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Spies in Small Towns
The NROC Article continues after advertisement A highly valued intelligence asset of the CIA is “burned.” Translated from Intelligence-speak, a human who has betrayed their country, either due to ideological differences or financial gain or revenge, has lost the anonymity which shielded them from the intelligence services of their home country. They can practically smell the blood and sweat of the torture chamber, or the gunsmoke of the firing squad infiltrating the air they breathe.
The Coming .338 Revolution: A Look at the Next Generation, LMG-M Machine Guns
The ongoing Lightweight Machine Gun-Medium (LMG-M) competition by USSOCOM continues the movement of U.S. forces to a new family of small arms weapons chambered in 338 Norma Magnum. The push for a 338 NM machine gun comes after the 2021 adoption of the Barrett Firearms MRAD rifle as the U.S. Army’s MK22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR), and the fielding by SOCOM of the 338 NM/300 NM/7.62 NATO rifle as its Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR).
The Rise of Norma Magnum: What’s Behind the U.S. Military’s Growing Relationship With the Long-Range Round
By Jay Bell Up until quite recently, the 338 Lapua Magnum cartridge was the preeminent sniper caliber with 338 Norma Magnum looking ready to surpass its popularity. The war in Ukraine caused a resurgence in the Lapua caliber, gifting it a stay of execution, of sorts. There were numerous weapons systems available at the time sniper ammunition was needed, and 338 Lapua Mag fit the bill. It’s unclear how much this spike may add to its life span, though. Some say a decade or more.
Don't Let the Bad Guys Steal Your Good Time.
There has been an increase in stolen items recently at vintage trailer rallies. Most of the items were cut from the cables that were “securing” them in the wee hours of the morning. Theft and other crime are not something we have had to deal with over the 15 years we have been camping. Many of the ideas in this article are good measures to stay safe while camping in general, and focus on preventing the theft of your personal property.
School Board chief lashes critics
HOT SPRINGS -- The president of the Cutter Morning Star School Board led an emphatic, public defense of the district's leadership and administration Tuesday night, saying critics should "take a hike." School Board President Mark Rash spoke at the end of a two-hour regular session. He defended Superintendent Nancy Anderson against criticisms by members of the community. "Some of the folks that I think would like to hear this are not here tonight, but we are going to say it anyway," Rash said.
Magnet school going up in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS -- Construction has begun on the Langston Aerospace and Environmental Studies Magnet School in the Hot Springs School District. The elementary school is being built on Chestnut Street on the site of the former Langston High School.
Student, 14, held in copycat threat
HOT SPRINGS -- A 14-year-old student at Lakeside High School was arrested Friday morning after confessing to writing a copycat threat of a shooting on campus. It was the second time in as many days the Lakeside School District and the Hot Springs Police Department addressed a threat written on a restroom wall at a school. The threat Friday was investigated less than 15 hours after a boy was shot in an unrelated incident on Fernwood Street, which is in the school district boundaries.
Student, 14, held in copycat threat
HOT SPRINGS -- A 14-year-old student at Lakeside High School was arrested Friday morning after confessing to writing a copycat threat of a shooting on campus. It was the second time in as many days the Lakeside School District and the Hot Springs Police Department addressed a threat written on a restroom wall at a school. The threat Friday was investigated less than 15 hours after a boy was shot in an unrelated incident on Fernwood Street, which is in the school district boundaries.
Cutter Morning Star seeks 8.4-mill rise
The Cutter Morning Star School District wants 8.4 new debt-service mills and the extension of 15.5 existing mills for construction of a new high school and gymnasium. The district will ask voters in the annual school election on Sept. 19 to issue $10.255 million in construction bonds through 2047. The measure will include a request to extend the 15.5 current debt-service mills to 2047, 12 years beyond their current expiration date.
Henderson State Hot Springs site seeks new head
HOT SPRINGS -- The hiring of a new executive director of Henderson State University's campus in downtown Hot Springs is planned as the next step in a renewed, coordinated effort with National Park College to accommodate the community's needs through the Downtown Education Center. Former National Park College President Sally Carder was named interim director of HSU-Hot Springs in April and will lead the interview process this month for a new director.
School unveils unit's design
HOT SPRINGS -- The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has unveiled updated designs for the Creativity and Innovation Complex project set to break ground in the summer. The 21,000-square-foot facility will be built along Whittington Avenue in front of the entrance to the school's administration building. Designs were adjusted from a previous $8 million project to the $4.5 million design in place.
Math, science school unveils new unit's redesign
HOT SPRINGS -- The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has unveiled updated designs for the Creativity and Innovation Complex project set to break ground in the summer. The 21,000-square-foot facility will be built along Whittington Avenue in front of the entrance to the school's administration building. Designs were adjusted from a previous $8 million project to the $4.5 million design in place.
School districts see enrollments seesaw
HOT SPRINGS -- Fountain Lake and Lakeside school districts continued their pattern of steady growth in enrollment this year, while figures for other districts in that region were mostly stagnant, according to the 2016-17 enrollment numbers recently posted by the Arkansas Department of Education. An increase of 78 students at Lakeside represented the largest total rise in the Hot Springs area. Lakeside's enrollment increased from 3,391 in the 2015-16 school year to 3,469.
