-

UNDER THE RADAR: ’27 Jacksonville athlete Mason Ball
On Wednesdays we feature an in-state prospect who could be flying under the radar of college coaches. Read More
-

Rock Region Metro moves forward with contract to restore streetcar service to Clinton Center
Rock Region Metro streetcar riders are one step closer to being able to hop off just outside of the Clinton Presidential Center more than five years after the tracks running to the library were halted as part of the Arkansas Department of Transportation’s 30 Crossing Project in 2019. Read More
-

Metroplan awards $2.3 million for 8 central Arkansas transportation alternative projects
Metroplan, the federally designated metropolitan planning organization for Central Arkansas, announced on Tuesday $2.3 million in federal funding for seven cities and one county to help fund alternate transportation programs. Read More
-

NLR, Jacksonville schools put out statements addressing immigration crackdown fears
The North Little Rock and Jacksonville North Pulaski school districts released letters today about immigration concerns. Read More
-

Edwards scores 18 in Gamecocks’ win
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Joyce Edwards scored 18 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina to its 15th straight victory, 70-63 over No. 18 Tennessee on Monday night. Read More
-

Award-winning author Kevin Brown keeps refining his craft
Local author Kevin Brown broke all the rules in his writing workshops in college, which led to him finding his voice. Read More
-

ARKANSAS A-Z: Charlie May Simon inspired a book award in her name
Charlie May Simon was among the state’s most prolific major authors. Her work in the field of children’s literature has been honored in Arkansas since 1971 by the annual presentation of the Charlie May Simon Book Award. Read More
-

Lawmaker: Cash rewards can aid in deportations
Two days after President Donald Trump took office and began his immigration crackdown, a Mississippi state representative introduced legislation to create a “bounty hunter program” to identify people who are in the country illegally. Read More
-

Bentonville schools get $1.6M of nearly $7M awarded to state’s high-achieving districts
The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education announced this week that it will distribute financial awards of nearly $7 million to 174 schools that were either high-achieving or showed substantial academic growth last spring on the state-required ATLAS exams in grades three through 10. Read More
-

State Supreme Court takes a step toward transparency with contentious livestreamed meeting
More transparency in the court is a good thing. Now we just need the justices to stop bickering and do their jobs. Read More






