Pope County

Taber Extrusions has opened its new $85 million facility expansion in Russellville, bringing a new direct extrusion press to the Arkansas manufacturing company and adding 70 expected jobs. The expansion includes a 10,000-ton, 16-inch front-load direct press — the largest …

Rep. Matt Duffield pauses a moment to catch his train of thought. Pauses can be a little out of character for Duffield. The Republican state representative from Pope County is typically a hail-fellow-well-met kind of person, equal parts amiable and …

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday the launch of the 10:33 Initiative pilot program designed to help “lift Arkansans out of poverty and improve their long-term self-sufficiency by connecting them with faith and community partners who can meet their immediate …

Feature image above: Photographed (from left to right): Mary Wood, public and legislative affairs officer for the Ouachita National Forest and the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest; Dr. Cathi McMahan, Arkansas Tech University professor of tourism; Ben Cross, Pope County judge; …

City Corp. Russellville Water & Sewer Steve Mallett, Jr., P.E., Chief Executive Officer   What sets you apart? It all starts at the Huckleberry Creek Reservoir in northern Pope County, which was constructed in 1997. The reservoir is located within …

Arkansas Ballot Issue 2 is built on ideals as old as our country itself: freedom, self-rule, and the right to determine the character of our homes and community. These ideals should govern decisions about licensing of casinos in our state. …

Should Arkansans allow a group of out-of-state billionaires to hijack their constitution to cut out a competitor and pad their pocketbooks?  That is the simple question regarding Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would revoke one of Arkansas’ four …

A proposed anti-casino ballot initiative is still alive following a decision from the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday, though its fate remains uncertain with another decision pending. The court did not decide whether the popular name and ballot title of the proposed …

Another four years have come and gone, and that means the American public again gets to decide who will run the country, as well as who will fill a number of local, state and federal offices. Two issues will definitely …

It can be sobering to see national rankings like a recent one that listed Arkansas as the state whose residents have the highest food insecurity rates in the nation. The flip side of that is Arkansans from all income levels …