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It's less than a month until the special primary in Senate District 26. Let's take a look at the candidates and where they stand on various issues like, say, a 3,000-bed mega prison.
Handicapping the upcoming special election in Senate District 26 - Arkansas Times
With less than a month until the January 6 special primary, this seems like a good time to recap how we got to this point and take a look at the six people who currently aspire to the seat.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It's less than a month until the special primary in Senate District 26. Let's take a look at the candidates and where they stand on various issues like, say, a 3,000-bed mega prison.
The Georgia developer who financed the renovation of a former veterans’ hospital into luxury apartments is taking on another Little Rock redevelopment project. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Georgia developer responsible for VA hospital renovation launches another Little Rock project - Arkansas Times
The Georgia developer who financed the renovation of a former veterans’ hospital into luxury apartments is hoping to do the same to the old AT&T building in downtown Little Rock.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Georgia developer who financed the renovation of a former veterans’ hospital into luxury apartments is taking on another Little Rock redevelopment project. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Trump has finally revealed his plan to bail out the farmers amidst deteriorating economic conditions. But longstanding challenges remain.
Trump announces $12 billion bailout for farmers, but long-term woes remain - Arkansas Times
The Arkansas farm economy needs far more than a fraction of a $11 billion bailout to thrive.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Trump has finally revealed his plan to bail out the farmers amidst deteriorating economic conditions. But longstanding challenges remain.
LRSD tracks enrollment trends as it gets to work on next year's budget. The district has fewer students and fewer campuses than in years past, but it also has fewer revenue sources.
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Little Rock School District crafts calendars and budgets for 2026-27 - Arkansas Times
The Little Rock School Board has a few things on their plates as 2025 winds down, including setting calendar dates and launching the budget planning process for the 2026-27 academic year.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
LRSD tracks enrollment trends as it gets to work on next year's budget. The district has fewer students and fewer campuses than in years past, but it also has fewer revenue sources.
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Gov. Sarah Sanders and state Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Shea Lewis have signed an MOU with the U.S. Forest Service to begin redesignating Blanchard Springs Cavern as Arkansas's 53rd state park.
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Arkansas’s Blanchard Springs Caverns set to become state park - Arkansas Times
Blanchard Springs Caverns is in the process of becoming the state's 53rd state park, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Gov. Sarah Sanders and state Parks, Heritage and Tourism Secretary Shea Lewis have signed an MOU with the U.S. Forest Service to begin redesignating Blanchard Springs Cavern as Arkansas's 53rd state park.
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For the second time in a row, the Oxford American is reimagining its annual music issue to zero in on the sounds of a specific Southern city. Last year, the Conway-based magazine featured Memphis; this year, it’s Austin’s turn.
Oxford American celebrates Austin in annual music issue - Arkansas Times
For the second time in a row, the Oxford American is reimagining its annual music issue to zero in on the sounds of a specific Southern city. Last year, the Conway-based magazine featured Memphis; thi...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
For the second time in a row, the Oxford American is reimagining its annual music issue to zero in on the sounds of a specific Southern city. Last year, the Conway-based magazine featured Memphis; this year, it’s Austin’s turn.
Overrated: sitting on Santa’s lap. Underrated: getting buzzed on eggnog samples at a local museum, perusing the pottery and portraits in the “Collecting Arkansas Made” exhibit, then strolling the grounds with warm pecans in hand.
Get your nog on at Historic Arkansas Museum's 21st Ever Nog-off on Friday - Arkansas Times
Overrated: sitting on Santa’s lap. Underrated: getting buzzed on eggnog samples at a local museum, perusing the pottery and portraits in the “Collecting Arkansas Made” exhibit, then strolling the grou...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Overrated: sitting on Santa’s lap. Underrated: getting buzzed on eggnog samples at a local museum, perusing the pottery and portraits in the “Collecting Arkansas Made” exhibit, then strolling the grounds with warm pecans in hand.
Tom Cotton says it's fine for the US military to summarily blow up boats suspected of carrying drugs. It was also "entirely appropriate" to order a follow-up strike to kill two survivors clinging to a capsized vessel on Sept. 2, the senator says.
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Of course Sen. Tom Cotton is all for blowing up survivors of US boat strikes - Arkansas Times
It’s only natural that Tom Cotton would go on Meet the Press to toe the party line on extrajudicial killings.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tom Cotton says it's fine for the US military to summarily blow up boats suspected of carrying drugs. It was also "entirely appropriate" to order a follow-up strike to kill two survivors clinging to a capsized vessel on Sept. 2, the senator says.
