Board members also voted to pursue grants for a new generation of magnet schools. The post Students convince Little Rock School Board to adopt new rules on who can ditch exams appeared first o...
Founded in 1984 as a relaxed alternative to the more competitive softball environment in southwest Little Rock, the Hillcrest Neighborhood Softball League began with only two teams and about 30 p...
Tommy Ray Goss, the former CFO of Preferred Family Healthcare, was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday. His wife, Bontiea Goss, awaits sentencing next week. The post Former health exec...
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A legislative panel on Thursday narrowly rejected a proposed 20% reduction to Arkansas PBS’ spending authority for fiscal year 2025. The post Joint Budget Committee rejects proposal to reduce...
No one will be shocked to learn that Gov. Sarah Sanders is alleged to have played a key role in covering up Donald Trump's sex scandals. The post Sanders’ role in Trump’s sex scandal coveru...
Julie Mayberry takes a jab at Sarah Huckabee Sanders with an attempt to clarify that the rules apply to the governor, too. The post Republican lawmaker’s effort to pin down governor on state ...
On her last day at the Arkansas Times, here are some shining moments from city reporter Mary Hennigan's Eat Arkansas diet. The post The Mary Hennigan diet: How to eat lunch like an Arkansas Tim...
Very open. The post Thursday open line appeared first on Arkansas Times .
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One inmate told staff "I am crying out for help. The worksheets you gave me do not help." The post Prison suicide report critical of correction system’s mental health treatment appeared firs...
Bates' likeness will reside in the National Statuary Hall Collection, where each state is allotted space for statues of two significant individuals. The post Sculpture of civil rights leader ...
Candace Chapman Scott of Little Rock pleaded guilty to federal charges in the grisly case. The post Little Rock woman pleads guilty in body-parts-for-sale case appeared first on Arkansas Times...
North Little Rock police have arrested 28-year-old Roderick Fondren. The post Man charged in NLR murder, more arrests anticipated appeared first on Arkansas Times .
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Chad Green, 47, lives in Maumelle and has been a lawyer in Arkansas since 2003. The post North Little Rock lawyer shot in attempted armored-car robbery appeared first on Arkansas Times .
To honor the “beloved statesman and public servant,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders ordered flags to half-staff on Monday through sunset on the day of interment. The post Former Gov. David P...
Remembering that time The Observer tried a cannabis suppository. The post Cannabis flower is king, suppositories are at the bottom appeared first on Arkansas Times .
Young Democrats of Arkansas invites all Arkansans under the age of 36 to attend their 79th Annual Convention, April 26-28 at the state Capitol. The post Young Dems to converge on the Capitol ...
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A couple of bills regulating noisy, electricity-guzzling crypto mines are still alive. Six tougher proposals are now likely dead. The two moving forward address many key concerns, but some fear t...
Phillip Powell will join the Arkansas Times editorial team this summer as part of Report for America's Mississippi River Basin Ag and Water Desk. The post Journalist Phillip Powell to cover agr...
Medical marijuana patients in Arkansas spent $2.11 million to buy 630 pounds of products on 4/20 this year. The post Marijuana sales on 4/20 nearly tripled daily average, state says appeared f...
Aside from the new perspective Blake Tierney would bring to the city board as a young, queer person, he said his campaign is about representing communities dissatisfied with existing leadership. ...
Over the hump. The post Wednesday open line appeared first on Arkansas Times .
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There’s a new Friday night dinner option in North Little Rock’s Park Hill neighborhood: Erika Gee, host of a popular supper club, is opening Ease Bistro this Friday night in a cottage space r...
The lawyer, who primarily practiced in the area of domestic relations, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, according to his law firm. The post Attorney Jack Wagoner, who helped legalize same-s...
The Appeal, a nonprofit news organization focusing on criminal justice, last week published an excellent report on commissary price-gouging in the nation's prisons — including some notes on Ark...
Vote.org is fighting similar restrictions in Florida and Georgia, and the group vowed to fight the Arkansas decision too. The post National voter registration group slams Arkansas’s decision ...