by - June 26, 2020 3:56 pm
Another 33 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Sebastian County Friday (June 26), making a three day jump of 99, which is 27.7% of known cases in the county…
by - June 26, 2020 3:36 pm
A day after Gov. Asa Hutchinson noted recent declines in new known COVID-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas, cases in that area rose almost 35%, and the state reached on Friday…
by - June 26, 2020 1:27 pm
Rob Finley of Mountain Home was appointed to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. He replaced Ken Reeves. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the selection Friday (June 26) at the Witt…
by - June 26, 2020 12:17 pm
Tyson Foods has been sued by three families of workers in Waterloo, Iowa, after their family members contracted COVID-19 and died from complications. The suit was filed in Black Hawk…
by - June 25, 2020 7:37 pm
A New York court on Thursday (June 25) signed off on Windstream Holdings Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The move is expected to allow Little Rock-based Windstream to exit bankruptcy…
by - June 25, 2020 7:09 pm
The University of Arkansas System announced Thursday (June 25) a $10 million gift from the Fryar Family Charitable Foundation. The money will be used to create and support a center…
by - June 25, 2020 7:08 pm
Entergy Arkansas is donating $50,000 to the Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association, which manages the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from 14 locations across the state serving…
by - June 25, 2020 5:15 pm
In a special called meeting Thursday (June 25), the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve Northside and Southside High School graduations on the field of the…
by - June 25, 2020 5:06 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is set to begin a mid-year review of the $42.5 million general fund budget and the $125.147 million in operating budget expenditures in the…
by - June 25, 2020 4:23 pm
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has been rising rapidly throughout the state in recent days, and northeast Arkansas isn’t immune to the trend lines. St. Francis County had 801…
by - June 25, 2020 4:11 pm
The Arkansas Securities Commission, a division of the Department of Commerce, on Thursday (June 25) suspended the registrations of Bentonville investment adviser Adam Kuettel. Kuettel is the founder and majority…
by - June 25, 2020 3:32 pm
Early signs of a decline in the growth of COVID-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas was touted Thursday (June 25) by Gov. Asa Hutchinson as a sign his strategy is working…
by - June 25, 2020 2:57 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Thursday (June 25) it has developed and is using high-accuracy antibody testing to determine the magnitude of COVID-19 infection in Arkansas…
by - June 25, 2020 2:36 pm
Claude Legris has retired as the executive director of the Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission, effective July 10. Legris presented his resignation letter to the A&P Commission at its…
by - June 25, 2020 11:47 am
Arvest Bank has promoted Deania Vanhoozer to vice president, community and business relationship advisor and hired Selena Barber as marketing specialist. In her new role, Vanhoozer will develop and manage…
by - June 25, 2020 10:30 am
Batesville-based First Community Bank has purchased property along U.S. 49 in Brookland, and has received regulatory approval to build a sixth northeast Arkansas banking center that will become the 28th location…
by - June 25, 2020 10:14 am
New orders for manufactured durable goods rose 15.8%, or by $26.6 billion, to $194.4 billion in May, from April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau released Thursday…
by - June 25, 2020 8:47 am
A seven-figure sale of a Class A office building on North College Avenue in Fayetteville closed recently, and the new tenant is, apparently, an Oklahoma cannabis operator. Fayetteville entrepreneur Mark…
by - June 24, 2020 4:02 pm
The U.S. exported more than $600 million worth of beef in April, down 11% in value from the same-month in 2019, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Beef exports…
by - June 24, 2020 3:56 pm
Monsanto, a subsidiary of German pharmaceutical company Bayer, announced Wednesday (June 24) it has agreed to a $400 million settlement with farmers who suffered damage to millions of acres of…
