3 people injured when vehicle strikes Mayflower police car working scene of vehicle chase stop

Three people were injured Saturday when a vehicle slammed into a Mayflower police unit working the scene of a stolen vehicle, according to a statement on the Mayflower Police Department’s Facebook page. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

UA-Fayetteville Rehab Counseling track gets national recognition

FAYETTEVILLE — The master’s degree in counseling with a concentration in rehabilitation counseling at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville has been acclaimed for several years, and now the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report’s best graduate schools list ranks it among the top 20 Best Rehabilitation Counseling tracks. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured…

Arkansas’ $1.161 billion surplus similar to other states

Arkansas’ general revenue surplus of $1.161 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30 is the second consecutive fiscal year that state government’s general revenue surplus exceeded $1 billion, and Arkansas’ financial fortunes are similar to some other states that have seen their tax collections significantly exceed their expenses in recent fiscal years. Continue…

Disaster assistance gives Central Arkansas optimism

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given out more than $8.8 million in federal aid to Arkansans in need following the severe storms on March 31. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Little Rock Guitar Wars’ takes stage

At the first-ever “Little Rock Guitar Wars,” Sara Bowling’s choice of an acoustic, as opposed to electric, instrument distinguished her from most of her competitors. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Federal judge does not rule on motions for summary judgment in Arkansas Ten Commandments case

U.S. District Court Judge Kristine G. Baker did not rule from the bench Friday on a summary judgment in the lawsuit over the Ten Commandments monument located at the Arkansas State Capitol. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Central Arkansas Water partners with firm to allow customers to pay off past-due bills without fees or water shutoffs

The water utility that serves the greater Little Rock area is now allowing customers to enroll in no-fee payment plans if they have past-due bills of $50 or more, according to a news release issued Friday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Judge orders defendant in 2019 Little Rock homicide arrested after she reported shot at boyfriend

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Cathi Compton on Friday ordered the arrest of a 33-year-old Little Rock woman accused of killing her boyfriend, who prosecutors say has violated her bond-release conditions by shooting at her husband and another woman. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Trustees vote unanimously to offer UA System president two-year contract extension

The University of Arkansas System board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to offer UA System President Donald Bobbitt a two-year contract extension, which would take effect when his current deal concludes at the end of this calendar year. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Legislative committee calls for investigation into Pope County casino petition campaign

State lawmakers are calling for an investigation into a bitter petition campaign over a proposed Pope County casino that has led to accusations of threats, intimidation and arson in what one lawmaker said has made direct democracy in Arkansas seem like “a complete cluster expletive.” Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas…

Despite low marks for pavement condition, report ranks Arkansas highways 13th among states

Road surfaces are in below-average condition across Arkansas — according to one comprehensive and often-cited highway report — and that’s something the state Department of Transportation has promised to address during the coming years, especially now that the state’s half-cent sales tax for road and bridge improvements is permanent. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top…

Sanders adds nursing home magnate to Game and Fish Commission

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Brandon Adams of Fayetteville as her first appointment to the seven-member Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday at the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center in Little Rock. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas’ general revenue surplus hits $1.161 billion in fiscal year 2023

Arkansas’ general revenue surplus reached $1.161 billion in fiscal year 2023 that ended June 30, the state Department of Finance and Administration reported Wednesday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Attorney general says Arkansas moving forward with LEARNS implementation despite judge’s order

Despite a court ruling that said the LEARNS Act was no longer in effect after the Legislature failed to follow the Arkansas Constitution, the state is still moving forward with its implementation. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. faces Sept. 5 deadline if he wants to send sales tax proposal to voters in fall election

In his second attempt to get a new sales tax approved, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. faces a deadline of Sept. 5 if he wants to hold a special election on the proposal before the end of the year. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Researchers race to save rice, one of Arkansas’ most valuable crops, from hazards of climate change

JONESBORO — On the third floor of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, amid rows of glassware and lab equipment, sits a rack of seeds researchers hope contains the secret to sustaining one of Arkansas’ most valuable crops. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Arkansas artists recognized as part of annual Congressional Art Competition

WASHINGTON — Four Arkansas artists will be honored in the U.S. Capitol for the next year as winners of the annual Congressional Art Competition. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Anthony emails UA board about leadership

A former member of the University of Arkansas System board of trustees has emailed five of the 10 current trustees saying he and others believe it’s time for a change of leadership at the UA System. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Recent discoloration of drinking water in metro Little Rock has been resolved, according to regional water utility

A recent outbreak of discolored drinking water in the Little Rock metro area has been “resolved,” according to a Central Arkansas Water spokesman. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Sanders appoints former U.S. attorney Hiland to fill Arkansas Supreme Court vacancy

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed former U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland of Little Rock to the Arkansas Supreme Court to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Robin Wynne until 2025, the governor announced Monday. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

Blight confirmed in some Arkansas trees, but investigation into causes, scope continues

Forestry experts have determined that a needle blight is at least partly to blame for an issue affecting thousands of acres of pine trees in south Arkansas, the latest area to confirm the disease that has swept through woodlands across much of the South in recent years. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags:…

Arkansas’ new state forester lists priorities; ex-forester proud of work, but ready for retirement

After nearly 20 years working at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Kyle Cunningham said he’s looking forward to the challenges he will face in his new role as state forester. Continue Reading at NWAonline here Top Featured Tags: – Arkansas News Press Release Distribution Service

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