Dec 20, 2024 · MONTICELLO, Ark. — The Arkansas timber industry faced significant challenges at the start of 2024, including plant closures and natural disasters. However, the year concludes with optimism driven by groundbreaking initiatives and significant investments that signal a promising future for the state’s forestry sector. According to the Arkansas Center for Forest Business at the University […]

Dec 27, 2024 · MOBILE, Ala. – Arkansas State football had key plays in all three phases on Thursday night inside Hancock Whitney Stadium and picked up its eighth win of the season in a 38-31 victory over Bowling Green in the 68 Ventures Bowl. A-State (8-5) earned its first bowl victory since 2019, relying on early momentum and never […]

Dec 30, 2024 · Once Christmas has passed, the world looks to a new year. Many wonder what the new year will bring while planning their own ways of ringing in 2025. Some will mark the new year quietly while others will celebrate with friends and family. The new year will see many important events, as with any other year. New […]

Nov 21, 2024 · A Ribbon Cutting celebration was held Tuesday, November 12 honoring Old Arkansas Alarm Co. Their mission is to provide the families and businesses of Arkansas unparalleled security and peace of mind at all times. By acting as a true partner, leveraging their expertise in security technology AND their expertise in the makeup of local communities. They provide installation of low voltage ...

Nov 22, 2024 · The World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest and Wings Over the Prairie Festival, Arkansas’s oldest festival, traces its roots back to 1936. On Nov. 24 of that year, the first National Duck Calling Contest took place on Main Street in Stuttgart, held in conjunction with the Arkansas Rice Carnival and sponsored by American Legion Post No. 48. The contest was the brainchild of Thad McCollum ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Intersection of W. 12th St. and S. Maple St., accidental property damage. A woman told police she stopped at a stop sign and drove over a part of the road that had missing concrete, damaging her vehicle. Walmart, 406 E. 22nd St., lost and found items recovered. A woman told police that she left her […]

Dec 19, 2024 · The IRS’s Get Ready page on IRS.gov offers practical tips and resources to help taxpayers prepare. It highlights key updates and important steps for taxpayers to consider to make tax filing easier in 2025.

Dec 16, 2024 · The Stuttgart City Council held a work session on Monday, Dec. 9, to discuss the 2025 city budget. Aldermen Cache Bledsaw, David Leech, and Eugene Robinson were absent. During the meeting, Mayor Norma Strabala discussed the 2025 city budget with Finance Director Kimberley Burgess and Aldermen Darrin Haller, Larry …

Dec 9, 2024 · AGFC Rivers Biologist Chelsea Gilliland working with a 187-lb. alligator gar from the Red River before releasing it back to the wild. (AGFC photo) LITTLE ROCK – Anglers interested in hooking into an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2025 Alligator Gar Trophy tag from now until the end of 2024. Many Arkansas anglers travel all the way to the Gulf of Mexico each year in search of trophy ...

May 17, 2021 · ARKADELPHIA, ARK – Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, today announced that it has closed on its acquisition of DeWitt First Bankshares Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Arkansas County Bank. The acquisition, which was announced in January 2021, closed on May 14th, adding three […]