Arkansas Blog

Lawmakers challenge Arkansas prison officials over escape of convicted murderer-rapist

Skeptical Arkansas lawmakers seemed unwilling to accept Thursday that the escape of a convicted murderer and rapist was the fault of only two prison ...

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LRSD board discusses election zoning, marketing and cell phones in schools

Thursday night’s Little Rock School Board meeting dealt with some consequential issues including a long discussion of the new school election zones, a discussion ...

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Lawmakers press forward on Delta-8 ban

The Arkansas House Rules Committee met Tuesday to talk about the state’s contentious prohibition on Delta-8 and other THC products made from hemp. The ...

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Pop-up event series Hairpins may roam from venue to venue, but it’s making queer people in Arkansas feel right at home

Shakespeare’s enamored Juliet claimed that a rose by any other name would smell as good. According to the respondents to our annual readers poll, ...

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Conway interim superintendent gets contract with interesting prohibition

The Conway School Board overwhelmingly agreed to give the new interim superintendent a one-year contract at $230,000 with normal benefits. Just over a week ...

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Pardoned and out of the pen, Jeremy Hutchinson launches a new chapter

For years, this publication has been subtly infatuated with Jeremy Hutchinson, the disarmingly likeable Republican lawmaker/felon who was always adorably aw-shucks about accepting bribes ...

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Thursday open line

Over to you. It’s dragon-slaying time! The Arkansas Times, which relentlessly defends the fundamental rights and liberties in our community, stands as a light ...

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New state website to help families find child care still filling in some blanks

This week, the Arkansas Department of Education launched a new website designed to assist families in determining and evaluating their alternatives for child care. ...

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Little Rock Zoo unveils Komodo dragons, collection of rare reptiles and amphibians

On Tuesday, the Little Rock Zoo debuted two new exhibits: Hidden Corners of the World: Uncommon Creatures, a new collection of rare reptiles and ...

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Tuesday open line

Over to you. It’s dragon-slaying time! The Arkansas Times, which relentlessly defends the fundamental rights and liberties in our community, stands as a light ...

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