Rick Hales Mayor of Arkansas City Community Outreach Coordinator, Aristotle Rick Hales is the mayor of Arkansas City, the county seat of Desha County; the director of Community Partnerships for Aristotle Unified Communications of Little Rock; a licensed realtor and…
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Robert S. Moore Jr. Chairman Arkansas Highway Commission Arkansas Highway Commission Chairman Robert S. Moore Jr. graduated from McGehee High School, Ouachita Baptist University and the University of Arkansas School of Law. After college, he was an infantry officer in…
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Delta Dawn: Native Son’s Vision Would See Arkansas City Rise Again
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIn the mid-1920s, a man whose name appears lost to posterity decided to travel from St. Louis to New Orleans by way of the Mississippi River. By walking the Mississippi, that is, courtesy of custom-made pontoons attached to his feet.…
- December 2021Magazine
Is Opportunity Knocking for Future I-69 in Arkansas?
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterLast month’s passage of the $1 trillion federal infrastructure package could help advance the planned Interstate 69 corridor, which includes 184 miles through south Arkansas, a little closer to fruition and maybe even fund a proposed crossing of the Mississippi…
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Delta Heritage Trail Awarded $20M Grant; Will Enable Completion by 2025
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas leaders are applauding recent news of a major federal investment to complete Southeastern Arkansas’ Delta Heritage Trail. The Delta Heritage Trail State Park is a 960-acre Arkansas state park in Arkansas, Desha, and Phillips counties in Southeastern Arkansas. A…
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Legacy Center in Dumas Designed to Increase Opportunities in Rural Arkansas
The Legacy Center in West Dumas is working to transform the lives of rural people forever by addressing education opportunities, workforce development, food insecurity, and housing affordability. Rev. Arthur Hunt, along with community leaders Linda Hunt Rogers and Annette Cowen…