Want to support or adopt a retired Oaklawn thoroughbred? There’s a way
Oaklawn Park’s “Ring The Bell” program generated just over $100,000 toward Thoroughbred aftercare during the 2024-2025 meeting, according to Jeanette Milligan, executive director of the Arkansas Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. This includes donations from bell ringing, as well as fans who made...
Little Rock, AR Weather Alert Today: Wind Chills Near 10° as Cold Snap Lingers
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Little Rock, AR – Winter air cuts sharply across Central Arkansas this morning, frosting windshields and stiffening fingers before sunrise. Gusty north winds push wind chills into the low teens, making it...
“It’s more heartbreak at this point,” Innovation Hub staff move out
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A sudden closure at North Little Rock's biggest creative space. Staff received notice on Wednesday that the Innovation Hub would officially close its doors to the public by Friday. The Hub is usually filled with creative minds, but as of Friday, the chairs for...
Central Arkansas opens emergency shelters due to bitterly cold temps
Central Arkansas officials have opened temporary overnight emergency shelters at the Dunbar Community Center in Little Rock and the North Little Rock Community Center due to the predicted cold temperatures, with no ID required and pets allowed in kennels provided by Little Rock Animal Village.
FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Cold already, but dangerous wind chills expected tonight through tomorrow
Plan for mostly cloudy to overcast skies across Missouri, with partly cloudy skies across northern Arkansas. For most of us along and north of Highway 60, afternoon high temperatures will be in the low to mid 30s. Because the cold front will arrive south later on, high temperatures will be in the low to mid 40s, with...
18 states will limit junk food from SNAP benefits next year
(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary foods and drinks. The USDA has been approving SNAP food-choice waivers since May. Starting in 2026, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Florida, West Virginia, Arkansas,...
Cities to mobilize warming centers as temperatures set to fall over weekend
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — With temperatures set to drastically fall heading into Sunday, cities are mobilizing warming shelters to provide a safe and warm shelter for those in need. A list of cities and their warming centers can be found below:. North Little Rock. North Little Rock Community...
Arkansas Storm Team Forecast: Cold Front Incoming
A cold front is slicing through Arkansas this Saturday, bringing much colder air into the state. Highs will struggle through the 40s, with a few isolated showers possible ahead of the front, mainly across southern and southeastern Arkansas. The bigger story arrives tonight as colder air pours in behind the front.
Lonoke hatchery staff making room for megabass
“This is probably one of the most exciting things I’ve been a part of in my career.” Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Fisheries Division Chief Tommy Laird could have been speaking for at least a dozen members of the AGFC’s staff when he said those words in mid-July at the unveiling of the Legacy Lunker trophy bass...
12 state parks that are just as beautiful as national parks — and they’re...
Fall Creek Falls State Park in Tennessee is just one of the state parks teeming with wildlife that you can visit without standing in line Getty Images Debate is currently raging over America’s national parks and when they should — and shouldn’t — be free to enter. Perhaps it’s a good time to step away from the noise...
