Reed, Miller inducted into Arkansas Black Hall of Fame
LITTLE ROCK — Charlie Nelms, Ed.D., introduced Hazell Reed, Ph.D., to the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame as his cow-milking buddy. “On a hot and humid Sunday afternoon 61 years ago, I met an articulate and overconfident, trash-talking sophomore majoring in horticulture,” said Nelms, a 2025 inductee. “Six decades ago, the job of teaching me how to milk a herd of jersey cows on the Arkansas AM&N College farm fell to two college work-study students.”
Arkansas raised its winter heating benefit to between $70 and $665 and its crisis...
Arkansas has set its winter heating benefit at $70 to $665 per household for the program year that began Oct. 1, 2026, up from $60 to $570 a year earlier, and raised the Winter Crisis maximum to $700 from $600. The range sits in the state’s 2027 LIHEAP model plan, the published plan for the... The post Arkansas raised its winter heating benefit to between $70 and $665 and its crisis maximum to $700, but keeps the program closed until after New Year’s appeared first on The Financial Wire .
Critics say Issue 3 could threaten Arkansas public school funding
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — One of the most consequential ballot measures Arkansas voters will decide on next week is Issue 3. The proposed amendment to Arkansas' Constitution, referred to the ballot by state lawmakers, would allow Arkansas' Legislature to establish economic development districts in cities and counties wherein tax incentives would be offered to businesses to promote growth.
Nearly 400 commercial trucks and drivers out-of-service in two-day Arkansas blitz
State and federal agencies sidelined hundreds of commercial trucks and drivers during an enforcement operation targeting “commercial motor vehicle safety and criminal activity along Arkansas highways” this week. From 6 a.m. on October 27 through 6 a.m. on October 29, 2026, the Arkansas Highway Police (AHP) partnered with federal agencies for “Operation Highway Shield” to […] The post Nearly 400 commercial trucks and drivers out-of-service in two-day Arkansas blitz appeared first on CDLLife .
Ballot measure proposes expanding Arkansas constitution’s right to bear arms
A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at solidifying Arkansans’ right to keep and bear arms is needed to better protect that right, supporters say, but opponents argue it will make it more difficult to implement gun safety regulations. Issue 2 would amend the state constitution to clarify that the right to keep and bear arms includes […]
HF Sinclair Picks Up 25 Stores from Littlefield Express
The transaction marks Littlefield's exit from the convenience retail space. Green Trail Fuels, a joint venture between HF Sinclair Corp. and UPOP Holdings, has acquired 25 c-stores in Arkansas and Oklahoma from Littlefield Retail Group, which does business under the Littlefield Express banner. Founded in 1946 as a bay station...
Sanders encourages Arkansas-grown foods in schools
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders discussed expanding the use of Arkansas-grown foods in school cafeterias and state facilities this week. Speaking alongside U.S. Senator John Boozman, catfish producers and university researchers in Pine Bluff, Sanders outlined opportunities to connect Arkansas farmers with institutions that purchase and serve food. The discussion centered in part on the Arkansas Plate initiative, which encourages schools to incorporate food produced within the state into student
AGFC Opens Applications for Beginner Ladies-Only Deer Camps
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program will host three overnight camps this hunting season specifically designed to introduce women to deer hunting, and applications for the first two hunts are available now. “The deer camps are for women who have never deer hunted as an...
Arkansas AG files lawsuit against former softball tournament organizer over 2024 event
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has sued a former softball tournament organizer over claims he deceived families about a girl's softball tournament in 2024. The lawsuit, which was filed Oct. 27 in Pulaski County, alleges William "Trey" Tucker III mislead consumers and failed to...
Arkansas Burn Ban Covers 56 Counties as Entire State Sits in Drought
An Arkansas burn ban is in place in 56 of the state’s 75 counties, and every part of the state is now in drought. The Arkansas Forestry Division’s map released today, Oct. 29, shows burn bans issued by county judges across most of the state, including 17 of the 21 counties in the ArkansasRadio.com listening area.
