Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has opened a field office in downtown Little Rock, his campaign announced. The office is located at 815 Main Street. The Arkansas primary election is part of “Super Tuesday” on March 3. Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 18. Bloomberg, the...
Arkansas’ flagship educational institution is establishing a new research institution. The University of Arkansas has announced the formation of the Arkansas Humanities Center, an entity that is designed to foster research within the university’s J. William Fulbright College of Arts...
Arkansas’ Medicaid program which features a work requirement has been struck down by a federal appeals court. On Friday, Feb. 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Trump administration’s rule that allowed Arkansas and other states to place work...
Prominent Little Rock ad man Wayne Cranford has died at the age of 87. Cranford was one of the founders of the advertising firm CJRW. He founded Cranford Johnson in 1961 with Jim Johnson and helped usher the world of advertising into the modern age. He was born in 1933 in Bald Knob and later...
Suicide is a serious national public health issue that affects communities everywhere. When looking at the data on veteran suicide, however, we see that veterans are 1.5 times more likely to die by suicide than non-veterans. In 2017, Arkansas had the 9th worst veteran suicide rate in the country...
The brick house at 1207 West 28th Street stands at the intersection of the United States civil rights movement and Little Rock. February is Black History Month, and today I’d like to talk about that house and about Daisy Gatson Bates and her husband, Lucious Christopher Bates, who lived there...
Pope County Casino Estimates $3 Billion Economic Impact Over 10 Years A proposed Pope County casino is estimating that it will have a $3 billion impact in Arkansas during its first 10 years of operation. According to Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB), a new study conducted by consulting firm...
Arkansas Urology is continuing its expansion in Northwest Arkansas. The Little Rock-based health system has opened a new facility in Fayetteville. Located at 2630 E. Citizen Drive, the new facility aims to provide access to urological techniques and procedures to Northwest Arkansas residents. This...
A popular central Arkansas water park is going under the gavel due to unpaid taxes. Wild River Country, located in North Little Rock, is set to be sold at auction on April 14 by the Arkansas State Land Commissioner’s office due to unpaid taxes. In total, the park has reportedly failed to pay...
Arkansas State University’s Campus Queretaro will be undergoing a shift in leadership following the retirement of the campus’ vice rector. In December 2019, Dr. David Ray retired as Campus Queretaro’s vice rector. He had joined the campus in September 2019. “David is a great friend and I...
