Northwest Arkansas

by Michael Tilley -

Gov. Hutchinson: New I-49 Stretch A Good Start But More Is Needed

Those who spoke Tuesday (July 14) at the opening ceremony for a six-mile piece of Interstate 49 through Chaffee Crossing east of Fort Smith had a common theme: It’s a great start worth celebrating, but more money and concrete is needed to link the short stretch into a major national highway corridor.

by Michael Wilkey -

Kitchen | Fields Table Tour Kicks Off

A program to help promote soy-based foods around the state gets its start this month with restaurants around Arkansas participating. “They approached us and asked us to do it. We…