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The Croissanterie Reveals Opening Date of Downtown LR Location
One of Little Rock’s highly favored breakfast and brunch establishments, The Croissanterie, will hold the grand opening for its new location in downtown Little Rock on Monday, Aug. 5! AY About You first broke news of the expansion in September 2023. Located within Little Rock Technology Park at 417...
White River Health CEO resigns, interim announced
White River Health (WRH) President and CEO Gary Paxson has announced his resignation to pursue another career opportunity. According to a release from the organization, Paxson (pictured above, left), who has been CEO since 2018, will leave White River Health next month after transitioning responsibilities. Paxson joined the organization in...
Land of Legends Travel Association Meets in Rison
RISON - The Arkansas Land of Legends Travel Association brought its annual meeting to Rison's Pioneer Village last week. The travel association promotes Cleveland, Grant, Jefferson and Lincoln Counties. This summer, Land of Legends revitalized its Visitor's Guide with a new printed guide and interactive digital guide online. The Cleveland County Quorum Court and City of Rison went in together to purchase a full-page promotion in the guide. The guide features Cleveland County's highlights including its ties to music icon Johnny Cash, the Saline River and upcoming events, such as the Rison in the Fall Festival, Arkansas Homesteading Conference, Food Truck Friday, County Fair and more. Printed copies of the guide are available statewide at all travel centers. Locally, guides can be picked up at the Cleveland County Herald office, Cleveland County Courthouse and Rison City Hall. The digital guide can be accessed online at www.arlandoflegends.com.
A Weekend System Before Next Our Next Heat Wave
The approach of a weather system nearing our area will result in a sunshine-cloud mix on Friday and more clouds on Saturday. Hazy skies are likely due to the influence of some smoke from Canadian wildfires that arrived earlier this week and the presence of some upper tropospheric dust from the Sarhan dust layer. This is expected to keep temperatures slightly cooler than recent days, with afternoon highs reaching the lower 90s today and into the upper 80s Saturday.
Cloudy water in Trumann deemed safe
TRUMANN, Ark. (KAIT) - City leaders said the water in Trumann is safe to consume despite the cloudiness. According to the Arkansas Department of Health, no boil orders are in effect for Trumann. Mayor Jay Paul Woods has received several complaints from concerned neighbors saying their water is dirty in...
Power restored in Fayetteville after outage knocked out power for over 2000
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Update: Power has been restored, according to SWEPCO. Fayetteville is experiencing a power outage impacting over 2000 customers, according to SWEPCO's outage map. The outage is centered around Gulley Park, but ranges from N Mission Boulevard to Old Wire Road, according to the map. 5NEWS has...
Sanctuary Provides Sanctuary for Those Escaping Domestic Violence
It's a "domestic violence shelter and outreach program," according to Haylea Roberson. She got into the organization after applying for a job with it close to December. It serves Boone, Marion, Carroll, Newton and Madison counties. Roberson also helps advocate for people coming to Sanctuary in court. The organization helps...
El Dorado Nurse Retires After Half-Century of Service at Same Job
EL DORADO, Ark. (KTVE/KARD)– On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Gladys Davis worked her last shift at South Arkansas Regional Hospital, marking the end of a remarkable career. According to officials, Gladys started at the hospital at 15 years old, earning $0.50 an hour as a nurse’s aide at Warner Brown. Now, at 84 and a […]
Arkansas's pregame experience ranked second-to-last in the SEC
From beginning to end, Arkansas football games are an entire spectacle. Festivities start hours before kickoff, and celebrations can go deep into the night on game day. But according to oddsmakers, the SEC pregame experience in Fayetteville isn’t all that enjoyable. They rank Arkansas pregame experience second-to-last in the...
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.
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.
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.
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