by - July 21, 2020 12:01 pm
The Arkansas Arts Council has announced 103 nonprofit arts organizations have been awarded $491,692 as part of the CARES Act Relief Grants. “Our nonprofit arts organizations are struggling financially from quarantining,…
by - July 21, 2020 11:59 am
Convenience store operator Murphy USA reported on Tuesday (July 21) a big dip in second quarter revenues compared to a year ago, but the El Dorado-based firm saw a huge…
by - July 21, 2020 11:24 am
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will conduct a national search for a new Rice Research and Extension Center director. Until a director is hired, an interim director will…
by - July 21, 2020 9:19 am
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has added 12 oncologists to its staff. “We are in a period of significant growth at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and…
by - July 20, 2020 8:13 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (July 20) approved an emergency policy requiring wearing masks and face coverings at school because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
by - July 20, 2020 7:09 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council could soon receive $7 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of the virus…
by - July 20, 2020 5:09 pm
Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith is one of five U.S. Air Force finalist sites for a long-term pilot training center supporting F-16 and F-35 fighter planes purchased…
by - July 20, 2020 4:13 pm
Tyson Foods and other top chicken processors have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic with positive cases reducing plant production while consumer demand and prices continue to take a…
by - July 20, 2020 3:57 pm
With the number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths reaching new highs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 20) said the state is not likely to meet its July testing…
by - July 20, 2020 3:19 pm
Earlier this year Walmart began to entertain interested suitors for the Asda business but COVID-19 put those talks on hold. On Monday (July 20), Walmart said interest in Asda has…
by - July 20, 2020 12:47 pm
Future School of Fort Smith students involved with Riverside Rides Bike Rental Shop in downtown Fort Smith near the riverfront trail system are learning life-changes skills, according to their school…
by - July 20, 2020 12:24 pm
Scientists in the 1920s began to develop methods for helping those with speech impediments. Those efforts accelerated after many soldiers came home from World War II with a host of…
by - July 20, 2020 12:21 pm
Bills Super Foods made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County May 15 through June 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company spent…
by - July 20, 2020 12:16 pm
The Urban League of the State of Arkansas (ULSA) announced a new partnership with Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. The objective of the partnership is to collaborate and engage…
by - July 20, 2020 12:11 pm
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President and CEO Gretchen Hall has been named 2020-2021 chair-elect of Destinations International (DI) Board of Directors, having served most recently as the…
by - July 20, 2020 12:07 pm
The Arkansas Department of Commerce has announced its first Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant. The grant, in the amount of $1,568,750.25, has been awarded to Fairfield Bay in partnership…
by - July 20, 2020 12:05 pm
Arkansas State University’s Heritage Sites are planning to reopen with limited tours available beginning Aug. 4. Each site will open with a reduced tour schedule. The schedules vary, so Heritage…
by - July 18, 2020 10:12 am
Jennifer Cummins grew up on a dairy farm in Twin Falls, Idaho, and earned a law degree from the University of the Pacific in California. Her love for the farming…
by - July 17, 2020 5:09 pm
The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, the organization that produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday (July 17) the cancellation of the 2020 event due…
by - July 17, 2020 3:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (July 17) he defers to the priorities of local law enforcement, but hopes county sheriffs will not choose to not enforce the statewide mask mandate…
