50 Years Ago
From the Herald and Democrat in 1966
Gov. Orval Faubus proudly announced that Arkansas had gained 12,075 industrial jobs, a record, during his last year as governor.
Faubus got the figures from the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission's annual report for fiscal 1966, which ended June 30.
The AIDC said Arkansas got 47 new plants and 63 existing plants announced expansion in the year. A total of $144,606 was earmarked for capital expenditures by Arkansas industry, according to the report.
The largest single gain from a job standpoint was an expansion announced by the Teletype Corp., at Little Rock. Teletype planned to add 1,000 jobs.
The largest capital outlay was announced by the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co. which planned to spend $46 million for a mill which would employ 400 at Ashdown.
There were other major new industries with potential employment.
"As the state continues to grow and prosper, all state services continued to improve without the necessity of any tax increase," Faubus explained. "This is the happy prospect which I now leave the people of Arkansas and the governors who succeed me."
30 Years Ago
From the Herald-Democrat in 1986
The future of the ducks in Siloam Springs' City Park was in question, and the city's Board of Directors wanted to hear from citizens before they decided what to do.
Several problems had arisen concerning the ducks. One, they've reproduced to the point that some residents felt the parks were over populated, leading to a problem with excrement on the sidewalks and in the grass. Two, the ducks were venturing out of the park and into the Siloam Springs Fire Department, adjacent to City Park. And, three, several incidents of ducks being killed by youth in the park had been reported to Siloam Springs police.
"There are 21 ducks in the park now," board member Karl Mounger said at the September board meeting. "We need to know whether people want us to keep the duck population the way it is, or change it." One possible change mentioned was to transport some of the ducks to Lake Wedington, east of Siloam Springs.
Board members agreed to solicit public opinion and make a decision at their October meeting.
10 Years Ago
From the Herald-Leader in 2006
The Siloam Springs Lady Panther volleyball team won two important road matches, defeating Harrison on Tuesday and Morrilton on Thursday, both by 3-0 scores.
At Harrison, the Lady Panthers won easily, 25-14, 25-10 and 25-16. The junior varsity girls also defeated Harrison 27-24 and 24-5.
Editorial on 09/21/2016