Arkansas consistently ranks last or near-last in the nation in dental health; the Arkansas Department of Health cited a 2022 study from America’s Health Rankings, placing us last in the nation for the percentage of adults who reported visiting a dentist or dental clinic within the past year.
Democratic challenger Marcus Jones touts decades of military service and pledges to improve care and support for veterans. Plus, he has the endorsement of a man credited with ending the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs.
A judge in a federal lawsuit challenging a section of the Arkansas LEARNS Act that prohibits “indoctrination” in the classroom has recused herself from the case and asked for it to be reassigned.
The LRSD board took important actions on topics including rehiring employees for the 2024-25 school year and how library media specialists are assigned under the district’s staffing formula.
Korean fried chicken franchise bb.q Chicken will be opening its first Arkansas location in April in the former David’s Burgers space at 101 S. Bowman Road.
The human resources director's decision to withhold certain employee records makes it impossible to know if all responsive records have been provided to FOIA requestors, according to the city attorney.
Tim Griffin says he's joining forces with Missouri on a lawsuit like the one Kansas filed today, with the aim of preventing government contributions toward student loans.
Body and Mind dispensary closed for several days after a dispute over an operating agreement led to a management change. The previous company cut down the store's cannabis plants when it exited, a state spokesman said.
“The Gloam” — Eli Cranor’s new story about a bound-for-breakup couple hawking bootleg MAGA merch in London, Arkansas, during the eclipse — debuts in the April issue of the Arkansas Times. We chatted with Cranor about his writing process, the versatility of crime fiction and how he's planning to spend the celestial holiday.
Like to bike but don’t want to do it on your own? Dipping your toe into cycling but aren’t trying to get all hardcore about it? Pedal Party might be just the sweet spot you’ve been looking for.
Plus, skepticism over the state's eclipse tourism projections, the latest on the #lecterngate audit (sorry, not much!) and a divisive GOP primary runoff in Hope.