Flickr / U of A Division of AgricultureSHINE ON: More solar energy is coming to Arkansas. The federal Environmental Protection Agency is sending more than $93 million to install solar technology in low-income and disadvantaged Arkansas communities, the agency announced today.  Hope Enterprise Corporation was awarded $93,670,000 to improve access to solar energy across Arkansas.…

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A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help project teams from Go Forward Pine Bluff and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, with revitalizations of Pine Bluff’s downtown area, according to the university.  Read More   ​ 

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In his timeless essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell wrote: “Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. One cannot change this all…

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CABOT, Ark. – A high school event was held in Cabot on Monday to recognize students who are entering the military following graduation. The Cabot High School Military Signing and Recognition Day honored the 15 soon-to-be alumni. The group included students who will attend military academies, others joining the ROTC at various colleges and students…

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MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards scored 18 of his 33 points in the third quarter and had nine rebounds to carry the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tone-setting 120-95 victory over the Phoenix Suns to start the first round of the NBA playoffs on Saturday.  Read More   ​ 

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Before April of last year, Leanne Lovell was your average mother of four and doting grandmother who had lived in Wynne, Ark., for 30 years.  Read More   ​ 

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LR grant will work on wealth equality  Read More   ​ 

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FORT SMITH — The Arkansas Climate League won a $100,000 Community Energy Innovation Prize from the U.S. Department of Energy to be used to install solar panels on the Elizabeth McGill Drop-In Center.  Read More   ​ 

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Former Jacksonville State linebacker Larry Worth wrapped up a two-day official visit to Fayetteville on Saturday afternoon and committed to the Hogs afterward.  Read More   ​ 

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Patricia Spears Jones Forrest City native Patricia Spears Jones is soon to receive the Porter Fund’s Lifetime Achievement Award, a distinction handed out every five years to an Arkansas writer with a “substantial and recognized body of work.” Past recipients of the award, which comes with a $5,000 prize, include Donald Harington in 2004, Miller…

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