Newport is pleased to announce the Monster Kids’ Fest to be held downtown on Saturday, Oct. 16.

The Newport Greyhounds hosted Riverview on Friday, Oct. 1, for Homecoming.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford hosted a day-long conference with cyber security experts from intelligence and security agencies and local leaders on preventing cyberattacks, securing critical infrastructure, and protecting intellectual property and customer data from China and other for…

David Platt will play baseball this spring for the Tuckerman Bulldogs for the last time as he enters his senior year, but as his career with the Bulldogs comes to a close a new beginning will soon follow.

One of the great privileges of teaching and working on a university campus is the chance to be in regular touch with young people. Even better, I sometimes get asked to give talks elsewhere and to meet with young people of all kinds and descriptions – sometimes one on one, sometimes in small…

October is “Cybersecurity Awareness Month.” And for good reason.

Last week Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, through This is Heaven LLC, bought controlling interest in Go the Distance Baseball’s stake of All-Star Ballpark Heaven and the “Field of Dreams” (1989) movie site.

On Sept. 21, Tuckerman High School hosted its first cross country race, “The Bulldog River Run” at the Jacksonport State Park.

The Jackson County FFA attended the Tri-County Fair recently and competed in different categories, identifying Tools, Weeds, Soils, and Seeds. Tractor Driving and Creed Speaking were two other competitions entered. Here are the results of those events.

As we continue to watch events unfold in Afghanistan and see what many consider a failure to exit properly, it is important to remember that, historically speaking, failure is common. Many of the men that we consider our greatest presidents experienced failures. What sets apart some presiden…

Of the many figures to shape higher education in Arkansas, John W. Conger has perhaps the most unique experience. Throughout his leadership career, he served as president of five colleges, including three in Arkansas.

The Senate and House Committees on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs are reviewing bills to draw new geographic boundaries for the four Congressional Districts in Arkansas, in preparation for a session of the entire legislature at the end of the month.

I’ve written before how frustrating it is to have the likes of the Ku Klux Klan hijack symbols of my heritage – because they incorporate rebel flags, American flags, crosses, and bagpipes in their little parades and such while preaching racism – but the anti-government boogaloos also have co…

MELBOURNE — Twin Lakes Community Foundation Executive Director Kimberly Jones and Yellville City Mayor Shawn Lane recently met with Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship volunteers Warren Sanders, Katie Norris, and Margaret Yancey.

MELBOURNE — Twin Lakes Community Foundation Executive Director Kimberly Jones and Yellville City Mayor Shawn Lane recently met with Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship volunteers Warren Sanders, Katie Norris, and Margaret Yancey.

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be an American, to have a shared stake in this country and its fortunes. In some ways, I suppose the question is unanswerable: We are a vast, diverse country, and we each answer the question in our own way.

Enrollment has dropped at many state-supported colleges and universities because of disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas last week dispatched 181 line workers and utility vehicles, along with construction and right-of-way equipment, to assist South Louisiana Electric Cooperative Association (SLECA) of Houma, La., in continued power restoration efforts.

Jackson County received a safety award at the Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) 53rd annual conference, held last month in Rogers.

Herman Davis went from deep poverty in a remote corner of Arkansas and became the most decorated Arkansan of World War I. He was born just outside what is now Manila in Mississippi County in 1888. The family lived in a small shack outside the town near Big Lake and ran a small store. The fam…

The legislature is preparing to convene again on September 29, to redraw boundaries of the four Congressional districts in Arkansas.

Pamela Walls of Paragould and David Walls of Newport are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Paige Elizabeth Walls, of Newport, to William Scott Creighton, of Newport.

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the state Education Department, and against four south Arkansas school districts that want to be exempt from the state school choice law.