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From outspoken book banner to accused kidnapper, former Crawford County Library Board member Tamara Hamby sure knows how to keep her name in the headlines.https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/12/08/tamara-hamby-no-stranger-to-controversy
Tamara Hamby: No stranger to controversy - Arkansas Times
Right-wing firebrand Tamara "Tammi" Hamby, arrested along with three others last week in the faked kidnapping of her disabled adult daughter, is facing a host of criminal charges, adding to her…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
From outspoken book banner to accused kidnapper, former Crawford County Library Board member Tamara Hamby sure knows how to keep her name in the headlines.https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2025/12/08/tamara-hamby-no-stranger-to-controversy
Phil Cook’s solitary wanderings on the piano are spry, meditative, fresh and accessible, never bound by the trappings of formal, auditorium-sanctioned music.
Pianist Phil Cook at AMFA on Thursday - Arkansas Times
Phil Cook’s solitary wanderings on the piano are spry, meditative, fresh and accessible, never bound by the trappings of formal, auditorium-sanctioned music.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Phil Cook’s solitary wanderings on the piano are spry, meditative, fresh and accessible, never bound by the trappings of formal, auditorium-sanctioned music.
Phil Cook’s solitary wanderings on the piano are spry, meditative, fresh and accessible, never bound by the trappings of formal, auditorium-sanctioned music.
Pianist Phil Cook at AMFA on Thursday - Arkansas Times
Phil Cook’s solitary wanderings on the piano are spry, meditative, fresh and accessible, never bound by the trappings of formal, auditorium-sanctioned music.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Phil Cook’s solitary wanderings on the piano are spry, meditative, fresh and accessible, never bound by the trappings of formal, auditorium-sanctioned music.
The odds favor a Democratic pickup in March's special election for state House District 70 (NLR, Sherwood). The GOP incumbent in HD 70 won by just 2 points in 2024; now the seat is open, and recent national trends point to a swing toward Dems.
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Democrats have a very good shot to pick up a NLR state House seat in March - Arkansas Times
The GOP candidate won HD 70 by just 2 points in 2024. Now, backlash to Trump is swinging special elections elsewhere by double digits.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The odds favor a Democratic pickup in March's special election for state House District 70 (NLR, Sherwood). The GOP incumbent in HD 70 won by just 2 points in 2024; now the seat is open, and recent national trends point to a swing toward Dems.
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Don’t miss an in-person visit to Little Rock from the stellar podcast, which has a knack for holding your attention hostage with compelling tales you never even knew you didn’t know and now can’t imagine not knowing.
Radiolab podcast heads to Ron Robinson Theater on Thursday for Little Rock Public Radio fundraiser - Arkansas Times
Don’t miss an in-person visit to Little Rock from the stellar podcast, which has a knack for holding your attention hostage with compelling tales you never even knew you didn’t know and now can’t imag...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Don’t miss an in-person visit to Little Rock from the stellar podcast, which has a knack for holding your attention hostage with compelling tales you never even knew you didn’t know and now can’t imagine not knowing.
Appealing to the middle is a pretty bad strategy, actually. Here's a better strategy to try instead. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Why Democrats shouldn't chase the mythical median voter - Arkansas Times
Appealing to the middle is a pretty bad strategy, actually. Here's a better strategy to try instead.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Appealing to the middle is a pretty bad strategy, actually. Here's a better strategy to try instead. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Photographer Brian Chilson was on the scene on Saturday to capture the magic at The Big Little Rock Holiday Parade.
Slideshow: The Big Little Rock Holiday Parade 2025 - Arkansas Times
Photographer Brian Chilson was on the scene Saturday to capture the magic at The Big Little Rock Holiday Parade.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Photographer Brian Chilson was on the scene on Saturday to capture the magic at The Big Little Rock Holiday Parade.
About two dozen members of an out-of-state neo-Nazi group rallied outside Central High on Saturday, unfurling a 1950s segregationist slogan in front of the civil rights landmark. The LRPD issued a citation to the driver of a U-Haul transporting the protesters.
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Flamboyant neo-Nazi group rallies at Central High, is cited by LR police for traffic violations - Arkansas Times
After rallying at the Arkansas Capitol, the group of masked protesters walked to Central High and unfurled a banner that read “race mixing is communism,” punctuated with two Stars of David.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
About two dozen members of an out-of-state neo-Nazi group rallied outside Central High on Saturday, unfurling a 1950s segregationist slogan in front of the civil rights landmark. The LRPD issued a citation to the driver of a U-Haul transporting the protesters.
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The convening event took a political tone this year, as speakers addressed what Black philanthropy means amid a repressive Donald Trump presidency that has aimed to erase equity efforts made by nonprofits across the country.
