April 27 marked the 200th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth in Point Pleasant, Ohio.

Last year the legislature enacted a series of new election laws, and four of them were challenged in court by plaintiffs who argued that they restricted voting rights.

‘My goal in life is to make people laugh,” once remarked Arkansan Reece “Goose” Tatum. As the “clown prince of basketball” and part of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, Tatum brought laughter to millions.

COTTON PLANT — Soil health is a critical component of crop success for growers. Arkansas farmers will have a chance to learn and implement soil practices at the Soil Health Field Day and Training at the Adam Chappell Farm in Cotton Plant on May 25 from 9:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson last week named Renee Mallory RN, BSN, as interim secretary of health, and Jennifer Dillaha, M.D., as director of the department of health.

Early voting for the May 24 election is underway in Jackson County.

Voters will head to the polls May 24 to decide the Republican nominee in the 1st Congressional District in Arkansas, with three candidates running for the seat.

The annual Monster Kids’ Fest will be held in downtown Newport this Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. and will feature activities for children of all ages. Admission and all attractions are free of charge.

Having just watched a Supreme Court nominee supported by a comfortable majority of Americans draw just three Republican votes in the Senate, you could be forgiven for thinking bipartisanship in Congress is a thing of the past. And in the case of Supreme Court nominees, you’d be right: The la…

An Arkansas State University-Newport Career Coach earned national recognition for his dedication to ACT’s American College Application Campaign.

Jackson County Farm Bureau is proud to announce the Scholarship winners for 2022.

It has been said that heroism is defined as holding on for one moment longer. A moment can save a life or change the destiny of a nation. Travis Watkins, a native Texas resident, was one such hero who took charge and held on against overwhelming odds, saving the lives of his men in the proce…

The Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board is one of the smallest and least known state agencies, but it helps thousands of people every year.

The 1880s and 1890s saw the rise of some of the most notorious criminals in American History, mostly riding the dusty trails of the West. One of the most infamous was the Dalton Gang, made up of outlaws from Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The Dalton Gang terrorized the frontier, with a stri…

Swifton resident Weston Gates, a textile care territory manager for Ecolab, has been awarded the Dave Knabe Above and Beyond Award for exceptional performance.

An interesting thing happened after Russia invaded Ukraine. Though US standing in the world had taken a knock after the much-needed but chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, there was no question where the world’s democracies would turn for leadership in the Ukraine crisis. As much of Europe …

Have a favorite strawberry variety? That’s what the Jackson County Extension Office wants to know through a six-variety consumer preference survey it’s conducting this spring.

Bob Dylan fans – who go to as many of his shows as possible – are sometimes referred to as Bobcats. It’s like Parrotheads are to Jimmy Buffett, and Deadheads to The Grateful Dead. Some just call them crazy.

National Banned Book Week isn’t until Sept. 18-24 this year, but you can start making a reading or gift list now if you want to get in on this annual celebration of the freedom to read.

A writer opens a window to new worlds using only words. Those words can entertain for a short while, or they can change the way readers see the world, or they can even inspire others to change themselves or change their own corner of the world. Bernie Babcock, a writer perhaps not well-known…

While visiting with my mother recently I was discussing the possibility of writing a column on advice I have heard throughout the years (some good, some not so good).

Average teacher salaries in Arkansas ranked 47th in the nation in 2020, down from 46th in 2019 and 44th in 2018.

He had to wonder where it all went wrong. He had gone from a country peddler to the top of the state’s politics. By this time, the year 1862, he was on the run. He was a sitting governor but a fugitive from his own people. Claiborne Jackson entered Arkansas in the midst of the Civil War as t…

The recidivism rate for Arkansas prison inmates is 46.1 percent, a rate which the head of state prisons called unacceptable.

Maybe it’s the perspective a long life brings, but I find myself eyeing with some skepticism the glut of “personal brands” that assault us every day on television, in print, and through social media. Entertainers, celebrities, politicians striving for acclaim, artists and writers who’ve mast…

For some people the threat of severe weather goes in one ear and right out the other. For others, the ding of a weather alert is all it takes to bring stress levels to an all-time high.