Michael James

Amity man sentenced for using AI to generate sexual abuse images of local children

An Amity man was given a 90-year prison sentence on Friday for possessing child sexual assault materials, which included pictures of real youngsters and ...

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Little Rock School Board considers marketing and engagement plan, social media lawsuit

At Thursday’s meeting, the Little Rock school board renewed Superintendent Jermall Wright’s contract, looked into funding a campaign to improve district marketing, and contemplated ...

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Arkansas school voucher applications top 50,000 

Over 50,000 Arkansas students have applied for vouchers for the 2025–2026 academic year, and the Arkansas Department of Education remains dedicated to Gov. Sarah ...

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Obituary: Harold Lee Bowles

On August 12, 2025, Harold Lee Bowles, 81, died in the company of his loved ones at The Blossoms Nursing Home in Mountain View, ...

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Friday open line

What s on your mind? 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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Local activists demonstrate how nitrogen gas execution works

On Friday morning, a number of death penalty opponents assembled in the chapel of Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church to demonstrate to reporters what ...

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Obituary: Jimmie Harold Platt

On Sunday, August 3, 2025, Jimmie Harold Platt, 81, of Southside, Arkansas, passed away in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Harold Platt and Belah Floyd Adams ...

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Former Arkansas Young Democrats president enters state Senate race in north Pulaski County

On Tuesday, Allison Grigsby Sweatman, a former Young Democrats of Arkansas president, declared her intention to run for the Arkansas Senate. Sweatman, a clinical ...

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Stone Bank to host blood drive in Mountain View

On Tuesday, August 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Stone Bank will host a blood drive at its Mountain View facility. Donations will ...

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Gov. Sanders appoints higher ed consultant to state education board

Aaron Abbott, a consultant whose company sells artificial intelligence technologies to private schools and universities, has been appointed to the State Board of Education ...

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