by - March 4, 2019 5:51 pm
Two Grammy Award winners will headline the benefit concert at the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival in the cotton field adjacent to the Cash Boyhood Home in Dyess. The festival…
by - March 4, 2019 5:36 pm
Little Rock continues to the lead the state’s travel industry, according to the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau’s 2018 annual report. More than 6.4 million people visited Pulaski County…
by - March 4, 2019 9:19 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has hired Makele Ndessokia to fill the newly-formed role of chief people officer. The Bentonville museum also promoted Diane Carroll from director of communications…
by - March 1, 2019 11:25 am
Music producer Neil Greenhaw, owner of Bentonville-based music production facility Haxton Road Studios and a leader in the region’s emerging musical landscape, has launched a music publishing company called Haxton…
by - February 28, 2019 3:53 pm
Arkansas State University Heritage Sites and The Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home are seeking presentations as part of the 2019 Johnny Cash Heritage Festival scheduled for Thursday through…
by - February 27, 2019 7:39 pm
Fort Smith’s Bicentennial Celebration was among those honored at the annual Henry Awards ceremony held Tuesday (Feb. 26) at the 45th Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Gretchen Hall of Little…
by - February 25, 2019 9:32 pm
The winners have been announced for the 2019 class of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame, a program launched in 2016 by the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The winners include…
by - February 21, 2019 6:57 pm
With Fort Smith residents soon to vote on a one-cent sales tax increase for nine-months to support completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum, a frequent question is, “How much, on…
by - February 21, 2019 5:54 pm
Tourism partners from across the state will be in Hot Springs Feb. 24-26 for the 45th Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The annual gathering of Arkansas’ tourism industry offers sessions…
by - February 20, 2019 4:49 pm
The 19th annual Delta Awards, recognizing tourism achievement, have been awarded by the Arkansas Delta Byways during the organization’s annual festivities Friday (Feb. 15) at the Grand Prairie Center in…
by - February 19, 2019 6:47 pm
Citing a concern about “disruptive behavior,” the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation has declined an invitation to participate in a public discussion about a one-cent, nine-month sales tax to raise money…
by - February 19, 2019 5:25 pm
There are two chances for downtown business and property owners to engage in the future of downtown Fort Smith in the coming days. The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) will…
by - February 15, 2019 9:09 am
Construction of a 5-acre park in downtown Siloam Springs is expected to be completed this spring. The city in 2016 received a grant from the Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program…
by - February 14, 2019 3:17 pm
Large donations of $21.131 million to the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith have come from 36 separate sources, with nine of those owing a combined pledge balance of $4.08…
by - February 12, 2019 5:11 pm
For the fifth year in a row, the Fort Smith Convention Center had record revenue, the annual report presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at their Tuesday (Feb….
by - February 11, 2019 9:42 pm
The Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) will temporarily relocate to 2510 Cantrell Road in the Riverdale Shopping Center for two and a half years during its upcoming renovation and expansion project….
by - February 7, 2019 6:38 pm
Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen has asked for a public debate of the merits of a nine-month, one-cent sales tax that would benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith….
by - February 7, 2019 3:26 pm
Author and television host P. Allen Smith will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Arkansas Agritourism Association later this month in Little Rock. Smith is a conservationist, lifestyle expert…
by - February 7, 2019 1:38 pm
Arkansas Tourism’s official travel website, Arkansas.com, received a bronze award in the visitor’s guide category at the 2018 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards Competition. The NATJA competition, now…
by - February 7, 2019 8:30 am
Arkansas tourism gained momentum throughout 2018 and State Tourism Director Jim Dailey says he doesn’t see that changing in 2019. “We are definitely in the most exciting times for growth…
