by - June 3, 2021 4:03 pm
Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith has been selected by acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth to be the long-term pilot training center supporting F-16 and…
by - May 27, 2021 4:10 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor Dr. Joseph Steinmetz supports the move to rename a main dining hall on the campus and relocate a statue of former U.S. Sen. William Fulbright, D-Ark.,…
by - May 21, 2021 11:37 am
The April jobs report is a clear sign the state’s economy is in recovery, with job gains up 5.5% compared with April 2020, and the number of unemployed down 56.7%….
by - May 20, 2021 11:37 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is not only ending the public health emergency in place since March 11, 2020, but he announced Thursday (May 20) an $8.4 million ad campaign to promote…
by - May 11, 2021 2:25 pm
Hotel activity in Arkansas continues to suffer from COVID-19 impacts, with hotel tax revenue in the 17 cities surveyed for the Arkansas Tourism Ticker down more than 40% in the…
by - May 10, 2021 8:08 am
Always on the search for new flavors is maybe the thing to know about Alexis Durham Brown. The daughter of a single mother who spent the first 14 years of…
by - May 10, 2021 8:02 am
The lesson from Mom was that the medical field could be rewarding, but education before beginning a career and family is an easier path, Kayla Anthony said. “Seeing my mom…
by - May 4, 2021 2:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson wants more than 50% of Arkansans to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose by early August, and state officials will pursue the goal by using pop-up…
by - May 2, 2021 5:18 pm
Those outraged by legislation promulgated by the majority Republican legislative bodies during this unprecedented Arkansas Legislative Session should know it’s not personal. Many legislators believe their actions are in your…
by - April 29, 2021 4:10 pm
A 90.8% gain in operating revenue in the logistics segment helped Van Buren-based USA Truck post an almost $32 million gain in first quarter revenue. First quarter net income of…
by - April 28, 2021 3:27 pm
Of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas only three (Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith and Pine Bluff) posted year-over-year job gains in March, and all areas had higher…
by - April 27, 2021 2:49 pm
With the more easily transmissible and more deadly UK variant of COVID-19 becoming more prevalent in Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is again asking state residents to get vaccinated and encouraged…
by - April 20, 2021 2:54 pm
With a “worrisome point” worth watching being a recent rise in hospitalizations, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (April 20) said state officials’ focus is to increase COVID-19 vaccine demand to…
by - April 19, 2021 11:59 am
Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first quarter of 2021 is down 1% compared with the same quarter of 2020, but port operator Marty Shell says barge demand…
by - April 16, 2021 11:50 am
Arkansas had 18,549 fewer employed in March compared to March 2020, with 60% of the job losses coming from the state’s hard hit tourism sector, according to Friday’s (April 16)…
by - April 14, 2021 3:39 pm
Fort Smith-based businessman Steve Clark has expanded his downtown Fort Smith property footprint with an estimated $4 million planned investment in two properties adjacent to the Propak Corp. headquarters building…
by - April 13, 2021 3:35 pm
A pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is no reason to not get a vaccine, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (April 13), adding that the…
by - April 6, 2021 4:14 pm
Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and a defense industry lobbyist with ties to Fort Smith believe a decision to locate a pilot training center for the U.S. military’s…
by - April 6, 2021 3:59 pm
Arkansas health officials are focused on boosting vaccine numbers ahead of any rise in COVID-19 variants, getting more vaccines to minority groups, and overcoming vaccine “resistance,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson said…
by - April 4, 2021 12:03 pm
Editor’s note: This essay was first published Jan. 23, 2005. It is posted again to provide some guidance as the weather warms and we begin to emerge from our pandemic…
