Michael James

Will the Supreme Court restore Voting Rights Act protections in Arkansas and other 8th Circuit states?

By continuing to weaken the authority of the Voting Rights Act, or VRA, a 60-year-old pillar of federal civil rights legislation, the 8th U.S. ...

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Obituary: John Glenn Prince

On July 29, 2025, John Glenn Prince, 69, of Augusta, Arkansas, died in Batesville, Arkansas. The late Gene Edward and Francis Lee Prince welcomed ...

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Obituary: Donald Fox

On July 29, 2025, Donald Fox, 87, of Charlotte, died in Batesville. Charles and Virgie Fox welcomed him into the world on July 21, ...

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Wolf in Queen Anne’s clothing: Beware the poison hemlock

Attention, wildflower foragers: poison hemlock, which resembles Queen Anne’s Lace, is rife in the wild. Probably most known for being Socrates’ preferred elixir after ...

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O.G. FOB: Carolyn Staley reflects on more than 60 years of friendship with Bill Clinton

For fifteen-year-old Carolyn Yeldell, Bill Clinton was just the boy next door long before he rose to prominence in Arkansas and outside politics. In ...

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Stacey Abrams joins Arkansas author to talk about racial justice and family ties in the Delta 

Walter Pryor, a native of Arkansas, joined Democratic sensation Stacey Abrams at the Clinton Presidential Center on Wednesday to talk about his biography, in ...

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Celebrate Eli Cranor’s ‘Mississippi Blue 42’ at WordsWorth Books on Tuesday

ELI CRANOR, SCOTT CARSON. WordsWorth Books, Tuesday, August 5. 6:30 p.m. Free. Pope County writer Eli Cranor is back, but he never really went ...

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Arkansas governor launches Middle East human rights abuse tour

Next week, as the death toll in Gaza continues to rise, the governor of Arkansas will fly to Israel on public funds to see ...

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Longtime state Democratic Party leader Jannie Cotton to run for chair

Vice Chair Jannie Cotton is now filling the void left by Grant Tennille’s recent resignation as chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, with ...

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Sir Loin’s Inn II officially closed, owners stress the importance of supporting small businesses

The owners of the much-anticipated Sir Loin’s Inn II resurrection in North Little Rock confirmed rumors and speculation Thursday that the restaurant has permanently ...

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