By Ryan Nix | Photos Courtesy of Jay & Cole Harken When you think of Arkansas, what comes to mind? Do you think of the Ozark Mountains, the Delta and its flatlands or our bountiful lakes and rivers? No matter what you envision, it’s obvious that Arkansas has no shortage of natural attractions. And now…
As part of transitioning Little Rock’s Hall High School into a magnet school, the Little Rock School District voted all of the school’s teachers out of their jobs, forcing them to reapply. Van Buren County votes to extend its one-cent sales tax for another 16 years, hoping to utilize the funds for necessary county operations,…
This week, Forbes featured Arkansan Tobi Fairley, an award-winning interior designer and creative business consultant. From a small town in Southern Arkansas, Fairley has built two businesses worth millions of dollars. Along with her interior design firm, she works with creative types around Arkansas and beyond, helping them grow beyond the “starving artist” stereotype.…
It’s always exciting when one of Arkansas’ daughters and sons get to shine on a national stage. Last month, Rolling Stone profiled Erin Enderlin, a Conway native who’s penned high-charting songs for Alan Jackson, Reba McIntire and Luke Bryan, has recently released her newest album, Faulkner County. Faulkner County is a project compiling her…
Governor Asa Hutchinson again called for establishing a hate crime law in Arkansas, one of only four states without such statutes. Protestors gathered outside of Rep. French Hill’s Little Rock Office, rallying in favor of impeaching Trump. Hill responded in a letter, declaring his intent to vote against impeachment.…
J.P. Fairhead has been announced as Arkansas’ first feral hog eradication coordinator, as part of a $3.4 million federal grant awarded to the department. Pine Bluff aldermen are considering making their city the first official sanctuary city for immigrants in Arkansas. Boeing decides to suspend production of its crash-prone 737 Max Jetliner in 2020. A…
Arkansas-based fast food restaurant Slim Chickens will open its 100th store in Little Rock this Wednesday. Job site of the new Bank OZK headquarters on Highway 10 was robbed early this morning. A national poll sponsored by NPR/PBS finds that 24 percent of Democrats and left-leaning independents favor a Biden presidency, 22 percent lean…
Seven flu-related deaths have been reported by the Arkansas Department of Health so far this year. Central Arkansas Library System partners with Entergy in audit to reduce excess energy consumption across CALS facilities, potentially saving $216,466 annually. The Reimann family, owners of Krispy Kreme and Panera Bread will donate $5.5 million to Holocaust surivors…
Little Rock’s 2019 homicide rate has already exceeded last year’s, although the city’s police chief points to a high rate of suspects arrested and charged as a silver lining. NIMBYs in Bryant are angry that a LKQ auto body warehouse is slated for construction near Interstate 30. Climate change activist Greta Thunberg named TIME…
Dustin McDaniel, attorney for Hunter Biden, filed a motion yesterday to withdraw from the paternity suit filed against him in Arkansas. A human skull was found at Sam’s Throne campsite in Newton County, authorities believe it to be linked to a missing woman’s truck found earlier in the same area. The Dow Jones Industrial…
