by - September 26, 2025 4:22 pm
People in Senate District 26 will have to wait until late 2026 before they have an elected representative in the Arkansas Senate. Gov. Sarah Sanders on Friday (Sept. 26) set…
by - September 26, 2025 3:54 pm
The city of Fayetteville announced Friday (Sept. 26) a $320 million bond issue that will include investments in water and sewer systems, parks, fire services, transportation, sustainability initiatives, an animal…
by - September 26, 2025 3:49 pm
Mont Echols, an established figure in the Arkansas banking circles, member of the First National Bank board since 1962, and board chairman since 2011, died Thursday (Sept. 25). He was…
by - September 26, 2025 1:47 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the ALS Association recently opened the first Northwest Arkansas clinic dedicated to treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou…
by - September 26, 2025 1:42 pm
As economic uncertainty continues to weigh on consumers, holiday sales in the United States are expected to grow at their slowest rate since the pandemic, according to early read reports…
by - September 25, 2025 3:24 pm
The Arkansas State University Alumni Association will recognize six outstanding graduates as Distinguished Alumni during the 2025 Homecoming celebration. The distinction, considered the association’s highest honor, has been awarded for…
by - September 25, 2025 2:34 pm
Sales tax revenue rebounded for the city of Fort Smith in August with the city seeing increases of around 7% from the same time in 2024. The August gain also…
by - September 25, 2025 2:25 pm
Rogers-based manufacturer Assembled Products Corp. announced Thursday (Sept. 25) that it’s consolidated its operations into a more than 118,000-square-foot building and has a new brand, Kiefer Sage. The company, which…
by - September 25, 2025 2:12 pm
Springdale-based Hope Cancer Resources recently released its new brand and logo created in collaboration with external design partner Nathan Allen Studio. According to a Hope Cancer Resources spokeswoman, the amount…
by - September 25, 2025 2:10 pm
Octapharma Plasma Inc., the Charlotte, N.C.-based plasma collection subsidiary of Octapharma, recently invested about $6 million to renovate a former bowling alley into a 13,000-square-foot plasma donation center at 1303…
by - September 25, 2025 12:58 pm
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents met with Joe Profiri, a senior consultant to Gov. Sarah Sanders, at a proposed state prison site in Franklin County to discuss its use…
by - September 24, 2025 7:31 pm
There will be a Republican Party and Democratic Party primary in the Arkansas Senate District 26 race. Three have announced for the Republican primary, but no one has yet emerged…
by - September 24, 2025 5:13 pm
The board of trustees at Williams Baptist University elected new officers for the upcoming year at its regularly scheduled board meeting Tuesday (Sept. 23). Trustees also acknowledged an enrollment increase…
by - September 24, 2025 4:44 pm
The 2025 National Association of Museum Schools Conference will take place at the Arkansas Arts Academy in Rogers from Thursday to Saturday (Sept. 25-27). It’s the first time the national…
by - September 24, 2025 4:08 pm
Fort Smith taxpayers had a good day in the bond markets on Tuesday (Sept. 23). High demand for bonds sold to fund federally-mandated sewer system work resulted in a lower…
by - September 24, 2025 2:49 pm
The ever-expanding arm of entrepreneurship in Northwest Arkansas is about to wrap itself around the rest of the state. The Northwest Arkansas Council’s Onward FX program is hitting the road…
by - September 24, 2025 2:36 pm
Bentonville-based startup Sober Sidekick was a finalist for the 2025 Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health. The peer-led application that aims to decrease the rate of relapses…
by - September 24, 2025 2:32 pm
Lauren Blanco, co-founder and CEO of Markham & Fitz, will move to Brooklyn, the most populous borough of New York City, in early October but maintain ownership in the chocolate…
by - September 24, 2025 2:05 pm
Ashley Garris and Marty Shell are hopeful but not overly optimistic that Tuesday’s (Sept. 23) visit by a top federal administrator will end a bureaucratic delay with the planned $18…
by - September 24, 2025 12:59 pm
Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale anticipates completing its $82.7 million expansion by late 2026. The expansion will increase inpatient beds to 40 from 25 and includes 50,000 square feet of new space…
