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Headquartered in Batesville, Citizens Bank has been named one of the 2022 Best Banks to Work For. American Banker has partnered with Best Companies Group to identify the banks best at creating positive and supportive workplaces for employees. Citizens Bank…

This week, city and state officials along with the Mena community gathered to celebrate the grand opening of The Green House Cottages of Homewood. The newly constructed cottages, which began welcoming residents last year, provide state-of-the-art accommodations and prioritize individualized…

Kevin Cottrell has been in love with music ever since he was a child. Growing up in a military family that moved from Alabama to Germany to Iowa then finally to Arkansas, he had a hard time making friends because…

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard flock in Arkansas County that had shown increased mortality over the course of several days, marking the third confirmed case of avian influenza in Arkansas this…

The CALL, a statewide nonprofit organization that mobilizes local churches to serve children and youth placed in foster care, has named Christen Butler as the new executive director. Butler has served as financial director with The CALL for more than…

Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort is holding a grand opening for the new Mainline Sports Bar on Dec. 1. The new state-of-the-art bar and sportsbook will be open seven days a week. Included in the bar are three Topgolf swing suites,…

Oaklawn President Louis Cella spoke at the Rotary Club of Hot Springs. Cella began his remarks addressing how things have changed quite a bit since his great-grandfather and great-granduncle built the Oaklawn Jockey Club in 1904; specifically, how the importance…

After 36 years of service, Little Rock Police Department Interim Chief Wayne Bewley is retiring from LRPD. Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., and Chief Bewley offered the following statements in response to the announcement: Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. “Today I received…

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and committee member Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) have introduced a bill, Protect Farmers from the SEC Act, that would oppose a March 2022…

The Rampy MS Research Foundation has granted over $50,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology for multiple sclerosis research. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with other runners and walkers, relayed the check from Bentonville…