by July 24, 2024 4:04 pm
-Arkansas medical marijuana sales down 4% through June
Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales totaled $135.5 million in the first half of 2024, down from the $141 million in the same period of 2023, a year with record sales of…
by July 24, 2024 4:04 pm
-Arkansas’ medical marijuana sales totaled $135.5 million in the first half of 2024, down from the $141 million in the same period of 2023, a year with record sales of…
by July 24, 2024 2:15 pm
-Artists will soon be solicited to paint a portrait of Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves for display in the Arkansas Capitol building. Reeves will be the first African-American and first…
by July 24, 2024 1:56 pm
-An investigation is underway on 4811 S. Zero Street LLC, in Fort Smith, a company state officials suspect has connections to Chinese foreign nationals who may want to be near…
by July 22, 2024 4:49 pm
-Dark Horse Cannabis is moving its corporate headquarters to an office in Parkway Tower in Rogers. The move, effective Aug. 1, is designed to be a more centrally located site…
by July 22, 2024 4:13 pm
-The Arkansas River runs in one direction through the Fort Smith metro but has created circles in the life of Five Rivers Distribution President Marty Shell, who manages a port…
by July 14, 2024 2:24 pm
-It’s safe to say a majority of frustration with a water rate hike for Fort Smith residents and tens of thousands of residents in nearby cities is the size of…
by July 8, 2024 9:19 am
-The four largest Arkansas-based metro areas posted year-over-year net job growth in May with Northwest Arkansas posting the largest percentage increase at 2.5%. Central Arkansas – Little Rock, North Little…
by July 2, 2024 1:52 pm
-Military units activated during World War II to train pilots for operations in Africa and the Aleutian Islands in what was then the U.S. Territory of Alaska were reactivated Tuesday…
by July 1, 2024 10:00 am
-The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (July 1) ruled that former President Donald Trump does not have total immunity, but would have the “presumption” of immunity for any official acts…
by June 28, 2024 10:57 am
-Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and April was $8.11 million, up 7.4% compared with the $7.547 million in the same period of 2023. Revenue in each of the…
by June 27, 2024 9:43 pm
-For 90 minutes on Thursday (June 27), President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump stood within a few feet of each other on a debate stage in Atlanta but…
by June 27, 2024 4:14 pm
-The almost 14-mile segment of Interstate 49 to be built in Crawford and Sebastian counties between I-40 in Alma and Highway 22 in Barling has received a $25 million federal…
by June 27, 2024 12:41 pm
-Here we go again. The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) on Thursday (June 27) issued the casino license in Pope County to Cherokee Nation Entertainment. The action follows several legal moves…
by June 25, 2024 11:11 am
-The Fianna Hills Country Club saga takes yet another turn in a more than 10-year uncertain history for the iconic Fort Smith facility. The latest has club owner Brooks Norris…
by June 23, 2024 9:35 am
-Stuff. We have a lot of it. The two-car garage is so full that it’s a barely-one-car garage. The attic is packed, and so is what was once the guest…
by June 13, 2024 4:18 pm
-Info in The Compass Report for the first quarter of 2024 suggests that Arkansas’ construction sector could be “a major Arkansas business story,” according to economist Greg Kaza. His view…
by June 6, 2024 7:33 pm
-The Pope County Quorum Court on Thursday (June 6) voted against a letter of support for a $405 million casino plan presented by the Gulfside Casino Partnership. The rejection adds…
by June 6, 2024 11:53 am
-Fort Smith metro home sales were unchanged in the first four months of 2024 compared with the same period in 2023, but the value of home sales in the period…
by June 4, 2024 8:50 pm
-A Fort Smith attorney suggests that a legal battle could result if the city continues down the path of adopting a military overlay district without addressing “due process” and property…
by June 4, 2024 8:46 am
-The Fort Smith International Film Festival has received a record 541 submissions for this year’s event, well above the high of 452 films for the 2023 event. Festival submissions come…