Times Herald-Record classifieds take on new look

The Times Herald-Record is launching today a new approach to classified advertising with benefits for readers and advertisers alike.

Pet of the week

Bill is a 5-year-old orange tabby. He is a bit timid at first, but is very sweet once he is comfortable with his environment.

Pet's Best Friend: Too many cats being put down

Looking back at pound statistics published since 2006, more than 200 cats are euthanized each year when their owners do not reclaim them from the pound.

21 pooches sprung from pokey

Surrounded by prison inmates and barking dogs, Savannah Hickman, 13, dropped to her knees and embraced her new pet — a chocolate Labrador named Buckshot who has spent the past two months training with inmates at the Arkansas Department of Correction’s Maximum Security Unit.

Wynne revises pet law to add rules for pit bulls

Aldermen last week revised Wynne’s 27-year old vicious-animal ordinance to regulate the ownership of pit bulls.