by - September 11, 2025 6:50 pm
Dr. Jay Barth said he is leaving his post as director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library after 3 1/2 years at the helm. In a post on his…
by - September 11, 2025 11:59 am
Farm bankruptcies are on the rise, commodity prices are so far underwater it’s inviting comparisons to the Titanic, and a generation of farmers may be at risk of extinction. The…
by - September 10, 2025 7:26 am
The mayor of Lewisville, Ark. — Ethan Noel Dunbar — officially launched his bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in an effort to unseat incumbent Republican U.S. Sen….
by - September 9, 2025 4:02 pm
City and county officials gathered at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday (Sept. 9) to tout record-setting growth and to announce efforts to sustain the momentum. The…
by - September 8, 2025 6:40 am
Washington Regional Medical Center CEO Larry Shackelford is happy to be celebrating the health system’s 75th anniversary, and he’s hoping to lay the foundation for the next 75 years of…
by - September 7, 2025 4:37 pm
Google and Entergy Arkansas confirmed this weekend that a major data center will be built in West Memphis, Ark., and it would be a potential $1 billion investment. “We’re thrilled…
by - September 7, 2025 8:30 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, sees a path to avoid a government shutdown next month, and he’s hopeful that a short-term fix can be passed to support a farming…
by - September 2, 2025 7:40 am
Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Executive Director Clint O’Neal may soon add a new title to his resume: globetrotter. The AEDC leader is fresh off a successful trade trip to…
by - September 1, 2025 11:32 am
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields has a full plate this fall as he moves his campus in several new directions. Shields, who was a guest on this week’s…
by - August 31, 2025 10:46 am
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, is ready to head back to Washington, D.C., where he knows he’s in for a grueling fall session after a lengthy August recess. Looming over…
by - August 27, 2025 11:15 am
When the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) dedicated its $16 million renovation of the nearly 100-year-old Joe Hogan State Fish Hatchery in Lonoke in mid-July, officials launched a program…
by - August 26, 2025 7:56 pm
Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced Tuesday (Aug. 26) that Greg Connell has been named president and CEO. Connell, who is the president, will now also…
by - August 26, 2025 12:00 pm
It’s a good time to be a lawyer or to be a legal observer or to be engaged in political-legal battles. I tend to lean to the legal observer position….
by - August 26, 2025 10:10 am
Angie Cooper was recently named president of Heartland Forward, a think-and-do tank headquartered in Bentonville, but doing work across a wide swath of middle America, including the Delta. She has…
by - August 25, 2025 2:15 pm
We are pleased to introduce to you the 2025 class of Northeast Arkansas Women in Business award winners. This is our seventh year producing this award for the region, and…
by - August 25, 2025 10:57 am
The Arkansas State Broadband Office released Monday (Aug. 25) the state’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, officially opening the plan for public review and…
by - August 24, 2025 9:06 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Janet Mann, laid out her vision for how she’ll guide the sprawling state agency that oversees programs affecting children,…
by - August 20, 2025 5:46 pm
Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce interim Executive Director Terrence Ward has been named the permanent executive director of the organization. The board of directors announced Wednesday (Aug. 20) that it…
by - August 18, 2025 10:21 pm
Attorney General Tim Griffin has spent a lot of time in recent weeks with a spate of court rulings on everything from the 10 Commandments to a law affecting transgender…
by - August 17, 2025 8:59 am
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the Friday meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin should not have high expectations. “It’s more of a sensing session for him…
