REQUEST PULLED: Greenlight Little Rock had targeted a site in Jacksonville near Cabot. A Little Rock medical marijuana dispensary’s request to move to a Jacksonville location near its border with Cabot won’t be on next week’s agenda for the state Medical Marijuana Commission.  Green Light Little Rock, located at 7303 Kanis Road, planned to ask…

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Two Bentonville chefs have been named semifinalists for a James Beard award, the nonprofit James Beard Foundation announced. Matt Cooper and Rafael Rios are among 20 chefs from six states and Puerto Rico nominated in the “Best Chef: South” category. Cooper is the chef at Conifer, a gluten-free restaurant known for its emphasis on sustainability…

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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Two Jefferson County jail inmates, including one held on a capital murder charge, remained at large today, and a reward is being offered for their apprehension. “They are still on the loose. We continue to follow any leads and continue looking at places we’ve looked at before,” Maj. John Bean of…

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Two Bentonville chefs are represented among the semifinalists in this year’s James Beard Foundation Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious culinary honors. Rafael Rios, owner and founder of Yeyo’s El Alma de Mexico, is a semifinalist in the Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR) category. Rios was a semifinalist in the…

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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said Wednesday that a group behind a proposed constitutional amendment to protect the state Freedom of Information Act can begin collecting signatures in its effort to get the measure on the November ballot. But the next steps for the group, Arkansas Citizens for Transparency, partly depends on what happens with…

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The Jacksonville Police Department has asked people to avoid the 10000 block of South First Street as crews work to put out a structure fire in the area.   Read More   ​ 

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Both the men’s and women’s Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball players of the week hail from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff this week.  Read More   ​ 

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ark. – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of two inmates who were found missing earlier in the week. Deputies are offering a $2,500 award for information that helps lead to the capture of the two inmates who were discovered missing from the W.C.…

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BENTONVILLE– Two Bentonville chefs are nominated for a James Beard Award, according to a news release from the James Beard Foundation.  Read More   ​ 

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Currently, Arkansas law bans abortions unless medically necessary to save the mother, with no exceptions for incest or rape.   Read More   ​ 

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