by - March 23, 2026 8:40 am
Nonprofits in Northeast Arkansas needed support and in 1955 a fundraising organization, United Fund opened in Jonesboro. The organization changed to United Way Global in 1972. The United Way of…
by - March 23, 2026 8:30 am
The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority was formed in 2009 to spur economic and job growth in the region. It’s composed of three counties — Lawrence, Randoph and Sharp —…
by - March 23, 2026 8:20 am
The Northeast Arkansas Children’s Advocacy Center is a nonprofit organization that serves child victims of abuse and their families by providing a haven for interviewing and examining the child. NEACAC…
by - March 23, 2026 8:10 am
Rachel Netrefa had worked as a teacher and administrator for years and knew that some of her students were in foster care but didn’t know much about it. That all…
by - March 23, 2026 8:00 am
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center began its operations on the Arkansas State University campus in 1983. It serves as a small business assistance organization. Each year, the…
by - March 22, 2026 12:23 pm
Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), will retire at the end of 2026 after 10 years at the helm. Since 2016, Coulter led CALS through…
by - March 22, 2026 12:15 pm
“I don’t have a say in government. I’m not even old enough to vote,” Jamal, a straight-A high school senior, told me during a unit on civic engagement. “Social studies…
by - March 22, 2026 10:00 am
For several weeks, we have been soliciting the region’s business community for nominations for our first recognition program of the year: the Northeast Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards, presented by Arvest…
by - March 22, 2026 10:00 am
When Trey Stafford was young he listened to a radio program, “The Road Show.” It featured two men, Bill and Jerry, and they would gab about various topics in and…
by - March 22, 2026 9:06 am
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders is ready to push forward on several budget priorities, but major issues — such as prison funding and tax cuts — remain a negotiable item heading…
by - March 21, 2026 11:56 am
There was no doubt that it was an adjustment by Pocola basketball player Antwoine Thomas when he switched schools last offseason. Thomas was going from Fort Smith Northside, playing in the…
by - March 20, 2026 8:13 am
A rising number of Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements has resulted in American Airlines using larger planes at the airport and planning to add an extra flight during the summer,…
by - March 20, 2026 7:02 am
Yunmeng Liu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $3.6 million…
by - March 20, 2026 6:59 am
The Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. (AECC) held a ceremonial groundbreaking for an 850-megawatt (MW) natural gas-based generation facility in Morris County, Texas, near Naples. Construction of the Naples Power Plant…
by - March 19, 2026 8:39 pm
In communities across our state, we have heard from school administrators and parents who are left confronting a disturbing new challenge. Artificial intelligence tools are being used to create fabricated…
by - March 19, 2026 8:24 pm
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board has adopted a policy aimed at protecting agricultural research from benefiting foreign competitors. In a unanimous decision on March 12, the board voted to prohibit…
by - March 19, 2026 3:26 pm
In less than a month, or about the time it once took to deliver mail from Fort Smith to California and back, an idea to build a large Butterfield Trail…
by - March 19, 2026 12:34 pm
The Jones Center in Springdale recently released its 2025 Community Impact Report as it marked its 30th anniversary. The center had more than 587,000 visits and a total economic impact…
by - March 19, 2026 12:29 pm
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has received a $200,000 donation from the Jay F. and Patricia P. Hill Family Fund to establish the…
by - March 18, 2026 7:37 pm
Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series addressing identified Fort Smith water system replacement and repair needs with cost estimates that approach $600 million. Link here for…
