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Listen to your Elders: Lessons in public service from Dr. Joycelyn Elders
The hottest days of a particularly warm August overlapped with the (re)introduction of many to a plain-speaking “shero” of the Clinton era. The Arkansas Repertory Theatre produced a world premiere of...
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4 candidates seek to fill Arkansas state Senate seat vacancy
Four Arkansans filed by Thursday’s deadline to run in the Jan. 5 special election to fill the Senate District 18 vacancy, according to the secretary of state’s office. Independent candidates Steven...
View ArticleReport: State going backward in insuring children
Arkansas had been nationally recognized for the high number of children who were insured. But that is not the case today.
View ArticleWendell Griffen celebrates birthday with data center win
The retired judge’s path from tech novice to successful data center ordinance author started with a fateful visit to his 90-something former law professor.
View ArticleDeputy solicitor general leaving attorney general’s office
Noah Watson is leaving the AG's office to join his father in private practice in Searcy.
View ArticleArkansas Times launches Project Catfish
We turned 52 this month! To celebrate, Project Catfish will challenge readers to raise $52,000 by Dec. 31 in support of Arkansas Times Independent Arkansas journalism. If readers hit the goal,...
View ArticleAppeals court hears arguments over Arkansas’ Ten Commandments in classrooms...
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks in March said the law violated the families’ First Amendment rights, declared the statute unconstitutional and blocked it from being enforced in the six challenged...
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‘Rumors of Peace’: A Q&A with writer Hope Coulter ahead of Six Bridges Book...
With bestselling authors like Ariel Lawhon, Alix E. Harrow, Deesha Philyaw, Sarah Damoff and Annie Hartnett on the docket, the Central Arkansas Book Festival’s Six Bridges Book Festival — running...
View ArticleAfter months of turmoil, Pulaski County passes sweeping data center rules
The 11-4 vote followed nearly five months of tense meetings and organizing by residents alarmed by AVAIO Digital’s proposed $6 billion Wrightsville campus.
View ArticleProposed Sherwood school district draws resistance
Some leaders in the McAlmont community near North Little Rock are asking fellow residents to jump into a conversation about whether the city of Sherwood should form its own public school district.
View ArticleGarland County woman hit with felony charge for pretending to be pregnant...
During her intake at the Garland County jail, deputies realized she was wearing what court records describe as a "fake silicone pregnancy device." She was given a pregnancy test, and it came back...
View ArticleFrom the inbox: Republicans force us to think about their odd relationships...
Do Republicans and Democrats love animals in the same way? Considering Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, RFK Jr. and a man's best friend.
View ArticleSouth Korean defense contractor will build $2.2 billion factory at Pine Bluff...
Hanwha Defense USA’s $2.2 billion factory is expected to create about 400 jobs with an average wage of $50 per hour.
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Arkansas corrections department abandons restrictions on physical books,...
The Arkansas Department of Corrections will shift its focus away from creating a policy restricting access to physical books in an effort to prevent illegal drugs from entering prisons, officials told...
View ArticleInside Arkansas’ first dark-sky neighborhood, where you can see the Milky Way
At Lakeview West, there are no streetlights. Homeowners shut their lights off at dusk, and the Milky Way shines overhead. Dark-sky advocates think Little Rock has some things to learn from their...
View ArticleAn incomplete 9-2-5 Dolly Day lineup
A half-dozen spins on the Dragonflier coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge would heal us. Barring a road trip, though, here are some local opportunities to honor our late icon.
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