By Jamel Major and Janice Broach

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) -West Memphis Police named Cedric Burks as a suspect in the murder of a Southaven woman Thursday night.

The West Memphis Police Department issued a capital murder warrant for Burks, 36.

Friends and family gathered earlier Thursday to remember 58-year-old Maggie Wright. Anthony Smith, a former employee of Lincoln Elementary, said he still can't believe Wright is dead.

"It was just a shock to find out that was the woman that got killed," Smith said Thursday.

West Memphis Police discovered Wright's body over the weekend. Wright lived in Southaven and was a teacher at Lincoln Elementary.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas will keep its four congressional seats after the 2010 Census reported a 9 percent population growth to bring the state's number of residents to 2.9 million.

New census numbers released Tuesday morning show that eight states will gain congressional seats, while nine states will lose representatives.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Highway Commission has approved raises for Highway and Transportation Department workers.

The panel met by telephone Wednesday and approved a 2 percent cost of living increase. The commission also approved several other categories of raises, which spokesman Randy Ort says are in line with raises in other state agencies.

Workers will get performance raises of .75 percent and lump sum payments based on their length of service. Merit raises are also available, based on .25 percent of each supervisor's budget.

The raises go into effect for the pay period that begins Dec. 30, so workers will see the increases in the first paycheck in January.

The department has 3,588 employees.

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