BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: The 7 a.m. look of my street in Hillcrest should make it clear that all roads are not.

  • BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: The 7 a.m. look of my street in Hillcrest should make it clear that all roads are not.

Everybody’s talking about it. And what’s being done?’ (Apart from Entergy’s huge mobilization, which brought me power by 9 p.m. last night.)

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* STATE OF ARKANSAS: From the governor’s office:

With re-frozen roads expexted to further deteriorate driving conditions Thursday morning, Governor Mike Beebe has again ordered only essential personnel to report to work at State offices in the Little Rock Metropolitan Area on Thursday. Agency directors and supervisors will decide who those people are and when they will arrive at work.

* CITY OF LITTLE ROCK: Bottom line seems to be put out your garbage monsters and some day a truck might be along to empty them. This week. Next week (another holiday week remember). Weather willing (see below). And as for all the tree debris, well, who knows? From Meg Matthews, who says city offices will open at noon:

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The City of Little Rock’s Public Works 5epartment will be picking up trash because of the snow storm, Residents are asked to put their trash carts out one day later than their regular day. Crews will be working over time and through the weekend to get it all picked up. Some carts may be on the curb for a couple of days before they are emptied-however crews will get to them asap.

* AND WHAT DO THE HEAVENS HOLD FOR US? The news from the National Weather Service this morning isn’t uplifting. The full hazardous weather outlook, transmitted at 5 a.m. this morning, is on the jump (but the major takeaway is a chance of light snow or freezing rain Friday morning and a mention of a chance for more messy weather next week):

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