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Entergy Arkansas prepares to fill energy gap for when Independence, Redfield coal plants close
In a recently published Arkansas Business interview, Entergy Arkansas CEO Laura Landreaux said the state’s largest electrical utility should know by the end of 2024 what its replacement strategies will be when it shuts down its Independence County coal-fired plant in 2030. “That’s all under development now,” Landreaux told...
July 5 deadline for ballot initiatives
Arkansan's may get to vote on whether sales tax should be implemented on feminine hygiene products and diapers, if people get to grow marijuana, school standards and more! Want to know where to sign?
Governor appoints Arkadelphia’s Tim Knight to state medical practice board
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders this week announced appointments to various state boards. Among them is Tim Knight, of Arkadelphia, to the Osteopathic Rural Medical Practice Student Loan and Scholarship Board. The term expires July 1, 2027. Knight is a professor of biology at Ouachita Baptist...
Arkansas groups not asking US Supreme Court to review ruling limiting scope of Voting Rights Act
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Progressive groups in Arkansas have decided to not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lower court's ruling that private groups can’t sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act. The Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas...
'It breaks my heart' | Local coffee shop closing its doors due to ongoing construction in downtown Springdale
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Trailside Coffee Company closed its doors on Saturday, June 29, after being in downtown Springdale for eight years. "I'm having to close my doors," Trailside's owner Katie Schneider said through tears. "That's the worst that could happen to me." Schneider said she has fought hard to...
Outdoor Alliance Launches Program to Empower Local Conservation Leaders Including 3 from Arkansas
The Outdoor Alliance, a coalition of national outdoor recreation organizations, is launching a new initiative to cultivate a powerful network of local advocates. The Grasstops Collective program identifies and trains influential community members to champion conservation efforts. These “grasstops leaders,” as the program calls them, are the backbone of their...
Resolution to add members to Fayetteville’s housing crisis task force fails
An amended resolution that would add a renter and someone who works with renters' rights to the Fayetteville housing crisis task force has failed.
CLAY HENRY: Barry Switzer knew when to look away
The Hogs+ cameras were rolling as I set the stage for Barry Switzer to confirm a curfew break the night before Oklahoma thrashed Arkansas, 42-8, in the 1987 Orange Bowl. As was often the case, I was a tag-along for a dinner with Switzer at a bowl game. Bill Connors, my boss at the Tulsa World, generally dined with the Oklahoma head coach several times during the week’s festivities. They were extremely close, a relationship that reminded of the way Frank Broyles hung out with my father, Orville Henry.
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