Arkansas education department adopts most of plan to keep families, providers in child care industry

From the Arkansas Advocate: The Arkansas Department of Education accepted most of a task force’s recommendations to sustain the state’s financial assistance program for low-income families to access child care. The department’s announcement came...

Morin Opens New $15 Million Facility in Little Rock, Ark.

Company leaders, local officials, and other guests recently gathered to mark the opening of Morin’s new facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. Morin, an architectural metal panel manufacturer and member of the Kingspan Group, recently celebrated the...

Craig Wilson takes helm at Arkansas Center for Health Improvement

Matthew Moore: The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement recently announced new leadership. Craig Wilson has been named president and CEO of ACHI. He’s entering his 15th year with ACHI and says that before that, he worked in private practice law...

Little Rock’s Economic Rise Is Arkansas’ Opportunity (Frank Scott Jr., Bryan Day and Jay Chesshir Commentary)

Downtown Little Rock (Shutterstock) With recent growth metrics, it is becoming increasingly clear that Little Rock is the economic engine powering the state’s future. According to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the...

Arkansas Airports Navigate the Government Shutdown

Northwest Arkansas National Airport CEO Aaron Burkes (Michael Woods) Things are getting a little dicey at airports nationwide as the federal government shutdown entered its second month on Saturday. The state’s largest airports — XNA in northwest...

Caleb Wilson earns Player of the Game in UNC’s win over Central Arkansas

Caleb Wilson came out of fire, scoring the first ten points of his UNC career all on dunks as he led the Heels to a dominant 94-54 win in Chapel Hill on Monday night. He hit 8-10 shots from the field and would finish as UNC’s leading scorer with...

Arkansas lawmakers remember former US Vice President Dick Cheney

Congressman Womack reminisced on when he met Cheney in Egypt in 2002 and later reconnected with him on a fishing trip on Snake River. ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas lawmakers took to social media to remember former Vice President Dick Cheney and share...

Jonesboro food drive aims to help families during government shutdown

Many places in Jonesboro are making sure no one goes hungry during the shutdown. This includes Families, Inc. Counseling Services, which is hosting a community food drive throughout the entire month of November. They are collecting canned goods...

How Arkansas football coaching candidates are performing in 2025

FAYETTEVILLE — With the calendar turning to November, Arkansas football fans are roughly a month away from learning who will become the school's 34th head coach. The Razorbacks are in the midst of a brutal 2-7 campaign. They haven't won a game...

In the face of funding flip-flops, Arkansas SNAP recipients must ‘improvise’

Without $128 a month in federal food stamps, Sam Thurmond said he might have to survive off "fruit and vegetables." The volunteer at Little Rock's St. Francis House called it improvising. More than 240,000 people across Arkansas might be forced to...

Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward: Bailouts, state creativity needed for farm survival

A late September national conference of agricultural leaders, including U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, was held in Arkansas and gave some hope to farmers across the state who are contending with dire economic...

Arkansas Advocate: 2026 Elections -- Candidates for Arkansas’ federal and state seats begin filing to run

Arkansas’ first candidates for next year’s elections packed the Capitol rotunda on Monday, November 3, 2025 to formally declare their candidacies, kicking off the nine-day filing period and the 2026 election cycle. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders,...

BV Community Aid Drive Donation Bins Open at 20 Local Businesses Today

Image from Facebook. The Buena Vista (BV) Community Aid Drive drop-off network of donation bins begins on Tuesday, November 4. Twenty BV businesses are participating in the “shop, dine, and donate” network. Image from Facebook. Participating...

Morin Establishes Little Rock, Arkansas, Operations

Related Research Architectural metal panel manufacturer Morin has established operations in Little Rock, Arkansas. The approximately $15 million project is expedited to create 25 jobs. "The opening of our Little Rock facility marks a pivotal...

Ruth Ellen Bullock Richards crowned Sr. Ms. Arkansas State Fair

Ruth Ellen Bullock Richards of Lonoke County was recently crowned Sr. Ms. Arkansas State Fair, during the 85th annual event. Richards is a registered radiologic technologist with 40 years of experience in radiology and mammography. She is...

Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas National Guard deploying to Washington D.C.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders approved the deployment of about 100 Arkansas Army National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital to support the D.C. National Guard’s ongoing civil security operations. The monthslong deployment, which is a federally...

Government Shutdown Update: Friday, October 31, 2025

The House and Senate are both out of session. The firm’s Government Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP) group has had conversations with decision makers who indicate the shutdown could end as soon as next week. On November 4, New Jersey and Virginia...

Arkansas Advocate: Judge says Arkansas corrections secretary serves at pleasure of Board of Corrections, not governor

The Arkansas Board of Corrections has supervisory authority over the Secretary of Corrections and directors of the Department of Corrections, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Friday, October 31, 2025. Judge Patricia James granted a summary...

Arkansas History for November 4: Donna Axum Whitworth dies

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for November 4, and notable births and deaths of native Arkansans born on this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and...

Arkansas organizations offer aid during SNAP funding issues

With many families struggling due to SNAP benefit issues, community organizations have been stepping up to help those in need across Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Disruption to SNAP benefits have now left hundreds of thousands of Arkansans in...