by - August 15, 2021 6:50 pm
Remember when automobile headlight switches had three positions — off, parking lights only and headlights fully on? So what’s the big deal, you might ask? That three position headlight switch…
by - August 15, 2021 10:40 am
University of Central Arkansas President Dr. Houston Davis has experienced this scenario before – students returning to campus for the fall semester amidst the backdrop of a global pandemic. This…
by - August 15, 2021 10:12 am
Arkansas Children’s CEO Marcy Doderer says staffing challenges and ICU resources are the biggest challenges to treating the surge in COVID-19 patients, particularly those under the age of 12, who…
by - August 13, 2021 5:33 pm
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Friday (Aug. 13) said she would defend the controversial state law that would prevent local governments and schools from enacting mask mandates, but Gov. Asa…
by - August 13, 2021 3:54 pm
Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator for the Small Business Administration (SBA), visited Northwest Arkansas on Friday (Aug. 13) to meet with small business owners as part of a nationwide tour highlighting…
by - August 12, 2021 8:13 pm
Arkansas-based Nabholz Corp. and AnderCorp of Mississippi have formed a joint venture to oversee construction of Gulfside Casino Partnership’s proposed $254 million River Valley Casino Resort in Pope County. The…
by - August 12, 2021 7:02 pm
All public primary and secondary schools in Fort Smith will require masks from students, visitors and employees when students head back to school next week, including the Future School of…
by - August 12, 2021 6:52 pm
Population trends in Arkansas have remained the same in recent years at least through the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a state demographer said Thursday (Aug. 12). Meanwhile, the number of…
by - August 12, 2021 5:04 pm
Employees at St. Bernards Healthcare, the largest medical employer in Northeast Arkansas will be required to get immunized against COVID-19 and Arkansas State University will require students to wear masks…
by - August 12, 2021 12:58 pm
At least 73 Arkansas school districts have enacted mask mandates as of noon Thursday, while 38 have decided against the mandates, according to a list compiled by the Arkansas Center…
by - August 12, 2021 8:05 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $175,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Education that will provide funding for a new online teacher academy for K-12…
by - August 11, 2021 6:13 pm
A plan to replace part of the Massard Water Reclamation Facility (formerly the Massard Wastewater Treatment Plant) before it fails and severely impacts Fort Smith’s ability to treat water on the…
by - August 10, 2021 5:57 pm
Those traveling to and through Memphis in the coming weeks from West Memphis will have to endure yet another bridge shutdown, but it’s only a partial one that was planned…
by - August 10, 2021 3:19 pm
Arkansas is experiencing the worst COVID-19 surge since the pandemic began, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Aug. 10) he doesn’t support a statewide mask mandate or changing the start…
by - August 10, 2021 12:28 pm
Montrose Environmental Group Inc. said Tuesday (Aug. 10) it will locate its principal executive office from Irvine, Calif., to North Little Rock. The move is expected to create 90 new,…
by - August 10, 2021 8:17 am
Will Gulfside Casino get to keep its Pope County license? It depends on what the meaning of the word “the” is. Gulfside, which operates a casino in Gulfport, Miss., was…
by - August 9, 2021 9:02 pm
After hours of at times heated discussion during a called board meeting Monday (Aug. 9), the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education said face coverings will be mandatory for…
by - August 9, 2021 6:43 pm
Michael John Gray, the former state representative who has served as Democratic Party of Arkansas chairman since 2017, is leaving his position, he announced Monday (Aug. 9). Gray intends to…
by - August 9, 2021 2:57 pm
PSSI, a Wisconsin-based leading food safety and contract sanitation provider, announced Monday (Aug. 9) the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Safe Foods Corp., the North Little Rock-based food…
by - August 9, 2021 2:49 pm
Lyon College said it is the first college in Arkansas to reportedly offer a loan repayment assistance program (LRAP), also known as the Lyon Pledge, to all new and incoming…
