by - July 6, 2022 4:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s call for a special legislative session starting Aug. 8 will focus on tax cuts and will not include a pay raise for teachers, the governor said on…
by - July 6, 2022 12:48 pm
The numbers of a common, damaging pest in Arkansas row crops have surged in the last several weeks. Bollworms, a moth caterpillar, are typically found in cotton, soybean and corn…
by - July 5, 2022 2:53 pm
The previously estimated Arkansas budget surplus of $1.473 billion grew to a record $1.628 billion, which resulted in Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 5) calling for an Aug. 8…
by - July 4, 2022 6:20 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame has announced its 2022 class of inductees. Five new inductees will be honored at the 2022 Induction Banquet on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at…
by - July 4, 2022 6:05 pm
Entergy Arkansas officials announced late last week they have issued a request for proposals for 1,000 megawatts of solar and wind generation resources and emissions-free renewables. The new project would…
by - July 4, 2022 5:10 pm
Northeast Arkansas electric vehicle manufacturer, Envirotech, has entered into a $27 million agreement with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The agreement will aid in facility construction and expansion in Osceola,…
by - June 29, 2022 4:31 pm
The first half of the year sales and use tax collections are in the coffers and Jonesboro appears to be rampaging towards another record setting year. Northeast Arkansas’ largest city…
by - June 29, 2022 4:22 pm
Fort Smith’s sales tax revenue shows consumer spending rebounded, putting more in the city’s accounts than predicted. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales totaled $1.871 million, up 11.13%…
by - June 28, 2022 7:29 pm
Ongoing financial and past personal issues have emerged for Max Avery, the Republican candidate in the Arkansas House District 49 race, which represents the northern part of Fort Smith. Avery…
by - June 28, 2022 5:51 pm
Schools should use many resources they already have to gather protective intelligence, assess threats and work as a team to prevent acts of student violence, according to Cindy Marble, a…
by - June 28, 2022 4:50 pm
Corn and soybean prices continue to soar upwards, but the lack of rain could eat into row crop farmers’ profits. Grain price hikes are negatively impacting cattle producers. Less than…
by - June 27, 2022 4:54 pm
Two former Republican members of the Sebastian County Quorum Court were sentenced Monday (June 27) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas at Fort Smith to…
by - June 27, 2022 11:14 am
State Rep. Dwight Tosh, R-Jonesboro, received a near death sentence when he was only 13 years old. The healthy teenager developed a high fever that wouldn’t break. He was soon…
by - June 27, 2022 9:28 am
For many on both sides of the abortion debate, the Dobbs decision may feel like the end of it. But it’s become clear in the days since Roe v Wade…
by - June 27, 2022 9:28 am
By sheer coincidence – or by God’s guidance – I happened to be in Washington D.C. when the big announcement came. I was almost to the U.S. Supreme Court building…
by - June 26, 2022 3:34 pm
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) has hired Val Rose Habrock as its new Director of Governmental Affairs. Habrock joined the team on June 13, 2022 and will work…
by - June 26, 2022 3:10 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, is juggling many of his Congressional duties, but finding solutions to reduce inflation may be the most urgent priority for the four-term representative. A…
by - June 26, 2022 2:37 pm
Alan Morse, CEO of Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications, a regional telecom and broadband provider, said Arkansas is well ahead of surrounding states when it comes to investing in high-speed Internet fiber…
by - June 24, 2022 5:23 pm
With a stroke of a pen, Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Friday (June 24) certified that almost all abortions are now illegal in Arkansas. Her action followed the U.S. Supreme…
by - June 24, 2022 9:31 am
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (June 24) upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion and in doing so overturned the right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, and also overturned…
