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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...
Shaquille O’Neal coming to JJ’s Live as Diesel just before Razorbacks play LSU
Former NBA star, sports analysis and actor Shaquille O'Neal is headed to JJ's Live in Fayetteville as Diesel on October 18, the night before the Arkansas Razorbacks football team plays the Louisiana State Tigers.
'It's highly dangerous' | Police speak on the prevalence of fentanyl-related overdoses in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD) said their officers responded to three overdose calls on Saturday, June 29. Now, it's leading to a conversation around drug usage in Northwest Arkansas. "This stuff is out here. It's highly dangerous," Sgt. Stephen Mauk with FPD said. According to the...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
Former U of Arkansas entrepreneurial leader joining National Science Foundation. Sarah Goforth has joined the federal agency as a Program Director of its Regional Innovation Engines program. Sarah Goforth, the former Executive Director of University of Arkansas’ Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OEI), has joined the National Science Foundation (NSF)...
Two U of A students facing charges in racist, homophobic vandalism on assistant dean’s door
Two University of Arkansas students are facing criminal charges after allegedly carving a swastika and the word "gay" into an assistant dean's office door.
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...
Arkansas walk-on forward Lawson Blake to miss significant time with injury
Arkansas basketball walk-on forward Lawson Blake will miss significant time following a ruptured Achilles tendon, the senior announced in post to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday afternoon. In the post, Blake gave a timeline of "6-12 months" which will most likely rule him out for the entire 2024-25 season. The...
Jackson Named Walter Camp Preseason All-American
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas defensive lineman Landon Jackson has earned his first preseason All-America nod, garnering second-team recognition from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Jackson proved to be one of the nation’s most dominant pass rushers last season, tallying 44 total tackles, including 13.5 tackles for loss, with 6.5 sacks and one pass breakup. The Texarkana, Texas, product set career-highs in tackles (11), tackles for loss (3.5) and sacks (3.5) at Alabama (Oct. 14), recording his first career double-digit tackle game in the breakout performance and claiming SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors. Jackson, who anchored an Arkansas defense...
Echavarria to Represent Colombia in Olympics
FAYETTEVILLE – Former Razorback and #ProHog Nico Echavarria will represent his native Colombia at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He will be joined on the team by Camilo Villegas. The men’s golf competition is set for Aug. 1-4 (72 holes) and will be played at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, France. Echavarria, a 2013 Razorback All-American, is one of 60 players to qualify based on the official International Golf Federation world ranking list as of June 17, 2024. The Olympic qualifying criteria is designed to ensure players from around the world are represented, including a large portion of the field...
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