What you need to know about the 2025 Arkansas sales tax holiday

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. What is the sales tax holiday? A temporary period, created by state law, when shoppers do not pay and retailers do not collect state and local sales taxes on certain items …

Here's how to stay protected from EBT scams in Arkansas

We're looking into the important steps that families across Arkansas can take to stay protected from EBT scams. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Nowadays, scams that those who receive SNAP benefits are seeing now are different then what has happened in the past. …

Central Arkansas school start dates for 2025

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. When is the first day of school in Central Arkansas?  Most area schools start the week of Aug. 11. The following is a non-comprehensive list covering traditional public …

El Dorado, Corning educators named 2025 Arkansas Rural Teachers of the Year

Low energy, but in a good way: Fayetteville’s super-efficient ‘passive house’ is the first to be certified in Arkansas

Wild birds chirp inside a dense grove of magnolia trees shading a new home near downtown Fayetteville. The pale gray two-story Prairie-style single-family residence, appropriately named Magnolia House, appears conventional — until you step inside. The air …

University Of Arkansas Dean’s List Includes Area Students

The University of Arkansas announced students who earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, undergraduates must achieve a grade-point average of 3.75 (or higher) during the semester while completing at …

Arkansas health insurers file for a proposed average of 26.2% rate increase

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Filings with the Arkansas Insurance Department show health insurance rates will see a big increase for some Natural State residents in 2026. The average proposed health insurance rate increase for individuals for 2026 is 26.2%,   …

Defense contractor announces expansion in South Arkansas

Share This Article Defense contractor and weapons manufacturer L3Harris plans to construct an “extensive” production facility for rocket motors in an expansion of the company’s footprint in Arkansas, it announced Friday. The new manufacturing facility for …

Hog Futures: Arkansas freshman kicker Starzyk lives for big moments

FAYETTEVILLE -- The most memorable kick for Scott Starzyk, the University of Arkansas football team's freshman kicker, wasn't even his own. Starzyk likes the big moments. He lets the adrenaline rush. He trusts his form from practice. And then, …

Arkansas’ unemployment rate remains the same

The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services is reporting the unemployment rate for June stayed at 3.7%. That is unchanged for the fourth straight month. The U.S. jobless rate fell one tenth to a percentage of 4.2% in the same period of time. In Arkansas, …