by - September 20, 2017 1:37 pm
Former President Bill Clinton and gospel and rhythm and blues singer Mavis Staples will headline a long list of events this weekend and Monday to mark the 60 years since…
by - September 20, 2017 9:59 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 19) approved a request from the city’s utilities department to proceed with the acquisition of properties related to a federal consent…
by - September 19, 2017 7:17 pm
Two statewide trade groups that have emerged to actively promote medical marijuana use in Arkansas are planning special events to celebrate the hallmark starting point of the state’s newest industry….
by - September 19, 2017 4:49 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday put the weight of his office behind Congress’ latest attempt to overhaul the nation’s healthcare system, saying the Graham-Cassidy bill now circulating in the U.S….
by - September 19, 2017 2:47 pm
There is an election not too far away, politically speaking. The fall of 2017 is a time to start thinking about the fall of 2018, when we’ll have the first…
by - September 19, 2017 6:52 am
A robotic, voice-activated refrigerator is being tested. It will deliver to your IKEA couch your over-priced, millennial-loving craft beer. Don’t need the dog. Don’t need your legs. This is the…
by - September 18, 2017 6:27 pm
After seeing a flurry of last-minute proposals Monday (Sept. 18) for Arkansas’ first pot-growing facilities and retail cannabis dispensaries, the state Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) must now sift through a…
by - September 17, 2017 5:21 pm
Arkansas State University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to enter into separate land-lease agreements to build disaster preparedness test sites. One is a 183-acre plot owned by the city…
by - September 17, 2017 5:15 pm
Benefitting from other states’ experiences, at least one national expert is complimentary of Arkansas’ effort to build an oversight system to create a medical marijuana industry in the Natural State….
by - September 17, 2017 5:14 pm
One of the unintended and morbid consequences of the rising number of opioid-related drug overdose deaths in Arkansas and across the U.S. is the recent turnaround in the nation’s waiting…
by - September 17, 2017 3:52 pm
A change of command at the 188th Wing first announced Aug. 4 was formally held Saturday (Sept. 16), with outgoing commander Col. Bobbi Doorenbos headed to the Pentagon for duties…
by - September 16, 2017 2:44 pm
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 39 and Fort Smith Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 33 have united to recall members of the city’s Board of Directors. The local police…
by - September 14, 2017 8:11 pm
Springdale residents took another look at plans to extend Don Tyson Parkway in the western part of the city. The parkway, which runs parallel to U.S. Highway 412, is becoming…
by - September 14, 2017 6:43 pm
As Arkansas moves closer to the Sept. 18 deadline for pot-growing greenhouses and retail dispensaries across the state, one of the key talking points driving acceptance of medical marijuana use…
by - September 14, 2017 5:35 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz during his “State of the University” message on Thursday (Sept. 14) outlined priorities for the 2018-19 school year, including investments in faculty, improving graduation…
by - September 14, 2017 1:59 pm
The largest national manufacturers trade association has called on Congress to act in the wake of President Trump’s rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program instituted by…
by - September 13, 2017 6:52 pm
A new Dollar General location at the southwest corner of the intersection of Arkansas Highway 253 and Durham Avenue will not move forward, at least not without an appeal to…
by - September 13, 2017 6:19 pm
As President Donald Trump considers to formally make the nation’s battle against the growing opioid epidemic a national emergency, Arkansas and other states are now faced with a conundrum of…
by - September 13, 2017 5:07 pm
An ad hoc group of elected officials and civic leaders is making a new push for an old economic development concept across northern parts of the state. U.S. 412 runs…
by - September 13, 2017 12:58 pm
President Donald Trump has selected Christopher Caldwell to be the next Delta Regional Authority co-chairman. Caldwell, who works as U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s special projects director, is a seventh generation…
