by - July 22, 2020 3:46 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council for the first time held its annual meeting Wednesday (July 22) via Zoom, with presiding co-chair Todd Simmons saying he hopes it will be the last…
by - July 22, 2020 1:25 pm
Arkansas farmers and ranchers have received more than $86 million in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) direct payments as of July 13, according to a report released by the U.S….
by - July 21, 2020 4:14 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 21) showed a national television news segment in which five pediatricians said they would send their children to school. Coincidentally, the Arkansas Chapter of…
by - July 21, 2020 12:29 pm
SCA Pharma, an FDA-registered outsourcing facility, announced Tuesday (July 21) that it will expand its operations in Little Rock. SCA will invest more than $10 million and potentially double its…
by - July 21, 2020 11:18 am
Open Primaries Arkansas, a ballot question committee seeking to change state elections to open primaries with rank choice voting, has named committee members that include a former Speaker of the…
by - July 20, 2020 8:13 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (July 20) approved an emergency policy requiring wearing masks and face coverings at school because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
by - July 20, 2020 5:09 pm
Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith is one of five U.S. Air Force finalist sites for a long-term pilot training center supporting F-16 and F-35 fighter planes purchased…
by - July 20, 2020 3:57 pm
With the number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths reaching new highs, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 20) said the state is not likely to meet its July testing…
by - July 20, 2020 12:16 pm
The Urban League of the State of Arkansas (ULSA) announced a new partnership with Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. The objective of the partnership is to collaborate and engage…
by - July 20, 2020 12:07 pm
The Arkansas Department of Commerce has announced its first Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant. The grant, in the amount of $1,568,750.25, has been awarded to Fairfield Bay in partnership…
by - July 19, 2020 6:17 pm
Doyle Webb and Michael John Gray don’t agree on much and that was abundantly clear when the two political party chairs sat down for a spirited roundtable on this week’s…
by - July 17, 2020 5:09 pm
The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, the organization that produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday (July 17) the cancellation of the 2020 event due…
by - July 17, 2020 3:36 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (July 17) he defers to the priorities of local law enforcement, but hopes county sheriffs will not choose to not enforce the statewide mask mandate…
by - July 17, 2020 2:21 pm
A 2.5% decline in Arkansas’ eligible labor force and a more than 18% decline in the number of unemployed pushed the state’s jobless rate to 8% in June, down from…
by - July 16, 2020 4:28 pm
Editor’s note: After this story was posted, a majority of Fort Smith Board of Directors asked for the ordinance to be removed from the agenda of the upcoming meeting. Therefore,…
by - July 16, 2020 4:03 pm
Justin Bieber was scheduled to be on stage at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock July 15. That concert has been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elton John…
by - July 16, 2020 1:42 pm
Editor’s note: The story is updated with changes and additions throughout. Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (July 16) issued a statewide mandate requiring the use of a face mask, citing…
by - July 15, 2020 6:15 pm
The Arkansas Education Association’s survey of members finds that a supermajority of respondents are concerned about reopening schools this fall in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, released…
by - July 15, 2020 4:41 pm
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund on Wednesday (July 15) awarded Arkansas Capital Corporation of Little Rock $35 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits…
by - July 15, 2020 12:35 pm
With the number of known COVID-19 cases in the U.S. near 3.5 million and deaths just under 137,000, Walmart and Sam’s Club said Wednesday (July 15) they will require customers…