Educator hopeful of U.S. school law
HOT SPRINGS -- The new federal education law offers a chance to continue positive trends and establish best practices for the foreseeable future, a national education leader said Tuesday at a statewide conference. The Every Student Succeeds Act, which was signed into law Dec. 10, 2015, by President Barack Obama, reauthorized the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act and replaced the No Child Left Behind initiative.
Spa City college renames building
HOT SPRINGS -- National Park College has renamed a building Legacy Hall in honor of the college's previous volunteers and leaders. President John Hogan said the move to rename the Math and Science Building to Legacy Hall was intended to establish a method to commemorate those who have helped the college educate the community and become what it is today.
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Spa City district calls for tax increase
HOT SPRINGS -- The Hot Springs School District plans to ask voters next month for a property tax increase that would help pay for a junior high complex to be built next to Hot Springs High School, a new multipurpose arena and a new building at Langston Magnet School. Supporters of the proposed 4.4-mill property tax increase, a rise of more than 11 percent, say the district could generate $54 million from that and from extending the collection of 10.8 mills levied for debt service.
Filing deadline is Aug. 19 to run for college’s board
HOT SPRINGS — Candidates for seats on the National Park College Board of Trustees have less than two weeks to file for candidacy with the Garland County clerk’s office. Board member and former Chairman Larry Bailey filed earlier this year for re-election to Position 3. Bailey was first elected to the college board in 2008 to serve the final two years of an existing term. He was re-elected in 2010.
Filing deadline is Aug. 19 to run for college's board
HOT SPRINGS -- Candidates for seats on the National Park College board of trustees have less than two weeks to file for candidacy with the Garland County clerk's office. Board member and former Chairman Larry Bailey filed earlier this year for re-election to Position 3. Bailey was first elected to the college board in 2008 to serve the final two years of an existing term. He was re-elected in 2010.
Job Corps center in Royal to close
The U.S. Department of Labor has officially announced the impending closure of the Ouachita Job Corps program, which has operated for 52 years in the Hot Springs area. The national director of the Forest Service Job Corps program, Tina Terrell, spoke to employees Thursday morning at the center, which is located in Royal west of Hot Springs, about the process of closing it. She spoke to students Thursday afternoon.
App to aid anorexics takes EAST contest
HOT SPRINGS -- Fountain Lake Charter High School senior Alexa Donley was recognized this week for the best Environmental and Spatial Technologies project submitted from more than 200 programs for the 2016 EAST Conference. The EAST Initiative held an overall project competition this year for the first time. Students could work in any subject area, address any problem and use any software or hardware to address it.
3 in running to lead Fountain Lake schools
FOUNTAIN LAKE -- The Fountain Lake School Board plans to decide on the district's next superintendent Thursday after three finalists are interviewed this week. The board accepted the recommendation of three finalists from the executive search firm McPherson & Jacobson. A meeting has been called for 5 p.m. Thursday in the board room of the administration building, 4207 Park Ave. The three finalists are Steven Breedlove, Michael Murphy and Brad Sullivan.
Pupils eager to check out new library
Lakeside High School will host a grand opening today to showcase the new library designed to accommodate all of the school's students in grades 8-12. The library is in the area of the former junior high library, office and entrance on the west side of the building. Stony Evans, library media specialist, said today's event will be a "celebration" of what the district has provided for its students.
Hot Springs School Board cuts jobs
HOT SPRINGS -- More than a third of the reduction-in-force decisions approved by the Hot Springs School Board on Tuesday affected Hot Springs High School. A total of 28 nonrenewals, three resignations and one retirement were approved during the regular monthly meeting in the boardroom of the Jones School Historic Building. The district notified 38 employees in December their positions would be cut before the start of the 2016-17 school year.
Hot Springs schools to shed 38 jobs
HOT SPRINGS -- The Hot Springs School District has notified employees that 38 positions will be cut before the start of the 2016-17 school year. The cuts will be split evenly among certified and classified personnel. The 19 certified positions cut represent about 5.7 percent of the district's 334 certified employees. The 19 classified cuts represent 8.4 percent of the 226 classified positions.
38 position to be eliminated, district says
HOT SPRINGS -- The Hot Springs School District has notified employees that 38 positions will be cut before the start of the 2016-17 school year. The cuts will be split evenly among certified and classified personnel. The 19 certified positions cut represent about 5.7 percent of the district's 334 certified employees. The 19 classified cuts represent 8.4 percent of the 226 classified positions.
Gun found at school; student, 16, arrested
HOT SPRINGS -- A 16-year-old Hot Springs High School student was arrested Thursday after school district officials on campus discovered a loaded handgun that was later determined to have been stolen. The student was charged with felony counts of carrying a handgun on school property and theft by receiving of a firearm. He was taken into custody at the school and held at the Garland County Juvenile Detention Center to await an appearance in Garland County Juvenile Court.
Work speeds up at HSU branch
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Spa City teacher dies in fire
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