by - April 14, 2015 4:33 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed three special justices to the state’s Supreme Court to hear a case involving same-sex marriage in Arkansas. Hutchinson also appointed several people from the Fort Smith…
by - April 14, 2015 3:50 pm
A majority of Arkansans believe K-12 education in the state is on the wrong track, but they like their local schools. That’s according to the findings of a new poll…
by - April 14, 2015 3:29 pm
A new form of city transportation, building on the notions of sustainability and car sharing, is coming to Fayetteville and owners are banking on local residents using low speed electric…
by - April 14, 2015 3:08 pm
Laura Rudolph, director of community outreach for Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, has been named director of Leadership Franklin County. Housed at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, Leadership Franklin County develops leaders…
by - April 14, 2015 12:55 pm
Cox Charities, a newly created foundation funded by donations from local employees of Cox Communications, said it plans to award its inaugural grants to Arkansas nonprofits and schools this year….
by - April 14, 2015 10:05 am
Net profits at Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services rose 34% to $91.932 million for the first quarter of 2015 that ended March 31. The first quarter net income compared to…
by - April 14, 2015 6:53 am
A company laid its proverbial chips on the table Monday night by announcing a nearly $50 million expansion at its location in Jonesboro. Frito-Lay officials announced Monday night that they…
by - April 14, 2015 6:49 am
Bank of the Ozarks kept its profitable winning streak going with first quarter earnings of 47 cents per share, easily besting year ago results and Wall Street expectations of 42…
by - April 13, 2015 6:58 pm
Tanya Lewis, a work-from-home mom in Palm Harbor, Fla., put her ingenuity to work around eight years ago when she became obsessed with a more sustainable way to clean the…
by - April 13, 2015 6:27 pm
Little Rock attorney Matt Campbell is alleging in a lawsuit that an officer with the Fort Smith Police Department attempted to place “malicious software” on his law office computer. Campbell…
by - April 13, 2015 6:26 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Arvest Bank reached an agreement to extend the bank’s naming rights to the Springdale-based Arvest Ballpark through 2027. The first naming rights agreement was established…
by - April 13, 2015 3:33 pm
The 90th Generally Assembly has ended, at least the part of it that occurred in the regular session. There’s probably not a more unique feeling in the world. It’s just…
by - April 13, 2015 2:48 pm
Arkansas ranks among the least financially literate states in the U.S. according to a 2015 study from WalletHub. The 49th ranking for Arkansas prompted Mark Foster, educational director at Credit…
by - April 13, 2015 2:16 pm
The Fort Smith Museum of History has scheduled a wide range of activities in May – to include bull riding, historic development of downtown Fort Smith, and cowboy poetry –…
by - April 12, 2015 7:44 pm
This week I signed into law three bills that form our workforce-training plan. Afterwards, a Little Rock television station ran a story about a fellow named Lawrence Aaron. A student…
by - April 12, 2015 7:33 pm
Former Arkansas First Lady, U.S. First Lady, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is jumping in the 2016 Presidential race seeking the Democratic nomination for the first time…
by - April 11, 2015 11:16 am
The Walton Family plans to divest roughly 6% of its majority stake in Wal-Mart Stores over the next few years into a new trust entity as the family's interest has…
by - April 10, 2015 4:56 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, has been named vice-chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The announcement was made by U.S. Rep. Hal…
by - April 10, 2015 4:53 pm
The subject matter of the workshop will be the figure. There will be daily demonstrations emphasizing the big shapes and establishing their relationships properly. The students will experience many specific…
by - April 10, 2015 9:23 am
TEAL 2 TEAL is a free educational event to "Tell Every Amazing Lady to Take Early Action and Live", sponsored by River Valley Ovarian Cancer Alliance. Invite friends and family…
