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WATCH: Protesters hold march, rally in Arkadelphia ARKADELPHIA -- Hundreds of protesters gathered at Gennesaret Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday evening and walked the half-mile to the intersection of North 15th and Pine streets, where a park celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is planned to be built. by James Leigh

Man charged with battery after wife found brutally beaten A Hot Springs man was arrested late Tuesday on a felony battery charge after allegedly brutally beating his wife, knocking out several of her teeth and possibly breaking her jaw. by Steven Mross

Traffic stop results in two arrests; one on parole from '17 homicide A traffic stop late Tuesday resulted in the arrest of two men on felony drug charges, including one who is on parole from his role in a 2017 homicide in Hot Springs. by Steven Mross

Area schools have first football workouts After a spring of being away from sports and their friends, high school students are beginning to return to the world of athletics. by Felisha Butler 22 hrs. ago

Horse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci finishes second in debut A racehorse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci finished second in his debut Wednesday at Belmont Park in New York. by STEPHEN WHYNO The Associated Press 22 hrs. ago

Latest News

Catherine Heights purchase includes ROW for sewer main The $45,000 the city paid for property to expand the Gulpha pump station on Catherine Heights Road included a 35-foot wide right of way for a new sewer force main connecting the station to the treatment plant on Davidson Drive. by David Showers 22 hrs. ago

COVID-19 update: State announces plan to test all nursing home residents EDITOR'S NOTE: As a service to our readers, The Sentinel-Record will publish daily updates released each weekday by the city of Hot Springs and the state of Arkansas. 22 hrs. ago

Sheriff's log June 2 Jimmy Womack reported a burglary at 233 Pinehill Road. Missing were two window air conditioning units, two Pioneer speakers, a Pioneer receiver and a computer system. 23 hrs. ago

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State News

Applications for 6 charter schools filed Five organizations have submitted applications to the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education for charters that, if approved, would establish six new charter schools, beginning in the 2021-22 school year. by Cynthia Howell

Dead zone prediction: Larger than average; not near record NEW ORLEANS -- High rivers and high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus from farm and urban runoff mean a larger than average oxygen-starved "dead zone" is likely this year in the Gulf of Mexico, researchers said Wednesday. by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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National News

Social media, music world go dark for Black Out Tuesday NEW YORK -- Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, joining voices around the world outraged by the killings of black people in the U.S. by MESFIN FEKADU The Associated Press

Confederate monuments coming down around South amid protests BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Sarah Collins Rudolph thought she'd never see what happened in her hometown: Prompted by protests, the city removed a 115-year-old Confederate monument near where her sister and three other black girls died in a racist church bombing in 1963. by JAY REEVES The Associated Press

World News

Around world, police chokeholds scrutinized LE PECQ, France -- Three days after George Floyd died with a Minneapolis police officer choking off his air, another black man writhed on the tarmac of a street in Paris as a police officer pressed a knee to his neck during an arrest. by JOHN LEICESTER The Associated Press

Wuhan tests about 10M people, finds few infections BEIJING -- The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected late last year, has tested nearly 10 million people in an unprecedented 19-day campaign to check an entire city. by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Business

Rescued migrants stranded on chartered Maltese tourist boats Associated Press by FRANCES D'EMILIO and RENE ROSSIGNAUD The Associated Press

Trump administration moves to block Chinese airlines from US AP Airlines Writer by DAVID KOENIG The Associated Press

Sports

AAA helps schools adjust to situation There was some normalcy restored to high school athletes around the state Monday after they were allowed to resume activities for the first time since the Arkansas Activities Association implemented a dead period on March 17 because of coronavirus pandemic concerns. by Erick Taylor

AP source: NBA presents players with plan for season restart The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league's board of governors on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. by TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

Viewpoints

Wednesday's Letters to the editor Time for an overhaul Dear editor: Thank you Gunney Collins for your letter last week pointing out the numerous failures of our city government under Bill Burrough and our current board of directors. I opined not long ago that this group isn't competent to run a lemonade stand, and they've done nothing since to change my opinion.

Thumbs column Hot Springs and Garland County residents, along with annual visitors to this tourism mecca, are jumping into June with a modicum of caution due to the COVID-19 virus.

Religion

Some Old Order Mennonites feel called to return to church NEW HOLLAND, Pa. -- For the first time in weeks, kids played in the church cemetery. Nearby, a group of men in their 20s reflected on what it meant to gather again during the pandemic. by LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI The Associated Press

Pandemic disrupts rites of passage for many NEW YORK -- For many religious families across the United States, the coronavirus has disrupted their most anticipated traditions -- the rites of passage that mark their adolescent children's full entry into their congregations. by DAVID CRARY The Associated Press

School

Lawyers: Investigators recommend whistleblower is reinstated WASHINGTON -- Federal investigators have found "reasonable grounds" that a government whistleblower was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said Friday. by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press

What's that behind you? On virus-era TV, home backdrops star Those who saw conservative commentator Bill Kristol on television one recent night may not remember what he said. But they'll never forget the magnificent mess of a bookcase behind him. by DON BABWIN The Associated Press

Lifestyles

Crazy Quilters The Crazy Quilters Club of Garland County Extension Homemakers recently drew the winning ticket for the Relay for Life Quilt. Berta Hinajasn, of Hot Springs, was this year's winner.

Thursday's Datebook A note to our readers Meetings, events and services are currently not being listed in Datebook unless a group or organization makes a renewed request by email, [email protected], or in writing to The Sentinel-Record Datebook, 300 Spring St., Hot Springs, AR 71901.