Aerojet Rocketdyne, a leader in the development and manufacture of aerospace and defense products, announced today plans to expand its Southern Arkansas facility near Camden, where the company manufactures solid rocket motors and warheads critical to national defense. Aerojet Rocketdyne’s...
Educators and traffic safety officials have expanded their annual campaign to alert motorists that students are returning to school, so everyone should be more careful driving because children are again getting on and off school buses every day. This is the sixth year of the campaign, called...
Amazon is expected to open its first Arkansas distribution center in North Little Rock. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Amazon’s “new concept” distribution center will create approximately 100 jobs. NLR Mayor Joe Smith told the Democrat-Gazette that the distribution center would...
I’m fresh off a two-day road trip through southwest Arkansas. This is the second year for my Ag Tour, which allows me to pull off my tie and listen to the concerns of our farmers. I also hear many stories of their success as stewards of Arkansas’s biggest industry. Farmers and agriculture are...
A dozen sites in Arkansas have been nominated to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The recommendations made on Aug. 1 come from the State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Properties recommended for nomination to the National Register are: Garland...
Arkansas county governments are seeking to increase the fees on cellphones for 911 emergency services. According to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the Association of Arkansas Counties is hoping to double the fee for cellphones, which is currently 65 cents per month. This increase is...
Arkansas officials have requested over $1.8 million in compensation from ExxonMobil for a 2013 oil spill in Mayflower. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission presented the proposal on Tuesday, which would fund wildlife restoration efforts around Mayflower...
An Arkansas jury decided last week that a Little Rock fine installment plan violated the state constitution’s due process protections. LaDonna Nelson sued the city in 2014, alleging she had to pay $30 in installment fees in addition to a $115 speeding fine. The lawsuit alleged that she had no...
All 75 counties in the state and 375 Arkansas cities and towns have signed on to a lawsuit against drug manufacturers and distributors of opioids. The historic partnership between cities and counties is an indicator of the severity of the opioid epidemic in Arkansas. City officials heard an update...
A $500,000 gift from Kelly and Steve Barnes will create a Health and Wellbeing Innovation Fund in the Sam M. Walton College of Business. University of Arkansas alumni Kelly and Steve Barnes of Dallas are passionate about health care and have spent their careers in the industry. The Hot...