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Election officials submit count of Arkansas abortion amendment petition signatures gathered by volunteers
A new court filing Thursday from the secretary of state’s office claims organizers behind an attempt to put an abortion amendment on the Arkansas ballot is short on signatures.
ATA truck tonnage index dropped 1.6% in June
WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased by 1.6% in June after increasing by 3% in May. In June, the index equaled 113.5 (2015=100) compared with 115.3 in May. “While giving back some of the gain from May, it appears...
Eells named head of UA Little Rock Windgate Education school
Dr. Rachel Eells has been named the inaugural Windgate Foundation Endowed Director of the School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. “I am so pleased to be able to serve the university and community in this way,” said Dr. Rachel Eells, who served as interim director of the School of Education during the 2023-2024 academic year. “The School of Education is in the midst of exciting work that will have an immediate and lasting impact on schools in Central Arkansas and beyond. I am eager to partner with districts to develop and refine systems to recruit, prepare, and retain exceptional, committed teachers.”
Arkansas Storm Team Forecast: Only a Small Rain Chance Today; Much Higher Tomorrow
It will be mostly cloudy, warm and muggy today. Southeast Arkansas has a 60-80% chance of rain whereas Central, West, and North Arkansas will only have a 20% chance of rain. Rain showers will be possible this afternoon with a high temperature of 88° in Little Rock. With a...
Arkansas secretary of agriculture asks attorney general to investigate possible Chinese ownership of Sebastian County business
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward is asking Attorney General Tim Griffin to investigate a Sebastian County business for Chinese government ties.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas celebrating 55th birthday with fundraiser event
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas is looking to benefit youth with its upcoming birthday celebration. BBBSCA will be hosting a fundraiser event on Friday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at its headquarters on Main Street in the SoMa neighborhood. The $40 tickets...
Agilix Hires Tripp as VP of South Region
Agilix Solutions (Memphis, TN): Al Tripp joined the company as VP of the South Region. Based in the Memphis branch, Tripp succeeds Dave Armstrong, who was recently promoted to senior VP of Sales. He will lead the company’s efforts to grow across its south region encompassing seven branches in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Arkansas traveler shares experience with flight cancellation after tech outage amid Department of Transportation investigation into Delta Airlines
Since Friday's global tech outage, the Department of Transportation said Delta Airlines has canceled and delayed flights, impacting thousands of their customers.
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