Earlier in 2022, the well-known raisin brand, Sun-Maid, established a Board of Imagination after picking six kids from across the country to sit on the real-life board. One of those board members is Madelynn M., an M.D. Williams Intermediate School…
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Seven Arkansas Organizations Honored with Governor’s Quality Awards
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffIn a recent ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion for the Arkansas Governor’s Quality Awards for the 27th Annual Quality Award Ceremony, Gov. Asa Hutchinson honored seven Arkansas businesses and organizations. An institute of higher education, an architecture and engineering firm…
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American Made General Store to Open Conway Location
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAmerican Made General Store, the store packed full of products made only in America, has announced that it will be opening a storefront in Conway. The Central Arkansas location will be located at 429 U.S. 64 East, and will contain products…
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Peco Foods Adding Operations to Pocahontas Plant as Part of Company Realignment
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleAlabama-based Peco Foods will be adding operations to its Pocahontas plant as part of a company-wide realignment. This realignment is aimed at realigning the family-owned poultry company with “changing customer needs and economic conditions,” according to a Peco Foods release.…
Later today, the individual charged with killing former state senator Linda Collins-Smith is scheduled to be arraigned in a Northeast Arkansas courtroom. According to reports, local prosecutors are planning to pursue the death penalty in the case. Rebecca O’Donnell is…
An arraignment date has been set for the individual accused of killing former state Sen. Linda Collins. Rebecca O’Donnell has been charged in Collins-Smith’s death and will be facing counts of capital murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with…
Charges have been formally filed against a Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell for the murder of former Arkansas state senator Linda Collins-Smith. On Friday, O’Donnell, 48, of Pocahontas, was charged with capital murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. Collins-Smith…
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Arkansas Airports to Receive More Than $3.9 Million in Funding
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleFive Arkansas airports have been selected to receive more than $3.9 million in funding for capital infrastructure improvements. The funds are coming as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s plan to award $840 million to airports across the United…