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Farmers & Merchants Bank names Lee Ann Hoskyn to head of marketing

Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced the hiring of Lee Ann Hoskyn as marketing director and vice president of marketing. A Wabbaseka native, Hoskyn has more…

Arkansas Society of American Revolution donate $47,000 to vets’ cottages in Jonesboro

The Arkansas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (ARDAR) has made a $47,000 donation to the Veterans’ Cottages in Jonesboro. A collaborative effort among the city of Jonesboro,…

769-acre Madison County preserve to be protected, opened to public

The Northwest Arkansas Land Trust announced Thursday (Dec. 4) the permanent protection of the 769-acre White River Headwaters Preserve, comprising upland hardwood forest in the Ozark Highlands Karst region of…

Former Crawford County library board member charged with kidnapping

Tamara “Tami” Hamby, former board member of the Crawford County Library System, was released on bond Dec. 3 from the Crawford County Jail following her arrest the same day on…

USDA launches screwworm website

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new website to provide information about a parasitic fly that could be a threat to livestock. Stakeholders in the industry can…

RV park to be built between Towson Avenue, Mill Creek in Fort Smith

Fort Smith-based Kopa LLC has received city of Fort Smith approval to invest at least $2 million to build a recreational vehicle (RV) site at 3706 Towson Ave., with the…

Community Clinic delivers first baby in new program

Community Clinic recently announced the delivery of the first baby born through its new midwifery program — the first hospital-based, certified midwifery program in Northwest Arkansas. The program is a…

Sevan opens in Bentonville

Sevan Multi-Site Solutions Inc., a Downers Grove, Ill.-based company that handles program management, design, construction and site development, recently opened a Bentonville location near Ledger. The 2,050-square-foot Center of Excellence…

Car-Mart Q2 loss exceeds $22 million, revenue up 0.8%; plans to close 15 dealerships

Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted a loss but a revenue increase in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 and closed five dealerships in early November as part of a new…

FOIA-related charges will not be filed against acting Fort Smith city administrator

Acting Fort Smith City Administrator Jeff Dingman will not face criminal charges from the Arkansas Attorney General’s office related to a finding of his guilt in a civil Freedom of…

AMP revenue decreases by 24.6%, hosts 10 fewer concert series shows

The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers posted double-digit declines in shows, ticket sales and revenue this year but still had five shows with more than 10,000 in attendance….

Residents can view, give feedback on Northwest Arkansas transportation plan

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will soon release and seek feedback on a long-range transportation plan draft, Forward 2050. The plan will provide a policy framework for the region’s…

Arvest Bank adds chief information officer, chief credit administration officer roles

Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank announced Wednesday (Dec. 3) that it has named Jason England as chief credit administration officer and Jennifer Baker as chief information officer. Both positions are new to…

Year-to-date building permit numbers up 13.3% in Fort Smith metro

Fort Smith metro building activity in November was down almost 30% compared with the same period in 2024, but regional permit numbers continue to surpass those of last year, according…

Cave City chamber works through tornado, hopes to help with connections

A few years ago, Thriving Cities Lab, a think tank that focuses on community and civic development, did an analysis of Cave City, a town that sits on the Sharp…

Attorney, Tyson exec, philanthropist Jim Blair has died

Jim Blair, a Fayetteville philanthropist and longtime attorney and Tyson Foods executive, died Wednesday (Dec. 3). He was 90 years old. Blair was a prominent attorney in the state for…

Delta Regional Authority invests $5.5 million in Arkansas

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in collaboration with the state of Arkansas, recently invested more than $5.5 million toward 12 projects in Arkansas through its States’ Economic Development Assistance Program…

Warehouse, shopping center are top recent property deals in Craighead County

AIE Jonesboro LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15 according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. It spent…

Fort Smith board to interview four for city administrator job

Of the seven Fort Smith city administrator candidates on a list provided to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, only two have experience managing a city the size of Fort…

UA Little Rock lands $5 million to counter AI-amplified information warfare

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Maulden-Entergy chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor of Information Science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a $5 million award to research and develop…