Healthy moms, healthy babies and the best Valentine gift ever
The name for the organization “Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America” will never make it as the name of a rock band: too much joy. Actually “Too Much Joy” could be a band name, so you never know. I...
View ArticleStanding in the ballroom
The White House ballroom construction project waltzes on after the August 31 Supreme Court decision, despite the wording of the opinion: “Today, we do not pass upon the legality of the government’s...
View ArticleUA Fayetteville prof fired for charging wedding expenses to the school faces...
Najja Baptist, a former professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville who was dismissed in March after an internal audit found that he charged tens of thousands of dollars in personal...
View ArticleArkansas reports fewer failing schools and school districts in 2025-2026
The percentage of Arkansas schools and districts receiving failing or low grades from the state for their performance has decreased, according to data released by the state Department of Education...
View ArticleGMC Sierra Denali Giveaway and Upcoming Shows at Saracen
September is HOT at Saracen and the winning is non-stop! And now there are more reasons than ever to make the trip to Pine Bluff. Book a room in the all new Saracen Casino Resort hotel and catch a...
View Article‘Your Beloved Remains’: A Q&A with writing duo Quinn Connor ahead of Six...
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 ArticleSlideshow: Kennedy scion comes south to stump for Chris Jones
It’s not every day that a Massachusetts Kennedy comes to Arkansas. But on Thursday, Joe Kennedy III, the redheaded former congressman and diplomat with that distinctive family jawline, rolled into...
View ArticleArkansas Education Department releases district letter grades (sort of)
The Arkansas Department of Education announced Thursday that they’ve released the official district and school letter grades for the 2025-26 school year. If you’re eager to see how your district did,...
View ArticleLittle Rock Zoo nets $1.2M donation, hires new higher-ups
With a big honking donation in their coffers and new people in new positions, it’s been a big week for the Little Rock Zoo. On Tuesday, the Arkansas Zoological Foundation, the nonprofit fundraising...
View ArticleUnconventional spending fuels the Grappes’ unusual, on-the-ground campaign
Democratic secretary of state candidate Kelly Grappe knows she is taking a unique approach to campaigning. She’s not following the usual strategy of quick appearances at political events and heavy...
View ArticleU.S. House takes up familiar debate over who pays for data centers’ electric...
Arkansas is not at all special in its ongoing tussles over how and if to embrace artificial intelligence and the hot, loud, sprawling data centers it requires. As local news broke Wednesday that...
View ArticleSix Bridges Book Festival returns Sept. 27-Oct. 4
SIX BRIDGES BOOK FESTIVALSUNDAY 9/27-SUNDAY 10/4. Downtown Little Rock. Free. Except for a final hoorah fundraiser event featuring Ariel Lawhon, a historical fiction writer who’s sold nearly 2 million...
View ArticleMetallica announces U of A show, Razorbacks post strange AI slop video to...
Thrash metal pioneers Metallica are coming to Razorback Stadium at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in May, and the Razorbacks created a freaky AI-generated video to announce the show....
View ArticleEntergy dismisses case against publications, citizen over trade secrets beef
Entergy has dropped its federal court complaint against the Arkansas Times and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, two reporters and a citizen activist that was filed after documents mistakenly shared revealed...
View ArticleArkansas summers are getting hotter — especially at night
Yes, this was the hottest summer on record across the contiguous United States, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last week. Although Arkansas...
View ArticleArkansas Diamonds bring arena football back to Little Rock, invest $1.5M in...
Arena football is returning to Little Rock for the first time since 2010. The Arkansas Diamonds, an arena football team set to play its inaugural season in the Indoor Football League next year,...
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