by - July 8, 2019 6:06 pm
State Senator Will Bond, D-Little Rock, said he would not seek re-election in 2020 to his Arkansas Senate seat. Bond cited commitments to running his law practice while serving in…
by - July 8, 2019 5:57 pm
As expected, former Arkansas state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson of Little Rock pleaded guilty Monday (July 8) for his role in a multimillion-dollar public corruption scheme that involved embezzlement, bribes and…
by - July 8, 2019 1:39 pm
Former Republican Arkansas Senator and Representative Gunner DeLay is running for the Sebastian County Circuit Court Division V now held by retiring Judge J. Michael Fitzhugh. No other candidate has…
by - July 3, 2019 3:48 pm
Maj. Gen. Mark Berry, who is adjutant general for the Arkansas National Guard and was recently appointed cabinet secretary to the Department of the Military, is expected to retire Aug….
by - July 3, 2019 1:15 pm
Celebrations around friends and family on the July 4th holiday that involve cookouts this year will be fairly easy on wallets, according to estimates from the American Farm Bureau Federation…
by - July 2, 2019 10:48 pm
In three identical 11-1 votes Tuesday night (July 2), the Jonesboro City Council approved a series of ordinances proposed by Team Jonesboro, a citizens group that says its 12-year, one…
by - July 2, 2019 9:02 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors waived all city fees related to the rebuilding of structures affected by May’s historic flooding of the Arkansas River during its regular board meeting…
by - July 2, 2019 6:09 pm
Arkansas budget coffers overflowed with a surplus of nearly $300 million at the end of fiscal year 2019 but state tax officials are budgeting conservatively for the next 12 months…
by - July 2, 2019 12:12 pm
Mike Preston, secretary of the newly formed Arkansas Department of Commerce (ADOC), has named the executive management group for the state agency that includes the Economic Development Commission and State…
by - July 1, 2019 4:51 pm
Lee Rudofsky, a senior compliance officer for Walmart Inc., and former Arkansas Solicitor General, was nominated Monday (July 1) by President Donald Trump for a judgeship on the U.S. District…
by - July 1, 2019 4:24 pm
The latest judicial news in the Fort Smith area has Fort Smith Public School Board member Greg Magness running for a Sebastian County Circuit Judge post, and banker and attorney…
by - June 30, 2019 9:46 am
Federal banking regulators this week released a new research study that shows mixed results for so-called Minority Depository Institution, or MDIs, in terms of financial stability, revenue generation and loan…
by - June 30, 2019 9:37 am
University of Arkansas economist Mervin Jebaraj has plenty to talk about these days, including debt impact on Arkansans and a growing separation of incomes that he believes threatens democracy. Appearing…
by - June 29, 2019 12:37 pm
If everything remains as is, growing budget deficits could drive federal debt held by American taxpayers to unprecedented levels over the next 30 years, according to the latest U.S. budget…
by - June 28, 2019 8:35 pm
Former Fort Smith Director of Planning Wally Bailey has taken his talents across the river to take up the reins as the Van Buren’s planning director. Bailey started with Van…
by - June 27, 2019 8:58 pm
The Arkansas Department of Education, in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Health and Medicaid in the Schools, selected five Arkansas schools to each receive $540,000 over a five-year period…
by - June 27, 2019 8:53 pm
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP), a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage (DAH), announced their 2020 Downtown Revitalization Grant recipients at an awards presentation on Tuesday (June 25)….
by - June 27, 2019 6:49 pm
Fort Smith Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman, who resigned his position with the city last week, has decided to stay put. City officials said Dingman submitted a letter of resignation…
by - June 27, 2019 2:19 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is appointing a task force to make recommendations regarding the state’s levees and is requesting legislative approval for $10 million for immediate repairs after the recent historic…
by - June 26, 2019 10:41 pm
The number of superlatives to describe sales tax growth in Northeast Arkansas’ hub city and its home county are starting to run thin. Jonesboro collected $1.58 million in sales and…
