LITTLE ROCK — In 2023, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) certified 50 businesses as minority- and women-owned business enterprises through the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certification Program. These 50 businesses bring the total number of Arkansas businesses that have received the MWBE certification to 335. more

LITTLE ROCK — This week, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the conviction of Pamela Townsend Bell, 59, of Judsonia on two counts of Medicaid Fraud, both Class C Felonies: more

RUSSELLVILLE — Arkansas Tech University is home to the No. 1-ranked college robotics team in the United States and the No. 2-ranked college robotics team in the world. more

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A “Day of Opportunities” will be held at Harrison High School on Friday, March 1, 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. The event will take place on the mezzanine level of Goblin Arena. more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are launching a new initiative intended to help farmers cut costs and increase income using underutilized renewable technologies including smaller-scale wind projects. more

LITTLE ROCK — When you’re planning your community garden this year, save space for some soybeans. They’re good for your health and your wallet. more

North Arkansas College’s annual Visiting Poet Series is excited to host Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, the Arkansas Poet Laureate, on March 5, 2024, in the South Campus library, located in the Learning Resource Center. more

CAMP ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Federal, state, local, and private agencies recently participated in a tabletop exercise for the 2024 Great Northern American Solar Eclipse. more

DEER — The Deer/Mt. Judea School District Board of Education approved sending interested school staff members to take emergency response training this summer. Last month, the board met via internet with Kurt Banta, owner of Emergency Response Training LLC, based in Gentry, about creating a district-wide security department and securing training for commissioned school security officers (CSSO). At the end of that meeting the board named Superintendent Bill Mazaur the department manager, but wanted to meet with Banta again to ask some additional questions, basically concerning cost, when it met at its regular meeting that was held Feb. 20. more

RUSSELLVILLE — Ozark-St. Francis National Forests’ officials have announced the seasonal reopening of Blanchard Springs Caverns on March 1, 2024. Blanchard Springs Caverns is an Arkansas treasure and often considered the premier guided more

As the early voting for the upcoming March 5 Super Tuesday Presidential Primary as well as the primary for state and local elections continues at the Boone County Election Center in Harrison, the number of voters has more than doubled since last Friday. more

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) sent cease and desist letters to two Daily Fantasy Sports operators that DFA believes to be offering unlicensed sports betting in violation of Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution. more

Daffodils, with their vibrant yellow blooms, have a rich history in the Ozarks. While native to Europe and North Africa, daffodils have been cultivated and naturalized in many regions worldwide, including the southern United States. more

Editor’s Note: The contents of this story came from an article entitled “Turbulent Times and the Murder of Kermit McDougal and Andy Evans” by Marilyn Breece, taken from the spring 2007 issue of the Boone County Historian and other sources including The Harrison Daily Times. more

LITTLE ROCK — Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal prosecutors said. more

Work continues on the Main Street Bridge in Harrison.  The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) closed the bridge on Tuesday, Jan. 2, A new bridge will be built, scheduled to be completed in 2026 for approximately $10 million. more

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