Michael James

ACLU urges school districts to follow federal court ruling on Ten Commandments, not state law

A statement from the Little Rock School District has been added to this story. News outlets first claimed that the statute itself had been ...

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Lonoke County punts decision on tax deal with solar company to build 300 megawatt project

The county’s decision to sign a contract with a solar business that wants to construct a 300 megawatt project near Keo that could provide ...

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Wednesday open line

You know what to do. It’s dragon-slaying time! The Arkansas Times, which relentlessly defends the fundamental rights and liberties in our community, stands as ...

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‘A strange duck’: Filmmaker Tony Tost talks ‘Americana’ ahead of Filmland festival

The showing of Americana on Wednesday, which was attended by writer/director Tony Tostand and actor Paul Walter Hauser, is undoubtedly the highlight event of ...

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Central Arkansas DSA to host screening of ‘Union’ documentary Saturday

The 2024 documentary Union will be screened for free this Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Fletcher Library (823 N. Buchanan St.) by the ...

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Man pleads not guilty in Devil’s Den State Park double homicide

A guy from Washington County has entered a not guilty plea to capital murder charges after being charged with the July killings of two ...

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Clarendon High coach held on $3M bond in rape case involving minor

Authorities claim that a football coach at Clarendon High School sexually molested a youngster, leading to his arrest and rape charges. During a traffic ...

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Obituary: Kevin Rawlings

On Friday, August 8, 2025, Kevin Rawlings, 55, of Batesville, formerly of Sulphur Rock, died. He was born June 14, 1970, in Batesville, Arkansas, ...

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Arkansas lawmakers told escaped murderer should have been in higher security prison

A former police chief and convicted killer was mistakenly classified as a medium-risk prisoner for five to six years by an automatic inmate classification ...

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Obituary: Tommy “Sonny” Harper, Sr.

Tommy Sonny Harper, Sr., 81 years of age, passed and entered into rest on August 10, 2025, in Batesville, Arkansas, surrounded by family. The ...

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