by - September 23, 2021 7:05 pm
The House and Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs Committees on Thursday (Sept. 23) heard presentations on four Congressional redistricting maps, including one that would move U.S. Rep. French Hill’s…
by - September 23, 2021 5:39 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) have received a $1.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse – part…
by - September 23, 2021 1:54 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Thursday (Sept. 23) that CenterPoint Energy will refund $10.4 million in credits to its customers due to excessive charges. Rutledge said the Arkansas Public…
by - September 23, 2021 8:58 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an additional $4.75 million in federal grant money to continue efforts to improve health care in rural Arkansas through training…
by - September 22, 2021 6:17 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed during its regular meeting Tuesday (Sept. 21) to pay up to $3.07 million for a contract with Fort Smith-based Forsgren to get the…
by - September 22, 2021 5:14 pm
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) celebrated the grand opening of its new Workforce Training Center on Tuesday (Sept. 21) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its annual…
by - September 22, 2021 4:38 pm
Derrell Hartwick has been hired as the new president & CEO of the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce effective November 1, 2021. Hartwick was previously the president & CEO…
by - September 22, 2021 4:29 pm
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jessica Thomason says she’s running for prosecuting attorney in the Second Judicial District. The district encompasses the counties of Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi, and Poinsett. The…
by - September 22, 2021 10:28 am
Nonprofit Arkansas True Grass is working to put an amendment on the November 2022 ballot to allow for the recreational use of marijuana in Arkansas. The group needs 89,101 signatures…
by - September 21, 2021 5:09 pm
After three months of gathering signatures on a petition for property assessment for operation, maintenance and repair and improvements within the Fort Smith Central Business District, commissioners have received signatures…
by - September 21, 2021 4:53 pm
Arkansas’ tourism economy shows clear signs of recovery from business shutdowns in 2020, and gains above a robust sector in 2019. The state’s 2% tourism tax between January and June…
by - September 21, 2021 2:31 pm
Arkansas will not mandate COVID-19 vaccines for school children when a vaccine becomes available for those under the age of 12, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Sept. 21). The governor…
by - September 21, 2021 9:12 am
More Americans have now died from COVID-19 than died from the Spanish Flu pandemic that gripped the world from 1918-1920, and the second largest hospital in Northeast Arkansas reports that…
by - September 20, 2021 5:07 pm
U.S. Census data has been sent to the states to allow for the redrawing of Congressional district lines and that process began Monday (Sept. 20) in the Arkansas Legislature. Three…
by - September 20, 2021 4:44 pm
The Fort Smith Utilities Department is looking at a new system for online transactions. The department will present a resolution Tuesday (Sept. 21) to the Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - September 19, 2021 5:12 pm
As America slowly emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses deserve special attention – because they have been hit especially hard and because they are vital to job growth. Local…
by - September 19, 2021 9:47 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson wants to see a further cut in the state’s income tax, but he’s avoiding a position on a potential proposal to eliminate the tax in eight years….
by - September 18, 2021 11:03 am
Drax Group, a sustainable biomass production and supply company, has started construction on the second of three satellite pellet plants in Arkansas, the company announced Friday (Sept. 17). The plant…
by - September 17, 2021 9:46 am
With a 3.6% gain in jobs in August compared with August 2020, Arkansas’ jobless rate dipped from 4.3% in July to 4.2% in August, according to Friday’s (Sept. 17) report…
by - September 16, 2021 6:04 pm
The White House announced Thursday (Sept. 16) plans to send Afghanistan refugees to the states, with Arkansas set to receive 98 Afghans fleeing the country now ruled again by the…
