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What would Sam Pittman, others consider a successful Arkansas football season?

What would Sam Pittman, others consider a successful Arkansas football season?

ATLANTA — What would be considered a successful season for the Arkansas football team? That is the question many are asking as the Razorbacks enter their sixth season under coach Sam Pittman, who has a 30-31 overall and 14-28 SEC record during his...

FILM SCENE | OPINION: Arkansas packed with film festivals fueled by community

FILM SCENE | OPINION: Arkansas packed with film festivals fueled by community

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. I need all the digits on both of my hands and all the toes on both of my feet to tabulate how many film festivals Arkansas hosts each year. And with the...

Two killed in separate crashes on Arkansas roads

Two killed in separate crashes on Arkansas roads

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Two people were killed in separate single-vehicle crashes Monday and Tuesday, according to preliminary reports from law enforcement. Kebo Streeter, 31, of...

Arkansas Times scores five nods at annual AAN Awards

Arkansas Times scores five nods at annual AAN Awards

Kasten Searles’ illustration for our 50th anniversary issue Credit: Kasten Searles The Association of Alternative Newsmedia held its 2024 AAN Awards ceremony on Friday, July 11, in Madison, Wisconsin, and the Arkansas Times scored a couple silver...

South Arkansas Arts Center celebrates 'Christmas in July' with free movie screening

South Arkansas Arts Center celebrates 'Christmas in July' with free movie screening

The South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC) is inviting the community to celebrate the holiday spirit early with a special "Christmas in July" event on July 24 featuring a free screening of the heartwarming family film "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever."...

Arkansas ties program record with 11 selections in 2025 MLB Draft

Arkansas ties program record with 11 selections in 2025 MLB Draft

Seven Razorbacks heard their names called between Rounds 4-20 on the second and final day of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday, July 14, bringing Arkansas’ total draft selections to a nation-leading and program record-tying 11. Right-handed pitcher...

Little Rock School Board calls for community input on new 7-zone map

Little Rock School Board calls for community input on new 7-zone map

Little Rock School Board members plan to hold community meetings to gather additional public feedback on drafts for new School Board zones. To date, the district has posted two drafts of the new zone map. The first draft was opened last Wednesday...

Little Rock wastewater utility sets up meetings to discuss rate increases

Little Rock wastewater utility sets up meetings to discuss rate increases

The Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority will hold community meetings as well as sessions for business customers later this month to discuss a proposed five-year schedule of rate increases that would take effect in 2026. According to a news...

Central Arkansas protesters target housing conditions, federal aid cuts

Central Arkansas protesters target housing conditions, federal aid cuts

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Members of Arkansas Community Organizations and Arkansas Renters United held a pair of events Thursday to voice their frustrations with unresolved habitability...

Little Rock joins with church to help homeless get documentation

Little Rock joins with church to help homeless get documentation

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. The Homeless Services Division of the city of Little Rock's Housing and Neighborhood Department partnered with Mosaic Church's nonprofit branch Vine and Village...

Arkansas man accused of abducting Beaver Dam teen pleads not guilty

Arkansas man accused of abducting Beaver Dam teen pleads not guilty

JUNEAU, Wis. (WMTV/WBAY) - The Arkansas man accused in the abduction of a pregnant teen from Beaver Dam pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Dodge County Court. An arraignment hearing was held at 1:30 p.m. for Gary Day. Day is charged with two alleged...

Little Rock man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges

Little Rock man arrested on child sexual abuse material charges

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Authorities on Thursday arrested a Little Rock man charged with possession of sexual material involving a child, a news release from Arkansas Attorney General Tim...

SEC Media Days: Everything Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman said Thursday in Atlanta

SEC Media Days: Everything Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman said Thursday in Atlanta

SAM PITTMAN: Welcome, everybody. Thank you. Thank you for what you do. It's good to be back at the College Football Hall of Fame in Georgia. I spent four wonderful seasons here at the University of Georgia and have been treated awful well by the...

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Arkansas County in week ending July 12?

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Arkansas County in week ending July 12?

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Arkansas County...

SEC Media Days Craze: Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M

SEC Media Days Craze: Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The final day of SEC Media Days wraps up with Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas A&M. We will be updating our Media Days Craze section with content from every team as they make their appearance. We will also have all of...

House Settlement Provides Level NIL Playing Field in SEC, Says Arkansas Coach

House Settlement Provides Level NIL Playing Field in SEC, Says Arkansas Coach

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman says a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement that went into effect this month has leveled the college football playing field in a good way. Pittman said Arkansas now has a...

Free backpack giveaways across NE Arkansas set for Saturday, July 19

Free backpack giveaways across NE Arkansas set for Saturday, July 19

Free backpacks will be given out at various Northeast Arkansas locations by a local childcare service center. Arkids Pediatric Day Center is hosting drive-thru backpack giveaways at multiple locations this Saturday, July 19 The giveaway will take...

On Your Side: Missouri and Arkansas rank low when it comes to maintaining credit, study says

On Your Side: Missouri and Arkansas rank low when it comes to maintaining credit, study says

Arkansas moves forward with $282.5M contract for I-49 extension in Barling

Arkansas moves forward with $282.5M contract for I-49 extension in Barling

The Arkansas Department of Transportation awarded a $282.5 million contract for the I-49 stretch. FORT SMITH, Ark. — It’s just the first step, and an expensive one at that, but the Arkansas Department of Transportation is tackling the uncompleted...

Arkansas baseball has 7 players, 4 signees taken on final day of MLB Draft

Arkansas baseball has 7 players, 4 signees taken on final day of MLB Draft

FAYETTEVILLE — Seven Arkansas baseball players and multiple others with ties to the program were selected Monday on the final day of the MLB Draft. Pitchers Christian Foutch (Boston Red Sox, 5th round), Aiden Jimenez (Kansas City Royals, 5th),...

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