by - February 10, 2022 5:21 pm
The city of Fort Smith has spent roughly $18,000 defending the choice to remove a flag display from the city’s Riverfront Park. The city removed seven flags that made up…
by - February 10, 2022 5:13 pm
Every year, a new class of leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt come together to hone their leadership skills as fellows of the Delta Leadership Institute…
by - February 10, 2022 5:10 pm
No one knows exactly when the first African Americans arrived in what is modern-day Northeast Arkansas. The first reports are that a man named William Looney moved from his Tennessee…
by - February 10, 2022 2:43 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (Feb. 10) said he will push for an estimated $60 million to $100 million plan to add 498 prison beds to the state’s prison system….
by - February 9, 2022 3:31 pm
Arkansas energy leaders gathered Wednesday (Feb. 9) at the state Capitol to celebrate Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s executive order to implement energy efficiency measures and reduce the energy costs in state…
by - February 9, 2022 1:36 pm
Prosecutor Keith Chrestman has filed a motion in Crittenden County Circuit Court asking a judge to not allow advanced DNA testing to move forward in the infamous West Memphis Three…
by - February 9, 2022 8:18 am
Arkansas businesses across the industry spectrum have long-faced a well-known workforce problem: an increasing percentage of their highly technical-skilled employees are at or nearing retirement age and an adequate pipeline…
by - February 8, 2022 9:44 pm
Republican Colby Fulfer edged Democrat Lisa Parks in a closely-contested special election to fill a vacancy in the District 7 Arkansas State Senate seat. Former State Sen. Lance Eads, R-Springdale,…
by - February 8, 2022 9:19 pm
A proposed new standard operating procedure for leak adjustments through the Fort Smith Utilities Department was shot down during a Fort Smith Board of Directors study session Tuesday night (Feb….
by - February 8, 2022 6:24 pm
Several years ago, a female scientist needed a specific type of MRI machine to further her research. There was only one in the state and she had no access to…
by - February 8, 2022 3:22 pm
U.S. Steel execs and Arkansas officials broke ground Tuesday (Feb. 8) on the largest economic development project in Arkansas history, a $3 billion steel mill at Osceola. U.S. Steel President…
by - February 8, 2022 12:44 pm
U.S. agricultural commodity prices have been on the rebound, but at least one – rice – is still in a turbulent patch, USA Rice President and CEO Betsy Ward said…
by - February 8, 2022 11:25 am
Former Arkansas legislator Jay Martin has announced he will enter the Democratic primary for Arkansas Governor. Martin joins an already crowded field of four Democrats running for the state’s top…
by - February 7, 2022 9:14 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Collaboratorium for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) has received a multi-year grant from a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to study…
by - February 7, 2022 8:19 pm
The Department of Arkansas Heritage’s Arkansas Food Hall of Fame winners for the class of 2022 were announced on Monday (Feb. 7). Arkansas Heritage also honored chicken as the 2022…
by - February 7, 2022 10:10 am
The Little Rock Port Authority has been awarded a $570,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to upgrade its security camera system throughout the port area….
by - February 6, 2022 7:52 pm
Late last month, a broad coalition of Arkansas nonprofits and donors coordinated the elimination of $35 million in medical debt for over 23,000 Arkansans. Leaders from two of the organizing…
by - February 6, 2022 7:26 pm
The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation, in partnership with Arkansas Community Foundation, is awarding grants to programs that benefit African American or other underserved populations in Arkansas. The deadline…
by - February 6, 2022 7:16 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said he’s concerned about Russian troop build-ups, the economy, bomb threats, and getting to the truth of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. In…
by - February 6, 2022 6:55 pm
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) has named Rex Jones as its new CEO, while former CEO Mellie Bridewell will continue to serve as president of the nonprofit. ARHP is…
