by - March 29, 2022 7:41 am
Arkansas farmers have received little good news in recent years due to spiraling input costs, unpredictable weather, supply chain woes, and the impacts from the pandemic. One positive for farmers…
by - March 28, 2022 5:15 pm
A funeral service for former U.S. Sen. Kaneaster Hodges Jr., will be held Tuesday (March 29) in his hometown of Newport. Hodges, 83, passed away March 23. Hodges, a Democrat,…
by - March 27, 2022 9:57 am
Talk show host Doc Washburn says his GOP rival for governor aligns too closely with “Republicans in Name Only” – RINOs – and that has caused him to question her…
by - March 27, 2022 9:56 am
State Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, hasn’t officially left the Arkansas State Senate yet due to term limits, but she understands her time there is drawing near. When the fiscal…
by - March 25, 2022 3:02 pm
Less than two years in the role, Arkansas Securities Commissioner Eric Munson has resigned from his post effective March 22, 2022. A spokesperson for the agency confirmed his departure to…
by - March 23, 2022 4:35 pm
As further mitigation against confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in surrounding states, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Livestock & Poultry Commission has activated the Arkansas Avian Influenza…
by - March 23, 2022 11:23 am
Many parts of society are returning to a pre-COVID-19 pandemic normal, but a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report suggests the pandemic isn’t finished and will continue…
by - March 21, 2022 5:13 pm
The Fort Smith mayor and the three at-large city directors positions are up for election this year. City of Fort Smith candidate election packets for the mayor and directors 5,…
by - March 21, 2022 5:04 pm
Republican candidates for county judge in Sebastian County had differing opinions on whether partisan politics had a place in county offices when they faced off during a candidate forum for…
by - March 20, 2022 9:59 am
Dr. Kateryna Pitchford spent the first 21 years of her life in Ukraine, but now calls Conway, Arkansas her home. She recalls what life was like growing up under communist…
by - March 17, 2022 5:49 pm
For now it’s a no-go on an Interstate 49 interchange at U.S. 64 in Alma as part of the interstate’s almost 14-mile extension south toward Barling. While area residents are…
by - March 17, 2022 9:08 am
The percentage of Arkansas students classified as obese rose more than 3% during the COVID-impacted 2020-21 school year, a much larger jump than the three preceding years combined. A new…
by - March 16, 2022 8:28 pm
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Fort Smith experienced record growth where all segments of the city contributed, Fort Smith Mayor George McGill said during his State of the…
by - March 16, 2022 6:01 pm
Dr. Corey Wiggins has been sworn-in as Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-chairman. Nominated by President Biden on Dec. 15, Wiggins was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate and became the…
by - March 16, 2022 5:02 pm
The city of Van Buren and the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce have unveiled an “Action Plan for Economic Development” that includes numerous “tactics” to grow jobs and improve quality…
by - March 16, 2022 2:21 pm
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday (March 16) approved a federal funds rate hike from 0.25% to 0.5%, with an uncharacteristic suggestion that rate hikes are likely at the six other…
by - March 16, 2022 1:39 pm
President Joe Biden on Wednesday (March 16) announced another $800 million in defense support for Ukraine following a virtual address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the U.S. Congress in…
by - March 15, 2022 7:09 pm
Arkansas lawmakers officially ended their fiscal session – a motion known as “sine die” – bringing to a close the 93rd General Assembly’s even-numbered year business. At the conclusion of…
by - March 15, 2022 6:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday (March 15) the award of more than $8 million in grants to economic and workforce development partnerships to create training opportunities for in-demand skills and…
by - March 15, 2022 6:47 pm
When Gov. Asa Hutchinson was growing up on a farm in Northwest Arkansas, his father had to work a manufacturing job in Tulsa, Okla. Each week, he’d leave on a…
