by - January 9, 2022 4:09 pm
Inflation continues to impact all sectors of the U.S. economy and some farmers could be impacted by a financial squeeze as planting season begins with global fertilizer prices predicted to…
by - January 9, 2022 10:03 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he plans to advocate for more funding for law enforcement, the developmentally disabled, and financial reserves when he reveals his balanced budget proposal to the Arkansas…
by - January 9, 2022 7:00 am
Just before the pandemic started in March 2020, I made one very poor decision ― getting rid of a large, infrequently used desk — and one excellent decision — purchasing…
by - January 7, 2022 7:09 pm
Arkansas Senate Minority Leader Keith Ingram, D-West Memphis, will not seek re-election following his current term. Ingram has been a member of the Arkansas Legislature since 2009 when he was…
by - January 6, 2022 4:25 pm
On a day when COVID-19 hospitalizations in Arkansas rose by 73 to 892, the Arkansas National Guard (ANG) said 40 of its members will work in healthcare operations in Fayetteville,…
by - January 6, 2022 11:59 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward…
by - January 5, 2022 5:47 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health is ending COVID-19 contact tracing at the end of the day Jan. 17, its communications director said Wednesday (Jan. 5). Meg Mirivel said the department’s…
by - January 5, 2022 1:14 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center opened a SBA Business Recovery Center in Trumann on Wednesday (Jan. 5) to provide a wide…
by - January 5, 2022 9:19 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday (Jan. 4) announced an almost $8 million dollar civil settlement with Empower Healthcare Solutions, LLC. The false claims settlement was based on a…
by - January 4, 2022 4:11 pm
A cyber attack on Crawford County government computers left county offices in a jam over the holidays. County computers were attacked Dec. 26 by malicious software that can prevent access…
by - January 4, 2022 3:14 pm
Outside of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its Omicron surge, the biggest 2021 news in the Fort Smith metro included stories about the military, medicine, manufacturing and municipal money. Following…
by - January 4, 2022 2:43 pm
With a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases and a record for active cases, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Jan. 4) he is activating an additional 50 National Guard members…
by - January 4, 2022 1:11 pm
State Rep. Monte Hodges, D-Blytheville, will seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress in the First District, the seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro. Hodges, a five-term…
by - January 4, 2022 10:46 am
An almost 20% gain in December sales tax revenue and an almost 12% fiscal year-to-date (July-December) gain in sales tax revenue has pushed overall Arkansas tax revenue up 1.5% over…
by - January 3, 2022 11:45 am
Shea Lewis was named Monday (Jan. 3) as the new director of Arkansas State Parks. He replaces Grady Spann, who retired at the end of December. “Shea Lewis has a…
by - December 30, 2021 2:30 pm
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) on Thursday (Dec. 30) reported a record 4,978 new COVID-19 cases in the previous 24 hours. The record follows 3,743 new cases Wednesday, which…
by - December 30, 2021 12:17 pm
Deadly tornadoes ransacked parts of Northeast Arkansas in early December. The twisters carved a path of destruction that damaged and destroyed homes and killed at least two people in the…
by - December 29, 2021 9:54 am
Farmers, agribusiness professionals, students and educators across the Mid-South will have an opportunity to learn about new information in the agriculture sector along with policy education at Arkansas State University’s…
by - December 28, 2021 11:31 am
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread across Arkansas and cases have spiked in Northeast Arkansas following the Christmas holiday. Craighead County reported 180 new cases on…
by - December 28, 2021 9:22 am
The Little Rock Port Authority will receive $3 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s port infrastructure development program. The money will be used to replace 15…
