by - October 19, 2017 11:09 am
KFH Group has completed the feasibility study for a light-bus rapid transit system along U.S. Highway 71B in Northwest Arkansas, staff of Ozark Regional Transit have reviewed it and will…
by - October 18, 2017 7:21 pm
A new study issued Wednesday (Oct. 18) by Moody Analytics says Arkansas and 14 other states don’t have enough reserves from the state’s general collections to pay for basic government…
by - October 18, 2017 12:42 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently announced plans to build a new headquarters in Bentonville, meaning the world’s largest retailer will likely receive the largest tax incentive package in Arkansas history. Although no…
by - October 18, 2017 12:00 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors has approved a 78.61-acre annexation, extended liability payouts to $10,000, and approved a five-year extension to the operating agreement for Parrot Island Waterpark with…
by - October 18, 2017 6:43 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has named Cory Cox of Perryville as her new chief of staff following the departure of Carl Vogelpohl, who has served in that role since…
by - October 17, 2017 8:57 pm
Jonesboro elected officials will not receive their first pay hike since 2015 after the City Council voted Tuesday night 10-1 to reject a 6% pay increase. Before the final vote…
by - October 17, 2017 2:47 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Oct. 17) sought to lay aside rising fears that President Donald Trump’s decision last week to end federal cost-sharing reduction payments to insurance carriers would…
by - October 17, 2017 7:28 am
Nearly a month after the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission received a rush of last-minute applications for pot-growing cultivation facilities and dispensaries, the five-person panel on Monday (Oct. 16) pushed back…
by - October 16, 2017 12:53 pm
Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin announced Monday (Oct. 16) the departure of his chief of staff, Scott Burton, and the hiring of David Ray as his successor, effective immediately. “I thank…
by - October 15, 2017 7:21 pm
As Roger Goodell and NFL Owners discuss a rule that may force grown men to stand for the National Anthem and forego a silent and peaceful protest of police brutality…
by - October 15, 2017 9:35 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, wants to see a broader tax base as part of federal tax reform, and with few exceptions, he’s open to a review of many…
by - October 12, 2017 5:56 pm
Fort Smith Internal Auditor Tracey Shockley cited failure to follow appropriate chain of custody practices; failure to maintain adequate documentation for cash expenditures; comingling of funds intended for different purposes;…
by - October 12, 2017 2:19 pm
Arkansas is making positive strides to advance our citizens’ opportunities for a great education that transitions into a meaningful career – and those careers are right here at home. There…
by - October 11, 2017 9:12 pm
Fort Smith area government officials remain supportive of an effort to build an intermodal facility in the region, with Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken saying it is a project…
by - October 11, 2017 4:10 pm
The Walton Family Foundation of Bentonville gave $21 million to support charter school facilities in Denver, New York City and Oakland, Calif., in the past year, according to its Year…
by - October 11, 2017 3:25 pm
Fort Smith native James “Jay” Richardson said his 24 years of living outside of Fort Smith and Arkansas will be an advantage if elected to the District 78 seat of…
by - October 10, 2017 8:01 pm
To address the rising incidence of heroin and opioid addiction and fatal overdoses in Arkansas, the Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) has formed a five-member Opioid Task Force. It includes…
by - October 10, 2017 6:30 pm
The state’s top utility regulator said Tuesday (Oct. 10) a proposed federal rule some critics say would prop up the nation’s declining coal and nuclear power industries would put the…
by - October 10, 2017 4:35 pm
Republican Jan Morgan, a Hot Springs gun range owner, public speaker, and Fox News contributor, has formed an exploratory committee to consider a GOP challenge to Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson….
by - October 10, 2017 4:23 pm
Approximately one in four water customers in the city of Fort Smith could soon see an average increase of 21.3% on their water bills. Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters…
