Layne’s Chicken Fingers Landing in Little Rock, Hot Springs
After clucking its way into Benton and North Little Rock, Layne’s Chicken Fingers is spreading its wings even further. According to its website, there are two locations listed as coming soon in the Natural State—one in Hot Springs on Central Avenue and another on Cantrell Road in Little Rock.
DHS county offices to remain open, working to make SNAP available
The Arkansas Department of Human Services has put plans to lay off 1,500 employees and delay SNAP benefits on hold, and will keep their county offices open at least through November 22 as they work to update SNAP benefits access.
Brookshire Grocery donates $500K to food banks as SNAP pause deepens hunger in South
Brookshire Grocery Co. is stepping in to support families across Louisiana and neighboring states during a rising hunger crisis, announcing a $500,000 donation to food banks in the communities it serves. The funds will go toward food assistance programs in Texas, Louisiana , Arkansas and Oklahoma — a region where...
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders launches plan to connect Arkansas food producers and schools
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the Arkansas Plate Initiative, which will connect food producers with schools to provide locally sourced meals and teach students about the state's agriculture industry.
Meet Radar | Arkansas’s first police search and rescue K-9
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — There’s a new addition to the Little Rock Police Department, and he’s got plenty of energy and a heart made for service. After the 2023 tornado tore through Central Arkansas, Little Rock police said recovery efforts took too long and required too much manpower. That challenge sparked a new idea.
Gov. Sanders announces measures to strengthen rural healthcare
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration have submitted an application for funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program, which will allocate $50 billion to states over the next five years to enhance rural healthcare.
‘55% of our families are on SNAP benefits,’ North Little Rock schools step up...
Communities in Arkansas continue to step up to support one another during the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.
Newly opened Souf Mouf Southern Eatery brings soul food to mid-town Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — This week, the Eat It Up crew found a new and very exciting soul food truck in mid-town Little Rock that may just be the next great spot in the capital city. Souf Mouf Southern Eatery is just five weeks old, and they're already turning...
Arkansas disposes of over 26,000 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs
The Arkansas State Police and Arkansas National Guard have safely disposed of more than 26,000 pounds of expired and unwanted prescription medications collected during the Arkansas Drug Take Back event on October 25. Troopers and National Guard soldiers consolidated the medications at ASP Troop A Headquarters in...
City moves to condemn North Little Rock apartment complex after tenants report black water...
The city of North Little Rock has begun the process to condemn the Shorter College Gardens Apartment Complex after dozens of tenants reported living without clean water and in deteriorating conditions.

















