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Old Arkansas hospital to be demolished
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Hot Springs leaders are moving forward with a plan to demolish the old St. Joseph Hospital, an iconic part of the historic Central Avenue. While it hasn't been a hospital for decades, it has a lot of Spa City history. City leaders said it's a...
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up 2.53% in August report
Cumulative sales tax revenue in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale totaled $9.958 million in the August report, up 2.53% compared with the same period in 2023. Year-to-date revenue in the four cities is $74.65 million, down $532,000 from the same 2023 period. Rogers led its sister cities with an 8.17%...
Enjoy The 44th Scottish Festival in Arkansas This Fall
Fall is just around the corner and soon we will be ready to get out and enjoy the cooler temperatures. Here is a great festival to check out in October. It's the 44th annual ScotsFest 2024 in Batesville, Arkansas. Batesville is the oldest town in Arkansas, and this is one...
Seat warms for Arkansas coach Sam Pittman, with hopes of fixes on defense and new faces on offense
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Sam Pittman acknowledges what he faces heading into the 2024 season, his fifth as Arkansas football coach. Another year like the last and he likely will no longer carry that title in December. The Razorbacks are coming off a 4-8 season with a 1-7 record in the Southeastern Conference. It was […]
Chloe Cunningham joins the Arkansas Arts Council
Chloe Cunningham is among three new employees to join the Arts Council this summer and has already started meeting with community leaders to help create programs for nonprofit organizations. Chloe is Little Rock born-and-raised. She's a proud alumna of AmeriCorps and Hendrix College. Outside of work, she loves to spend...
Arkansas officials disappointed after FEMA funding increase denial
LITTLE FLOCK, Ark. — As debris piles continue to grow, so do the bills from the May 26 tornadoes. That's why local governments are concerned after the denial of increased funding from FEMA. Mayor Jeff Van Sickler of Little Flock revealed to 5NEWS that the state had been notified...
Panelists say telemedicine, doulas could improve Arkansas’ poor maternal health outcomes
Participants in a maternal health roundtable discussion in Bentonville Wednesday morning said education, collaboration, meeting patients where they are and telemedicine are all strategies for addressing Arkansas’ poor maternal health outcomes. Arkansas has one of the nation’s highest maternal mortality rates and the third-highest infant mortality rate, according to the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. […]
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