle adversity better than any other for Newport, Ark., farmer Malcolm Haigwood - grain sorghum.http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/grain-sorghum-gets-nod-on-toughest-fields?fro... Two Killed In Work Zone Crash At White River Bridge- June 27, 2008 Two people were killed, including a state highway worker, in a crash on the Highway 67 bridge over the White River.http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/two-killed-in-work-zone-crash-at-white-river-... , worker die in work zone crash on U.S. 67 Arkansas bridge- June 25, 2008 A semitruck driver crashed through a state highway department work zone Tuesday morning on a U.S. 67 bridge over the White River, killing himself and a worker there as flames engulfed his rig, officials said.http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/worker-die-in-work-zone-crash-on-u-s-67-arkan... Catfish Farmers Feeling Economic Crunch- June 23, 2008 With soaring prices for just about everything needed to raise their fish, catfish farmers are anxious and some are shutting down altogether.http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/catfish-farmers-feeling-economic-crunch?fromr... UMNS-ALL-NEWS UMNS 251-Bonhoeffer achieves martyr status with...- June 18, 2008 Bonhoeffer achieves martyr status with United Methodists >Jun. 17, 2008 NOTE: Photographs are available at http:umns.umc.org . >A UMNS Report By Linda Bloom Although Dietrich Bonhoeffer has been dead for ...http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/umns-all-news-umns-251-bonhoeffer-achieves-ma... Lawmaker's wife wins Democratic runoff for Ark. House seat- June 11, 2008 The wife of a term-limited lawmaker won the Democratic nomination for her husband's House seat in a runoff election Tuesday, achieving what two other legislative wives were unable to do in last month's primary ...http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/lawmakers-wife-wins-democratic-runoff-for-ark... Ark. lawmaker's wife hopes to buck opposition to family ties- June 7, 2008 The wife of a term-limited lawmaker this week will try to do what two other legislative wives were unable to do in last month's primary election: win her party's nomination for a seat in the Arkansas ...http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/ark-lawmakers-wife-hopes-to-buck-opposition-t... ASU Alumni Association board welcomes Miles as new member- June 3, 2008 JONESBORO - Arkansas State University Alumni Association has announced that I. Joe Miles of Mountain Home has joined the Association's board of directors.http://www.topix.net/city/newport-ar/2008/06/asu-alumni-association-board-welcomes-miles-a... |