by - May 23, 2021 7:17 am
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received a two-year grant of $469,420 from the Windgate Foundation to support teacher preparation programs for students through its Educator Preparation Program….
by - May 21, 2021 8:30 pm
Consumers in Benton and Washington counties spent big in March which boosted sales tax revenue by 32.6% in the May report from Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale. The cumulative sales…
by - May 21, 2021 8:20 pm
Mercy Fort Smith broke ground on the 62,570-square-foot Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital-Fort Smith in Chaffee Crossing on a rainy Feb. 12, 2020. Friday (May 21), another rainy day, dignitaries cut the…
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 9:17 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees has approved the sale of 21 buildings, a gravel parking lot and 0.75 acres in the Chaffee Historic District. The move takes…
by - May 20, 2021 3:22 pm
Lauren Mallett-Hays, a speech-language pathologist, announced Thursday (May 20) she would challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, in 2022. Mallett-Hays, a Democrat, made the announcement through a news release and…
by - May 20, 2021 3:04 pm
Pending board of trustees approval, Dr. Scott Gordon will become the next dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Arkansas State University, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said Thursday…
by - May 20, 2021 12:47 pm
Ozarks Electric Cooperative announced Thursday (May 20) a partnership with Springdale Public Schools and Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) to build a 2.4-megawatt solar plant near Sonora Middle School in Springdale….
by - May 20, 2021 11:50 am
A Fayetteville financial services firm organized an event on May 18 at Fayetteville Town Center to recognize a group of retired and active nurses who volunteered to help pharmacists meet…
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 20, 2021 11:31 am
The COVID-19 pandemic canceled nearly all festivals and entertainment events that would draw crowds. Some of those events in Northeast Arkansas are on their way back. KASU and the department…
by - May 20, 2021 10:48 am
Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced Thursday (May 20) that Mark Conine will serve as the new president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA). Conine comes from his…
by - May 20, 2021 10:33 am
The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation announced a gift of $1.8 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute…
by - May 19, 2021 5:26 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has reappointed Ted Thomas, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, to another term on PSC. He added former Miss Arkansas and Gov. Huckabee staff member, Dr….
by - May 19, 2021 4:21 pm
Consumers opted to do more grocery shopping inside stores in April as COVID-19 infection rates declined. The April survey from Brick Meets Click/Mercatus indicates online grocery sales totaled $8.4 billion…
by - May 19, 2021 3:22 pm
Rogers’ Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas is on the 2021 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list, which highlights the nation’s top-performing hospitals and health systems. It’s the third consecutive year…
by - May 19, 2021 1:45 pm
The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home is seeking presentations as part of the virtual 2021 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Oct. 15-16. The event, in its 10th…
by - May 19, 2021 12:45 pm
Another rainy spring is providing an all too familiar challenge to cotton farmers this year. Monday’s “Crop Progress” report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service showed farmers across the board…
by - May 19, 2021 11:15 am
More than a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are hinting at raising prices for commodities such as diapers, toilet paper, cereal,…
by - May 18, 2021 9:05 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (May 18) approved resolutions allowing part of the Fianna Hills Country Club golf course to be replatted and included into residential lots….
