Arkansas River Valley

“Jacob, if you could sell 500 tickets to a Tuesday game if you played second base, you’d be playing second base,” offered Mid-America League President Matt Perry, full-heartedly and half-seriously considering my question about exactly who it is that makes …

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that an Arkansas coalition of municipal planners has been named the recipient of a $100 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant award for energy innovation. Metroplan, the central Arkansas urban planning agency, teamed with the …

Arkansas’ wine industry, valued at $1 billion, is well down the list of the state’s agricultural product sectors, both in dollars and acres, but it is unique in its composition. Rice remains the undisputed king of Natural State crops, but …

The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) announced recently that it has received the largest single donation in the history of the institution. The $18.7 million donation from the Windgate Foundation will be used to greatly expand the University’s …

Heading into the May primaries, AMP continues its monthly look at the candidates in Arkansas’ main statewide and federal races. This month, we feature Democratic candidates for governor, Dr. Anthony Bland and James “Rus” Russell, as well as independent gubernatorial-hopeful …

Gov. Asa Hutchinson, along with Tim and Robin Ralston of Ralston Family Farms, announced Tuesday that a shipment of rice from Ralston Family Farms is the first rice from Arkansas to be exported to China. Through a contract with a …

A local physician has announced a new opportunity available to high school juniors in the Arkansas River Valley — the Robins Scholarship Foundation. Founded by New Orleans native and UAMS emergency medicine fellow Dr. Larry Robins, this scholarship is unique …

Gulfside Casino Partnership has submitted a letter to the Arkansas Racing Commission from Pope County Judge Jim Ed Gibson in support of its application for casino gaming. Once approved by state regulators, Gulfside has committed to build a three-phase $250-million …