by - May 18, 2022 4:51 pm
Searcy-based First Security Bancorp is formally opening its second Fort Smith branch on Thursday (May 19), with preliminary plans to open a third area branch in Chaffee Crossing in 2024….
by - May 17, 2022 3:59 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently relocated its Office of Community Health & Research from Fayetteville to Springdale. The fast-growing division moved from its previous location on…
by - May 17, 2022 3:09 pm
The Texarkana USA Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Monday (May 16) the retirement of Michael Malone, president and CEO. Malone has served the Texarkana Chamber since February 2016. During his…
by - May 17, 2022 3:00 pm
Urban forestry professionals from across the country to train in Jonesboro and Trumann this week. Urban and community forestry professionals from across the Southeastern U.S. will converge in Jonesboro this…
by - May 17, 2022 11:39 am
Hendrix College President Ellis Arnold announced Tuesday (May 17) he will retire at the end of the next academic year. Arnold, a 1979 graduate of the school, has served as…
by - May 16, 2022 5:39 pm
During its 150th anniversary block party celebration Saturday (May 14), First National Bank of Fort Smith announced it would give $250,000 to the Community School of the Arts (CSA) to…
by - May 16, 2022 8:28 am
HealthTech Arkansas and MedAxiom announced Monday (May 16) that they will collaborate on a new cardiovascular-focused healthcare accelerator called HeartX. The startup program will facilitate guaranteed hospital pilot projects and…
by - May 13, 2022 8:52 am
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance announced Thursday (May 12) the promotion of Bobbi McDaniel to Development Director. McDaniel has been with the Alliance for three years working in development and…
by - May 12, 2022 10:20 am
Applications for the 12th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge are being accepted through August 1. Soybean producers in Arkansas are eligible and encouraged to participate in this…
by - May 11, 2022 5:35 pm
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue, who has held the post since January 2009, is seeking reelection in the non-partisan job. He will face Fort Smith attorney Mosie Boyd in…
by - May 11, 2022 5:17 pm
Taylor Fretheim Chase and Davin Chitwood are candidates in the Fort Smith Public School District’s At-large Zone 1 position. The school board approved a new zone map with five single-membered…
by - May 11, 2022 3:46 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, R-Ark. announced Wednesday (May 11) a lawsuit against drug manufacturers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) for manipulating and inflating insulin and drug prices in Arkansas. In…
by - May 10, 2022 10:14 pm
Arkansas-based digital product design company, Few, was named an honoree for two awards and was nominated for a third in the 26th Annual Webby Awards, the leading international awards honoring…
by - May 10, 2022 9:57 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Tuesday (May 10) the state has secured a settlement with the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc., for deceiving consumers into paying for tax services…
by - May 10, 2022 7:26 pm
Fort Smith Public School Board member Matt Blaylock is being challenged by Madeline Marquette for the district’s At-large Zone 1 position. The school board approved a new zone map with…
by - May 10, 2022 4:49 pm
Talk Business & Politics, in partnership with First Security Bank, the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, will host a “Better Communities” town hall on…
by - May 10, 2022 11:30 am
Author Matt Gallagher, a Tulsa, Okla. native, has been selected as the 2022 writer-in-residence for the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott. The residency is made possible by an…
by - May 10, 2022 11:25 am
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC has merged with Evins Insurance Group of Jonesboro for their ninth expansion in five years. Terms of the merger were not disclosed. Evins Insurance, founded by…
by - May 10, 2022 10:40 am
Kevin Holmes and Robert Presley II are candidates in the non-partisan election for Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney. Prosecutor Rinda Baker is not seeking reelection. The non-partisan election for prosecuting attorney…
by - May 9, 2022 10:49 am
Fort Smith Public School Board member Dalton Person is being challenged by Tara Mendoza for the district’s Zone 5 position. The school board approved a new zone map with five…
