by - March 5, 2013 11:58 am
A recent report from the United States Census Bureau ranks the state of Arkansas as one of the top states for disability prevalence among the total population. The report, which…
by - March 5, 2013 11:46 am
More students who used vouchers in a Washington, D.C., program to attend private schools graduated from high school than students in public schools who did not receive the vouchers, according…
by - March 5, 2013 11:40 am
Former Razorbacks Brandon Burlsworth and Leotis Harris are candidates for the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame Class, it was announced Tuesday (Mar. 5). “We are pleased that Brandon and…
by - March 5, 2013 11:32 am
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Fucape Business School in Brazil to work toward the exchange…
by - March 4, 2013 6:20 pm
Here we go again. Gov. Mike Beebe, D-Arkansas, today (Mar. 4) vetoed Senate Bill 134, which would have prevented some abortions from taking place as soon as 12 weeks after…
by - March 4, 2013 6:13 pm
In 2010, Republicans did not even field a candidate for attorney general, but that may change in 2014 if a North Little Rock attorney jumps into the race. David Sterling…
by - March 4, 2013 6:00 pm
More than 12,000 lottery-funded scholarships were issued to residents of Benton and Washington counties, with more than 6,600 such scholarships awarded to residents in Crawford and Sebastian counties. The Arkansas…
by - March 4, 2013 4:22 pm
Auto dealers across the local region and country are benefiting from a perfect storm scenario that began brewing in recent months thanks to active consumer demand, eased credit terms and…
by - March 4, 2013 3:14 pm
Voters in Sallisaw will go to the polls tomorrow to decide the fate of a new middle school in the district that comes with a price tag of more than…
by - March 4, 2013 11:42 am
The first birth center in Arkansas has been established as a model that can be duplicated nationally, with the first birth possible before month’s end, according to officials with the…
by - March 4, 2013 10:49 am
Fiscal cliff-related delays in the filing and processing of federal tax returns are being blamed for a more than 12% decline in individual tax refunds to Arkansans for the first…
by - March 3, 2013 10:25 pm
What a non-event this sequestration was! We listen to the news where journalists and politicians, in a near frenzy, predict dire consequences for our country and everybody within its borders…
by - March 3, 2013 10:13 pm
After much of the shock, anger, and outrage has passed following the tragic shooting at the Sandy Hook School, it is time to take an apolitical look at making real…
by - March 3, 2013 10:03 pm
As one reign ended another began for the newly crowned Miss University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 2013 Scholarship Pageant winner. Taylor Smith of Mansfield, Arkansas was crowned Miss UAFS…
by - March 3, 2013 7:14 pm
President Barack Obama has tapped Wal-Mart Foundation President Sylvia Mathews Burwell to head up the Office of Management and Budget. The White House is expected to announce Burwell’s nomination Monday,…
by - March 2, 2013 5:09 pm
After a slow start and some less than kind comments from both parties about tactics, progress is being reported on contract negotiations between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Arkansas…
by - March 2, 2013 4:14 pm
Corporal Terry Johnson with the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Department has died as a result of injuries sustained in a one-car accident early Saturday morning. He was 48. The department received…
by - March 1, 2013 2:28 pm
Please join us at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum for an exciting lecture given by Dr. Henry Rinne, the Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at…
by - March 1, 2013 12:20 pm
Fort Smith Director Keith Lau wasn’t just talking when he said the Board should remove from its agenda an ordinance request from Whirlpool Corp. that would ban groundwater drilling in…
by - March 1, 2013 12:09 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has appointed John “Reynie” Rutledge of Searcy to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and Bob Burns of Little Rock to the Arkansas State Police Commission….
