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19th AW, mission partners deliver during DLE 25
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, ARKANSAS, UNITED STATES 07.31.2025 LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing and 913th Airlift Group from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, have teamed up with the 317th AW from Dyess Air...

Two Arkansas cities chase data center ‘gold,’ but might be competing against each other
If data is the new gold, city leaders in Little Rock and Conway have grabbed their metaphorical picks and pans to join the gold rush, competing — apparently with each other — to land a $1 billion data center that’s being billed as one of the...

Machine learning tool boosts climate model accuracy for extreme events
Summary: A new machine learning method significantly enhances the accuracy of global climate models (GCMs), especially in projecting extreme weather events and their interactions. Published in Scientific Data, the study introduces a technique...

Outrage over 'disgusting' plans to build whites-only enclave near tiny Arkansas town as critics call for Trump to intervene
Outrage is intensifying over a whites-only community being built in Arkansas as organizers claim they have found a way to skirt fair housing laws. Construction has already started on 'Community1' which bars people of color, Muslims, Jews and...
Mueller Streamline Expands in Wynne, Arkansas
WYNNE, Ark. – Mueller Streamline Co. has announced an investment of more than $7 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Wynne, Arkansas. The expansion is expected to create 60 new jobs over two years. He added, “Mueller is making this...
L3Harris to Build More than 20 New Large Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Facilities in Calhoun County, Arkansas
Announcement comes after Gov. Sanders, AEDC met with L3Harris at Paris Air Show CALHOUN COUNTY, Ark. – Following a meeting with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and AEDC leadership at the 2025 Paris Air Show, L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX)...

5 of the Best Stops on the Arkansas River Trail
In case you haven’t looked at a calendar lately, it’s prime time for getting outside and enjoying the best of the season. But no matter the time of year, one golden feature locals enjoy year-round is the Arkansas River Trail. With this much access...

Nano One Selected to Join Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator, America's First Lithium and Battery Supply Chain Accelerator
Nano One Selected to Join Arkansas Lithium Technology Accelerator, America's First Lithium and Battery Supply Chain Accelerator Nano One selected for launch of ALTA, America's first lithium and battery supply chain accelerator. Only OBBB-ready...

Arkansas extends tax filing deadline again for storm victims
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - Victims of this spring’s storms have some extra time to file their taxes. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced Tuesday that the deadline to file state income taxes has been extended until Dec....

Weekend Entertainment Roundup for July 31, 2025
FUN Participants of all ages can walk, jog or run through clouds of “vibrant” color in the North Little Rock Public Library System’s inaugural Color Our World Color Run, 5-6:30 p.m. today Thursday at Laman Plaza, next to the William F. Laman...

Arkansas taxpayers now have until Dec. 3 to file state income tax returns
Taxpayers can extend the deadline to file 2024 Arkansas state income tax returns and to pay Arkansas state income taxes from July 31 to Dec. 3, the state Department of Finance and Administration announced Tuesday. However, the taxpayers must print...
UA Little Rock awarded ARA Impact Grant for cutting edge research
July 28 - August 3, 2025 By Angelita Faller Dr. Noureen Siraj, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded a $34,250 Impact Grant from the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) to support cutting-edge...

Georgia-Pacific advances to Exceptional 8 in ‘Coolest Thing Made in Arkansas’ competition
ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas — The Arkadelphia Alliance and Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Clark County manufacturer, Georgia-Pacific, has advanced to the Exceptional 8 round of the fourth annual ‘Coolest Thing Made in Arkansas’...

Arkansas Times journalists pumped to brag about our big awards
Big news here at the Arkansas Times office, where we’re awfully proud to celebrate some 2025 Diamond Award wins from the Arkansas chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists. The big prize at Saturday night’s awards banquet went to three...

University of Arkansas unveils two new muscadine varieties
Host: The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Fruit Breeding Program recently announced two varieties of muscadine. The new cultivars, Mighty Fine and Altus, offer consumers different uses and farmers a longer growing season. To find...

Deadline to file state tax return in Arkansas extended again
Little Rock, AR — (JonesboroRightNow.com) — July 29, 2025 — The deadline to file a state tax return has been further extended, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced Tuesday. The deadline, which originally had been...

Arkansas Grape Fest: Carnival, Concerts & Grapes
Summer will soon be winding down, but if you are looking for a great family event to check out before school starts, then be sure to check out Arkansas’ Grape Festival August 5 through August 9. The Tontitown Grape Festival has been going on for...

COIM USA Expands to TexAmericas Center with Sustainable Products
Congratulations are in order once again as TexAmericas Center has landed a major new tenant, COIM USA, a specialty chemical manufacturer and part of the international COIM Group. The company has acquired a 20-acre rail-served property featuring a...

Underground Injection Control Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Rogers Dog Daycare/Boarding Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
Download PDF The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and the Hounds’ Hideaway Rogers, LLC (“Hounds”) entered into an April 9th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...

Research Improves Accuracy Of Climate Models
NC State Researchers have devised a new machine learning method to improve large-scale climate model projections and demonstrated that the new tool makes the models more accurate at both the global and regional level. This advance should provide...