As COVID-19 ravaged the world, the Commissioner of State Lands Office was forced to cancel our public auctions in 2020. But we still sold thousands of parcels of tax-delinquent land last year.

So Asian carp are not to be called Asian carp anymore.

Conway Twitty began his performing career in Helena during World War II while still a child. From these early days, he would eventually sell more than 50 million albums and become one of the most popular stars of country music.

Arkansas State University and the Tuckerman-based nonprofit Every Child is Ours announced Thursday they are joining forces this year.

The Newport Greyhound Athletic Program began FAS Hounds on Monday, July 12.

STUTTGART — After COVID forced a virtual version last year, the in-person Arkansas Rice Field Day will be back Aug. 6 at the Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart.

The state Department of Human Services has installed a new system for filling out applications for social services.

C-SPAN put out its fourth Presidential Historians Survey recently.

Elias Cornelius Boudinot was born in the chaos of the fall of the Southeastern tribes and in the infighting of Cherokee politics. His father was a Cherokee leader, and his mother was a white woman from Connecticut, and he rose to remarkable heights in a time when his Native American heritage…

Call me naïve, but I’ve never quite gotten why some politicians want to limit voters’ ability to cast their ballots. Sure, I know that plenty of people like to flip the classic Clausewitz quote and say that politics is war by other means. All’s fair, etc., they insist.

Entergy Arkansas has contributed $1,000 toward renovations and enhancements at the Jane Parnell Performance Hall and the future home of the Rock ‘N’ Roll Highway 67 Museum.

Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a three-part series on the Newport Economic Development Commission.

JONESBORO — Madison “Madi” Hewitt, a senior from Rosie, has been selected as the first recipient of a scholarship honoring the late Chloe Vaught of Morrilton, a former All-America softball player and Honors College student at Arkansas State University who died tragically Sept. 29, 2020, at t…

U.S. Senator John Boozman recognized the service and sacrifice of World War II veteran Ray Randall in ‘Salute to Veterans,’ a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans.

The state Board of Education has approved another round of plans submitted by Arkansas school districts that want the option of offering online classes in the fall.

According to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Daughters of the American Revolution had often disagreed with President Roosevelt’s polices, and passed resolutions making that clear.

Lawyer, businessman, educator, benefactor, and public servant are just a few of the titles that William H. Bowen held in his long life.

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles on the Newport Economic Development Commission.

Dave and Lisa Wanner of Paragould are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Caroline Milligan, to Rhett Ethan Alexander Lowe.

If you look at the polls of how Americans feel about the job Congress is doing, they’ve been remarkably consistent for the last few decades. The institution’s favorability rating, as measured by Gallup’s monthly surveys, hasn’t been above 50 percent since 2003; these days it’s in the low 30s…

The two Republicans so far that have said they will seek their party’s nomination for governor are Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, and former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

‘Don’t let people put obstacles in front of you, but understand you also have to put in the work” were the words of engineer Raye Jean Montague as recalled by her son. Montague overcame the limitations of technology, the pressures of overwhelming hours, and the obstacles of prejudice to prod…

Each year, thousands of college students are given the opportunity to continue their studies outside their home countries through a program devised by one Arkansas educator and politician. The Fulbright Scholar Program has become one of the most prestigious efforts of study thanks to veteran…

As the date for the Special Election approaches, the voters of Newport have a choice to pass the part of the sales tax which supports the Newport Economic Development Commission. Over the next three weeks, the Newport Independent will focus on the role of the NEDC and the accomplishments sin…

LakeView Car Rentals and AllSteel will provide $600 added money for the Fulton County Fair Corn Hole Tournament scheduled for July 30 in the Fairgrounds Arena.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Paul W. Barret, Jr. Graduate School of Banking in Memphis, Tennessee recently announced the graduation of Daniel Larson, Card Operations Officer with Merchants and Planters Bank, Newport, AR. Larson completed the three-year curriculum in June 2021 to earn his graduation cert…

The Tuckerman High School Odyssey of the Mind Team traveled to Orlando, Florida last week to compete with 950 teams from around the world.