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…
by - November 1, 2020 3:07 pm
What’s the oldest business in Arkansas to do for its 200th anniversary? How about give away money as it enters a third century of operation. The Rose Law Firm, founded…
by - November 1, 2020 8:08 am
An audit performed for the Arkansas Insurance Department of the state’s three dominant pharmacy benefit managers found different-sized pharmacies were paid different amounts for the same drugs last year, though…
by - November 1, 2020 7:53 am
Americans will have decided who they want leading the nation and the policy directions they want the government to pursue for the next four years by Nov. 3. That decision…
by - October 30, 2020 3:57 pm
New known COVID-19 cases reported Friday (Oct. 30) were up compared to Thursday, but below the 1,337 record set the previous Friday, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)….
by - October 30, 2020 12:57 pm
The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Northeast Arkansas has ballooned by 112% since the end of September and community leaders issued dire warnings Friday (Oct. 30) if the trend isn’t…
by - October 29, 2020 9:51 pm
An Arkansas Supreme Court ruling on Thursday (Oct. 29) declared that an existing half-cent sales tax for state highways could not be spent on a $1 billion widening project on…
by - October 28, 2020 8:11 pm
A public-private partnership between Arkansas State Parks, the City of Little Rock and the Arkansas Parks & Recreation Foundation with philanthropic support from the Walton Family Foundation will connect 28…
