As the country’s cases of COVID-19 continue to surge upward in what some are calling our “second spike,” and the state of Arkansas gets labeled as a hot spot for its growing footprint in that increase, many are pushing harder…
Today’s Power, Inc. announced Monday that Chris Bell has been promoted to Vice President of Finance & Administration for the company, which operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. Bell previously served as the company’s controller. “[Bell]…
If you’ve been at least a moderate lurker of social media within the past few weeks, there’s no doubt you’ve seen something about mail-in voting pop up on your feed — either in favor or opposition. Months into the COVID-19…
Starting Monday, all of Walmart’s employees will be required to wear face masks while at work, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague the United States. Walmart and Sam’s Club made the announcement in a statement Friday. “We will begin…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is expected to make an announcement Monday about the future of the remaining school year in Arkansas. After initially closing schools for two weeks on March 15 (one of which being spring break), Hutchinson quickly readjusted and…
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced an extension of the federal social distancing guidelines to April 30, an effort to continue curbing the spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus. The move adds an additional month to the administration’s original…
A Little Rock monument of more than 30 years is set to expire. The Little Rock Club will close permanently on March 31. The announcement of the decision to close came on Friday in a message to the club’s membership,…
By Dustin Jayroe | Photo by Jamison Mosley For Arkansas Democrats, Blue Waters Are More Than a ‘Hop, SKIP and a Jump’ Away What once was a comfortable stable for the Democratic Party has turned into anything but, with reports of depressing…
by Dustin Jayroe Hundreds of thousands of Arkansans flocked to the polls over the past two weeks, each casting ballots for both the national presidential primary and a number of local races. The top of the ticket presented voters with…
by Dustin Jayroe As we turn the page on 2019, another chapter awaits — one destined politically to be as eventful and historic as any year in recent history. A presidential election year, 2020 is bursting at the seams…