Marked Tree

Six Arkansas aviators who served among the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II will be inducted into the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame this fall, completing the Hall of Fame’s recognition of known Arkansas pilots who were members of the …

Basden Steel, a Texas-based structural steel fabrication company, has announced plans to expand into Arkansas. On Nov. 21, the company closed on 70 acres in Marked Tree. The property is located off Exit 13 on Interstate 555 across from Rittwood …

The Argenta Contemporary Theatre (ACT) has named Coburn “Coby” Goss its new artistic director, following the retirement of founding producing artistic director Vincent Insalaco earlier this year. A North Little Rock native, Goss began his career at the Arkansas Repertory …

Former Mississippi County Office of Emergency Management Director David Lendennie was in his bathroom early on the morning of Aug. 22, 2008, when the ground shook beneath his Blytheville home. A 3.7-magnitude earthquake had rumbled along the southern end of …

As the Jonesboro bureau reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for nearly 20 years, I traveled much of the northeast corner of the state, working on stories. One of the benefits of those voyages was finding quaint, off-the-beaten-path places to grab …

The loud freight trains that roar past the Amtrak depot in Walnut Ridge don’t wake her. The rush of wind from the speeding freights some 40 feet away from the station often blows open the glass door leading to the …

Big Creek Bancshares Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Tyronza Bancshares Inc. The transaction, which is pending regulatory approval, will see Big Creek Bancshares (the parent company of Armor Bank) purchase Tyronza Bancshares and First Delta Bank. The transaction …