Arkansas culture

It was the fourth straight early-season loss for the University of Louisville men’s basketball team. The Cardinals imploded in the second half as Arkansas’ No. 9 used a 17-0 run to run away with an 80-54 decision against the Cardinals in the first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational […]

Bryan Harsin probably wants nothing more than to hang on until his Auburn Tigers can face the Arkansas Razorbacks. Sam Pittman’s team was one of the few teams to struggle against Auburn last season, suffering a loss just after a 37-0 thrashing at the hands of eventual national champion Georgia in terms of points differential. […]

We kind of blinked and missed photographer Brian Cormack’s photography exhibit in “Intruders In The Dirt: The Architecture and Landscape of the Arkansas Delta” while at the Laman Library in September, but they are still in an online portfolio; click here to see them in full glorious resolution. The 33 photographs were taken over a […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court said Thursday that voters can decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana, reversing a state panel’s decision to block the November ballot measure. The judges granted a request from Responsible Growth Arkansas, the group behind the proposal, to certify the measure for the November ballot. × This […]

The Upper Arkansas River Valley is known as an adventurer’s paradise. From summer hiking along several fourteens to world-class rapids, to epic mountain biking and 4×4 trails, the options seem limitless. The fun doesn’t stop in the winter either, with skiing and snowboarding ranging from gravelly backcountry slopes to one of the most underrated ski […]

Daniel A. Reed, one of four finalists for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville chancellorship, spoke about his roots at a forum on campus Friday. “As a kid from Arkansas, I can’t tell you how excited I am to be home,” Reed said, adding that if he were chosen as the new chancellor, “it would be […]

photo credit: Nick Wenger Arkansas’ football program has seen a monumental turnaround in recent seasons, going from 2-10 straight seasons in 2018 and 2019 to a 9-4 campaign capped by an Outback Bowl victory last year . A big part of that turnaround was back-to-back star quarterbacks in Feleipe Franks and KJ Jefferson. However, Jefferson […]

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. –Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormack announced a few days ago that the conference will be looking west with its expansion efforts. Notice he didn’t mention looking east. This is because every valuable team immediately east of the Big 12 is in the SEC and was unwilling to drop out of the Big 12 […]

News Center > Entergy Arkansas and Bryant Schools Partner on Energy Efficiency Projects For immediate release 08/09/2022 Teachers, students and staff at Bryant schools received energy efficiency products. Teachers, students and staff at Bryant schools received energy efficiency products. Entergy Arkansas recently awarded the Bryant School District $43,328.61 in incentives to support the implementation of […]

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville saw record enrollment, with 30,936 students on campus this fall — an 8.3% increase from last year and the first time the university has crossed the 30,000 mark – according to preliminary figures released on Wednesday. New degree-seeking freshmen also set a record high, with 7,099 joining campus this year, […]

The 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats broke the mold of the CFP era by finally opening the door to a non-Power 5 team in the playoffs. But their best stars on this team are gone and they have a lot to prove this fall. In the meantime, if you think Arkansas’ big 2021 season was lucky, think […]

Thousands of people are expected to descend on the Ozarks for the Format music festival. The festival is scheduled to begin September 23, 2022, on nearly 300 acres of land at Sugar Creek Airstrip in Benton County. FORMAT welcomes a wide range of world-renowned international and local musicians and artists, alongside emerging talent and a […]

Denton Ryan 2023 running back Kalib Hicks is one of the most wanted backs in Texas with over 20 offers. On Thursday, the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Hicks reduced that list to five. Hicks is in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Miami and TCU. He is ranked 46th prospect overall and 4th running back in the DCTF Class of […]

This piece was previously published in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. Jhe Bullfrog Valley Gang was a notorious counterfeiting ring that operated in the Pope County wilderness during the Depression of the 1890s. The gang’s origin and methods were mysterious, but the New York Times reported its disappearance on June 28 1897. When […]

Kedrin Rayburn April 13, 2022 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Cheer head coach Connor Pitts, along with Spirit Squads manager Brooke Bailey, have finalized selections for the 2022-23 Razorback Cheer team. Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Razorback Cheerleaders! The Razorbacks are excited to welcome 11 new student-athletes to the team along with 20 veterans. Entering his third season […]

FORREST CITY, Ark.– A wanted man was arrested Wednesday after Forrest City police said he shot and killed a man on Christmas morning. According to Forrest City Police, Kenyatae Chism was shot in the chest in the early hours of the morning in the Stonebrook Subdivision. Chism did not survive his injuries. Detectives gathered surveillance […]

SALINE COUNTY, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) – A Saline County couple have been arrested by Arkansas State Police special agents in connection with the death of a minor and the injuries sustained by another minor. Authorities have charged 24-year-old Halee Quantz and 23-year-old Roy Preston Ross with first-degree murder and first-degree battery. On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, […]

Bill Hall, a 40-year-old Chattanooga attorney who also served as an assistant district attorney, died in Arkansas, where he and his wife, Linda, had moved. He was also a Marine Corps veteran, police officer, and college professor. Mr. Hall was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960 to 1966. After his military service, […]

Image/Jacksonville Arkansas Police MANCHESTER, NH – A boy who went missing in Manchester on January 5 was found during a traffic stop over the weekend by police in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Four adults including Devea Nichol, mother of 5-year-old Trey Nichol, were arrested. According to information provided by the Jacksonville Police Public Information Officer, those arrested […]