• Arkansas reports fewer failing schools and school districts in 2025-2026

    Arkansas reports fewer failing schools and school districts in 2025-2026
    The percentage of Arkansas schools and districts receiving failing or low grades from the state for their performance has decreased, according to data released by the state Department of Education Thursday.Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and education officials touted the numbers as validation for her signature 2023 education law, the LEARNS Act. Education Secretary Jacob Oliva told reporters Thursday that “the improvements that we’ve made by building out this blueprint and this
  • GMC Sierra Denali Giveaway and Upcoming Shows at Saracen

    GMC Sierra Denali Giveaway and Upcoming Shows at Saracen
    September is HOT at Saracen and the winning is non-stop! And now there are more reasons than ever to make the trip to Pine Bluff. Book a room in the all new Saracen Casino Resort hotel and catch a show in the state of the art event center.
  • ‘Your Beloved Remains’: A Q&A with writing duo Quinn Connor ahead of Six Bridges Book Festival

    ‘Your Beloved Remains’: A Q&A with writing duo Quinn Connor ahead of Six Bridges Book Festival
    With bestselling authors like Ariel Lawhon, Alix E. Harrow, Deesha Philyaw, Sarah Damoff and Annie Hartnett on the docket, the Central Arkansas Book Festival’s Six Bridges Book Festival — running Sept. 27-Oct. 4 — is proving once again that its organizers have their fingers on the national literary pulse. But don’t let those big-shot names distract you from the homegrown talent on display. To give you a sense of Six Bridges’ robust ties to The Natural State, w
  • Slideshow: Kennedy scion comes South to stump for Chris Jones

    Slideshow: Kennedy scion comes South to stump for Chris Jones
    It’s not every day that a Massachusetts Kennedy comes to Arkansas.
    But on Thursday, Joe Kennedy III, the redheaded former congressman and diplomat with that distinctive family jawline, rolled into Conway to host a town hall alongside Arkansas District 2 congressional hopeful Chris Jones.The fellow Democrats held court at Cross Creek Sandwiches on Oak Street to chat up the locals and energize voters as Jones hustles to try to unseat Republican incumbent French Hill.
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