Black philanthropy collaborative reflects on five years, state of philanthropy today - Arkansas Times
The convening event took a political tone this year, as speakers addressed what Black philanthropy means amid a repressive Donald Trump presidency that has aimed to erase equity efforts made by…
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December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The convening event took a political tone this year, as speakers addressed what Black philanthropy means amid a repressive Donald Trump presidency that has aimed to erase equity efforts made by nonprofits across the country.
The Arkansas members of the American Academy of Pediatrics warn that a CDC advisory committee's vote to drop a longstanding recommendation that babies get vaccinated for hepatitis B is dangerous. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Change to Hep B vaccine schedule is dangerous, Arkansas pediatricians say - Arkansas Times
"Today’s decision to downgrade recommendations to protect all babies from Hepatitis B by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) endangers the health and well-being of children in the…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Arkansas members of the American Academy of Pediatrics warn that a CDC advisory committee's vote to drop a longstanding recommendation that babies get vaccinated for hepatitis B is dangerous. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
SWEPCO wants to raise rates by an average of about 24% on residential customers, increasing base revenue by around $85 million. It plans to invest that money in wind farms, infrastructure and extending the life of a controversial coal power plant in Gentry.
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Protesters urge state to reject SWEPCO rate increases that would extend life of NWA coal plant - Arkansas Times
SWEPCO is asking state regulators to let it raise rates by about 24%, increasing its revenue by around $85 million.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
SWEPCO wants to raise rates by an average of about 24% on residential customers, increasing base revenue by around $85 million. It plans to invest that money in wind farms, infrastructure and extending the life of a controversial coal power plant in Gentry.
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Much of what we know about HIV and AIDS has changed since the 1980s, but a 1989 law based on outdated science is still being used to stigmatize and criminalize Arkansans living with HIV.
Outdated HIV law fuels stigma, discourages testing, advocates say - Arkansas Times
Much of what we know about HIV and AIDS has changed since the 1980s, but a 1989 law based on outdated science is still being used to stigmatize and criminalize Arkansans living with HIV.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Much of what we know about HIV and AIDS has changed since the 1980s, but a 1989 law based on outdated science is still being used to stigmatize and criminalize Arkansans living with HIV.
A new release of federal data suggests the Trump administration’s crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is hitting Benton County especially hard.
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Benton County jail has handed over hundreds of detainees to ICE this year, AP reports - Arkansas Times
A new release of federal data suggests the Trump administration’s crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is hitting Northwest Arkansas especially hard.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A new release of federal data suggests the Trump administration’s crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is hitting Benton County especially hard.
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One month left to “get Cajunized” at Mr. Cajun’s, one week ’til Big Bad Breakfast opens in Conway and more food news. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...
An early December food scene report - Arkansas Times
One month left to "get Cajunized" at Mr. Cajun's, one week 'til Big Bad Breakfast opens in Conway and more food news.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
One month left to “get Cajunized” at Mr. Cajun’s, one week ’til Big Bad Breakfast opens in Conway and more food news. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...
Acclaimed Jewish author and professor Peter Beinart returns to Little Rock this weekend, offering a lecture about Israel-Palestine at the New Millennium Church 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.
Jewish author Peter Beinart gives Sunday lecture about genocidal war in Gaza - Arkansas Times
Acclaimed Jewish author and professor Peter Beinart returns to Little Rock this weekend, offering a lecture about Israel-Palestine at the New Millennium Church 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Acclaimed Jewish author and professor Peter Beinart returns to Little Rock this weekend, offering a lecture about Israel-Palestine at the New Millennium Church 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.
The Little Rock Board of Directors voted against an ordinance that would have shed light on how the Little Rock Police Department uses its surveillance technology. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Little Rock board votes against public transparency on police use of surveillance tech - Arkansas Times
The Little Rock Board of Directors rejected an ordinance that would have shed light on the Little Rock Police Department’s use of surveillance technology.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Little Rock Board of Directors voted against an ordinance that would have shed light on how the Little Rock Police Department uses its surveillance technology. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Tamara Hamby, a controversial, conservative former member of the Crawford County Library board, is accused of faking a kidnapping of her adult daughter in hopes of scaring her out of talking to strangers on the internet. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Crawford County book banner arrested in bizarre faked kidnapping - Arkansas Times
Tamara Hamby is accused of faking a kidnapping of her daughter in hopes of scaring her out of talking with strangers on the internet.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tamara Hamby, a controversial, conservative former member of the Crawford County Library board, is accused of faking a kidnapping of her adult daughter in hopes of scaring her out of talking to strangers on the internet. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...