central arkansas

If you like easy fishing and fast catching, a white bass trip is just what you need over the next few weeks.Currently, white bass spawn in the tributaries of all our lakes and large rivers. They are concentrated in narrow, shallow…

Arkansas' 2% resort tax totaled $20.544 million in 2021, up 51% from 2020 and 16.7% from the pre-pandemic record year of 2019. The gain of 2021 suggests that the tourism industry is largely back on track after nearly two years of…

Freedom in Central ArkansasRECORDS: Liberty 19-9, 10-3 ASUN Conference; Central Arkansas 9-17, 6-7.LAST MEETING: First meetingLIKELY BEGINNERS: Freedom – G Darius McGhee (23.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg), Joseph Venzant (4.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg), Keegan…

HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) - Arkansas state's 2% tourist tax will likely exceed $20 million for the first time since its inception, according to a report by Talk Business and Politics.The study shows substantial growth in recent years, including…

Sleet began falling in Fayetteville around 7 p.m. Wednesday — with snow expected to follow — as a winter storm moved through the state.Northwestern Arkansas could get 6 to 8 inches of snow by Thursday evening, said Mike Teague, a…

According to the Arkansas Department of Health, all 1.5 million rapid covid-19 tests ordered by the federal government for Arkansans to get for free have been distributed statewide.Some places may still have kits available, but…

2021 was supposed to be an improvement over 2020 for restaurants, eateries, and all things Eat Arkansas. In January, coronavirus cases were climbing to record numbers, but vaccines were becoming available, offering a ray of hope. However,…

Arkansas' population shift to the northwest is reflected in U.S. Census data and in decisions based on that data, such as the distribution of state legislative seats.Census results also reveal a specific location showing the change: the…

Fastest Growing Cities in ArkansasThese cities grew by at least 50% between the 2010 and 2020 U.S. censuses and had at least 1,000 residents in 2020:Cave Springs (Benton County): 217.8%Brookland (Craighead): 147.5%South side…

The Democrat-Gazette presented today Director of Metroplan Tab Townsell's lament at a recent regional planning agency board meeting that growth in central Arkansas has plummeted over the past decade, with population growth of 6.9 percent…

Arkansas' population is now well over 3 million after surpassing that historic milestone more than a year ago as more U.S. and foreign-born residents continue to trickle into southern urban centers, according to Census Bureau year-end…