The line is open. Closing thoughts: * CITY OF LR MUST PAY $20,000 ATTORNEY FEES IN LOSING FOI CASE: Circuit Jude Wendell Griffen has ordered the city of Little Rock to pay $20,655 in attorney fees to attorney Keith Hall for resisting his request for po... »
Two of the most heated GOP State Senate primary races involve Districts 1 and 7, which saw candidates hit the broadcast and cable TV airwaves this week. Sen. Bill Pritchard, R-Elkins, launched a :30 second ad on northwest Arkansas cable outlets this we... »
It was a homecoming of sorts for former U.S. President Bill Clinton Sunday (April 15) as he returned to his alma mater paying homage to his longtime friends and mentors of sorts — Dale and Betty Bumpers. Clinton delivered the inaugural speech in the Da... »
Morgan Hogue of Fayetteville is the new assistant director of development for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Hogue comes to the university from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock where she worked a... »
Governor Mike Beebe announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Stephen Ballard, Benton, to the Burial Association Board. Appointment expires December 31, 2014. Replaces Ben Brazzel. Dr. Joseph Beck, Fayetteville, to the Oversight C... »
Historically low natural gas prices have pushed the state’s rig count to its lowest level in more than six years and have substantially stalled production and hiring in the Fayetteville Shale, industry experts say. On Friday, natural gas futures fell t... »
The Black Student Association and the Pan-Hellenic Council at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will march today at 11:45 a.m. from Brough Commons cafeteria to the end on the Union Mall in honor of Trayvon Martin, high school student shot and ... »
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville students will pay 5.3 percent more this fall in tuition and fees, after the UA board of trustees voted unanimously today to raise tuition at UA institutions system-wide anywhere from 2 to 5 percent. According to UA S... »
Venture capital is the lifeblood of ambitious entrepreneurs seeking to be the next big thing. But Alan Taetle of Atlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners said it’s not the ticket for all start-ups. He and local entrepreneur John James, CEO of Acumen Brands,... »
A Fayetteville police officer was shot after a six-hour standoff that went from Saturday night to the wee hours of Sunday morning. According to University of Arkansas police, they attempted to pull over Sergio Andrade, 50, for a traffic violation on Ra... »
Sen. Bill Pritchard (R-Elkins) took a break from criticizing his opponent Rep. Jon Woods (R-Springdale) from being a good time party rock-n-roller to instead trying to tie him to President Obama. Here’s the connection – if you can follow it – from the... »
Thanks to a tip from Sen. Jason Rapert, I got an early jump on the independent review by Stronger Inc. of gas exploration regulation in Arkansas in the age of fracking. The study was done by group including industry and environmental representatives. T... »
Governor Mike Beebe today announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Billy “Scott” Berna, Fayetteville, to the Burial Association Board. Appointment expires December 31, 2016. Replaces Donald Martin. Steve Case, Batesville, reapp... »
Mark Rushing, a veteran public relations executive and broadcast journalist, has been appointed director of strategic communications for the office of university relations at the University of Arkansas. Rushing will begin his new position in Fayettevil... »
The U.S. Postal Service has decided against moving mail processing operations from Fayetteville to Little Rock, but will move processing operations from Harrison to Fayetteville. Also, plans remain to move Fort Smith mail processing operations to Fayet... »
