by - November 17, 2019 7:02 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said internal polling he’s conducted shows strong support for passage of the half-cent sales tax for Arkansas highways. Appearing on this week’s edition of Talk Business &…
by - November 17, 2019 6:58 pm
State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, is making a second run for the Second Congressional District seat, and she contends that the district is different than it was a decade…
by - November 17, 2019 5:28 pm
Arkansas is sending five people from the state to the Delta Regional Authority’s (DRA) Delta Leadership Institute (DLI). They will join fellows from the seven other Delta states to participate…
by - November 16, 2019 3:51 pm
Jack Moseley, a veteran journalist and long-time editor of the Southwest Times Record, passed away Nov. 15 at his home in Fort Smith. He was 82. Moseley, who was the…
by - November 15, 2019 7:48 pm
Two finalists for the director of finance position for the City of Fort Smith will be in town Monday for interviews. Fort Smith Mayor George McGill and city directors were…
by - November 15, 2019 6:55 pm
With less than a year until the November 2020 election, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and stakeholders for better roads officially launched their campaign for Issue 1, a permanent extension of a…
by - November 15, 2019 12:56 pm
Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Larry Walther announced Friday (Nov. 15) that former State Rep. Charlie Collins will join DFA as Commissioner of Revenue. Collins joins DFA…
by - November 14, 2019 7:30 pm
Susan Harriman, the executive director of ForwARd Arkansas, announced Thursday (Nov. 14) she is stepping down from her post due to family medical issues. “I am taking early retirement from…
by - November 14, 2019 9:12 am
China has announced it will resume poultry imports from the U.S. after a nearly five-year ban. The stoppage originally occurred in January 2015 due to an outbreak of avian influenza,…
by - November 13, 2019 6:16 pm
On the heels of yesterday’s bombshell announcement that Democrat Josh Mahony was withdrawing his candidacy for his U.S. Senate challenge to incumbent Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., the state Democratic Party may…
by - November 13, 2019 5:38 pm
Frigid temperatures have enveloped the state in recent days as an Arctic front has settled across the country. Cold weather can impact people’s comfort levels, but it can ruin a…
by - November 12, 2019 5:28 pm
Nine months after the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved hiring additional employees for the water and sewer department as well as additional equipment, the city still has around 700…
by - November 12, 2019 5:22 pm
U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro, has dominated his recent races in Arkansas’ First Congressional District. He’s done so well since he was first elected in 2010 that he won’t have…
by - November 12, 2019 4:40 pm
The carnival atmosphere of the final day of candidate filing for the 2020 election cycle brought its usual surprises, including the formal challenge by Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, to…
by - November 12, 2019 12:19 pm
Well, the Second District Congressional race just got interesting. One hour before the filing deadline on Tuesday (Nov. 12), State Senator Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, often referred to as the…
by - November 12, 2019 11:32 am
Superior Group of Companies announced a “significant” expansion and upgrades to its Eudora, Ark., distribution center. The company will invest $10 million in the next three years and add 125…
by - November 11, 2019 11:20 pm
A one day teachers’ strike in Little Rock is being planned for Thursday, but the district and state say they have enough substitutes to keep the schools open. On Monday…
by - November 11, 2019 6:28 pm
Scott Troutt has filed as a candidate to serve as circuit judge for the Second Judicial District- Seventh Division. Troutt, a native of Northeast Arkansas, has owned a general law…
by - November 10, 2019 4:04 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, is troubled by the process outlined for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump and he’s not convinced that the evidence disclosed so far…
by - November 10, 2019 3:36 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge launched a new podcast called “Justice with Rutledge.” Her first guest was Gov. Asa Hutchinson and centers on his efforts to prosecute an anti-government, white…
