by - April 5, 2022 4:24 pm
I’ve read a lot of columns recently that begin with the phrase, “If there’s one hard lesson we’ve learned from the pandemic ….” Well, this is not one of those…
by - April 5, 2022 3:28 pm
In addition to a public showing of support for getting the second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero will soon…
by - April 4, 2022 12:37 pm
Broad gains in consumer spending helped push Arkansas’ year-to-date (July 2021 to March 2022) tax revenue up 7.6%, with sales tax revenue in March up 33.2% compared with March 2021….
by - April 3, 2022 10:04 am
Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, the new dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, is no stranger to politics, political science or public service. Approaching her first…
by - April 3, 2022 9:55 am
When recycled deck manufacturer Trex Co. decided to locate its $400 million campus in the Little Rock Port last year, it was the culmination of an 18-month rigorous site selection…
by - April 3, 2022 9:15 am
This time, says Jerry Morgan of the Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission, it is going to happen. It is the construction of a multi-sports complex in Jonesboro, the largest city…
by - April 1, 2022 3:55 pm
Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), the Springfield, Mo.-based company involved in a broad fraud scheme in Arkansas, will pay more than $8 million in forfeiture and restitution to the federal government…
by - April 1, 2022 10:24 am
A campaign committee has formed in Benton County to allow stores in Rogers and Bentonville to sell alcohol on Sundays, according to a press release sent Friday (April 1). Keep…
by - March 31, 2022 5:29 pm
Funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has put the first significant funding in a decades-long effort to deepen the Arkansas River navigation channel to 12-feet. Much…
by - March 31, 2022 11:17 am
Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Kelly Damphousse has resigned effective at the end of his current term on June 30. Damphousse has been with ASU since 2017. Texas State University…
by - March 31, 2022 7:31 am
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2022 Arkansas Century Farm program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for…
by - March 30, 2022 4:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments on Wednesday (March 30): Harold Perrin, Jonesboro, to the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Term expires on January 14,…
by - March 30, 2022 2:47 pm
The Future Fort Smith Committee presented their Top 10 list to the Fort Smith Board of Directors and said the committee intends to focus on increased promotion and communication of…
by - March 29, 2022 8:37 pm
Investments made during President Bill Clinton’s administration helped lead to the mapping of the human genome as well as advances in the fight against AIDS and later, COVID, according to…
by - March 29, 2022 7:41 am
Arkansas farmers have received little good news in recent years due to spiraling input costs, unpredictable weather, supply chain woes, and the impacts from the pandemic. One positive for farmers…
by - March 28, 2022 5:15 pm
A funeral service for former U.S. Sen. Kaneaster Hodges Jr., will be held Tuesday (March 29) in his hometown of Newport. Hodges, 83, passed away March 23. Hodges, a Democrat,…
by - March 27, 2022 9:57 am
Talk show host Doc Washburn says his GOP rival for governor aligns too closely with “Republicans in Name Only” – RINOs – and that has caused him to question her…
by - March 27, 2022 9:56 am
State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, hasn’t officially left the Arkansas State Senate yet due to term limits, but she understands her time there is drawing near. When the fiscal…
by - March 25, 2022 3:02 pm
Less than two years in the role, Arkansas Securities Commissioner Eric Munson has resigned from his post effective March 22, 2022. A spokesperson for the agency confirmed his departure to…
by - March 23, 2022 4:35 pm
As further mitigation against confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in surrounding states, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Livestock & Poultry Commission has activated the Arkansas Avian Influenza…
