Florence Wiley News Today

Residents of District 10 in Pulaski County have been left without quorum court representation, county officials say, after a legal ruling that said Justice of the Peace Kristina Gulley is not eligible to serve but stopped short of removing her from office.

A 16-year-old misdemeanor hot-check conviction means Barry Jefferson can't hold elected office, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Friday, invalidating the votes for Jefferson's campaign for the county quorum court.

A petition filed Wednesday in Pulaski Circuit Court claims Pulaski County justice of the peace candidate Barry Jefferson is ineligible to serve because of a previous hot check conviction -- the same reason incumbent and former opponent Kristina Gulley was removed from the race.

The Pulaski County Election Commission has reduced the amount of polling sites from 108 to 89 in the county and some voters aren't happy with the change.

My grandmother. she was a woman of faith who sang in the church choir and i enjoyed her so much as a young child that i started singing in the choir, too, just to be around her. some of my earliest and fondest memories involve her. sleepovers at her house, the pancakes she made, car trips to fun places and a biting sense of humor that kept her family in stitches. florence wiley was flat-out hilarious. her staple? a slew of folksy sayings she tried out every now and then. she also worked as a caf...

To do it like so many, she worked hard, nights, holidays. for probably far too long. hers was a life spent struggling. but i dont remember ever hearing a single complaint, even after diabetes stole her legs and even when it became apparent she was going to lose her decades-long battle with that dreadful disease, she did not complain. her strength in life was eclipsed only by the courage with which she faced death. she taught me and her ten grandchildren, her ten other grandchildren, the value of...

road -- >> its not fair to people thats out here struggling because were trying to survive, we work hard. >> take people off unemployment and where do you go? to welfare. >> i dont know what to do. its a struggle. >> today, long-term unemployed benefits end for more than 1 million americans. the senate could vote on an extension. but can democrats can enough support from the gop house? also today, ducking suspension. after those controversy comments about gays and blacks, the star of...

said she couldnt believe that more people werent seriously injured. and she says that very well may have been her last ride on a metro escalator. as passengers at the plaza metro station ride down the escalator, it speeds up, then comes to a sudden and jarring stop. riders are thrown to the ground. some are stepped on. theres a surge of passengers as they scramble to avoid being trampled. >> it was just very chaotic. yeah, im surprised more people didnt get hurt. >> reporter: leslie wa...