by - November 9, 2020 9:34 pm
The Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus will provide nearly all of its classes and semester final tests virtually when school convenes following the Thanksgiving Day break. ASU Chancellor Kelly Damphousse…
by - November 9, 2020 7:30 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department is partnering with another Fort Smith non-profit organization, this time to get help for those in need. FSPD and Harbor House launched the program designed…
by - November 9, 2020 4:21 pm
The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announced the listing of 15 properties in eight counties to the National Register of Historic Places. The properties nominated and…
by - November 7, 2020 11:09 am
Former Vice President Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. Presidential election after it became clear Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes would fall for the Democratic candidate. “America,…
by - November 6, 2020 5:16 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives postponed assigning committee members and chairs Friday (Nov. 6) pending the outcomes of two close elections in central Arkansas, while the Senate did make assignments….
by - November 5, 2020 8:08 pm
Mark Pryor, former U.S. Senator and Arkansas Attorney General, has a new role at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, a prestigious law firm that lobbies and provides other legal services across…
by - November 4, 2020 12:34 am
For the first time, longtime Benton County GOP state senators Bart Hester and Jim Hendren had Democratic challengers in a general election. Even with opposition, the results in 2020 were…
by - November 3, 2020 11:57 pm
Republicans swept into power in Northeast Arkansas during the last decade, culminating with a decisive takeover of most of the region’s state house seats that had been held by Democrats…
by - November 3, 2020 11:46 pm
Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan will serve a fourth term as the top executive for the third-largest city in Arkansas after he received 24,346 votes or 67.6% of the vote, according…
by - November 3, 2020 11:20 pm
Sebastian County voters said no to a proposed Sebastian county-wide ¼ cent sales tax to support the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith in Tuesday’s (Nov. 3) general election. Unofficial…
by - November 3, 2020 11:13 pm
Four years ago former state representative Harold Copenhaver challenged incumbent Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin and lost the race along with four challengers. This year he won after receiving Perrin’s endorsement….
by - November 3, 2020 11:02 pm
Sebastian County voters decided Greg Magness will be the new Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge for Division VI. Magness faced Sebastian County Deputy Public Defender Rita Howard Watkins in a…
by - November 3, 2020 10:50 pm
Following Tuesday (Nov. 3) general elections, long-term incumbents will continue to work for the concerns of the Fort Smith metro area to the state legislature. Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith,…
by - November 3, 2020 10:39 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., won re-election in his closely watched race with State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock. The Associated Press called the race for Hill at about 10…
by - November 3, 2020 9:58 pm
Arkansas voters approved a permanent half-cent sales tax to fund highways and local roads and supported a change to state legislative term limits. But they rejected a proposed amendment that…
by - November 3, 2020 9:49 pm
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., easily won re-election Tuesday, while U.S. Reps. Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman were well ahead in their re-election efforts. The Associated Press called the race…
by - November 3, 2020 3:12 pm
The continued rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has some hospitals “stretched thin,” with a shortage of healthcare workers more of a concern than hospital bed availability, according to Bo…
by - November 3, 2020 2:34 pm
Tax revenue in Arkansas’ first four fiscal months (July-October) totaled $2.558 billion, up 13.8% from the same period in 2019 and 12% over the budget forecast. The increase has resulted…
by - November 2, 2020 4:05 pm
Grim COVID-19 milestones continue in Arkansas, with the Arkansas Department of Health on Monday (Nov. 2) reporting record hospitalizations and patients on ventilators of 688 and 112, respectively. Hospital numbers…
by - November 2, 2020 9:46 am
The U.S. has been in a deep recession since February and was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in March. Shutdowns devastated consumer spending, but there are signs of…
