Red v. Red at War Memorial today. We hope everyone has fun!

State and federal officials gathered in downtown Little Rock Friday to announce that the FCC will vote later this month on a proposal to lift a federal prohibition on state prisons and local jails using jamming technology to prevent cellphone use. https://t.co/KWKN7Tf8U2

The People’s Bookstore, a new pop-up bookselling venture focused on authors of color, is set to have its first event at Beautywood Books in North Little Rock on Saturday from 12-5 p.m.

The Arkansas Supreme Court quietly granted a petition for review in May that could revive part of a statute and allow lawsuits against abusers by victims of childhood sexual abuse whose claims had previously expired under previous statutes of limitations. https://t.co/C4H4ppbnid

Arkansas arrives in this curious, allegedly overdue contest as a heavy favorite (-23.5 at publication). But the Hogs cannot underestimate Arkansas State. The Red Wolves are not a Sun Belt Conference power, but they are nearing that peak.

With yet another Arkansas cold case being solved through advances in DNA testing, could the West Memphis 3 be next? And can the state avoid another Ledell Lee situation? https://t.co/FOxT6EFnP1

Fayetteville-based poet Carolyn Guinzio has been awarded the 2025 Porter Fund Literary Prize, a $5,000 honor presented annually to an Arkansas-connected author “with a substantial and impressive body of work that merits enhanced recognition.”

On Wednesday afternoon, a black bear attacked a man in Franklin County. The victim, a 72-year-old named Vernon Patton, is in stable condition at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

The Bobcats Band kept it lively Friday for Marshall's victory over the Cave City Cavemen, and photographer Brian Chilson got some fun photos. Tonight Chilson heads to War Memorial to see LRSD's Parkview Patriots marching band do their thing. #THEENation https://t.co/bQfkGYTgvK

The power struggle between Gov. Sarah Sanders and the Board of Corrections heads back to circuit court after the Arkansas Supreme Court unanimously declined to rehear the case and kept a circuit court injunction in place. https://t.co/s6fAnN7vef

State regulators are moving to forgive hundreds of dicamba related fines and policy violations, though the EPA said it would not approve of that action.

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Call it a venue, call it a gallery or call it, as its founders do, a space “designed to feel like a modern speakeasy meets museum pop-up.” The space at 112 W. Sixth St. is home to a new venture called The Window on Sixth.

Attorneys Jesse Gibson and Robert Tellez have announced their respective candidacies to replace outgoing circuit judge Cathi Compton next year. https://t.co/m8YksBndqA

The Van, a Little Rock-based organization that helps homeless people, is getting ready to buy a new building in Pulaski County that will serve as an emergency shelter during winter months. https://t.co/m0JAt31NkN

A school board member and mother of two aims for the House, where she hopes to advocate for education, mental health and veterans.

Whether or not you want to believe that summer is over, a new issue of the Oxford American is here to signal the arrival of fall.

Arkansas public libraries will receive their usual allotments of state funding for the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, a Department of Education attorney told the new State Library Board during its first meeting Tuesday. https://t.co/5mwMFNK4Ym

Take a stroll through downtown Nashville and you’ll be clobbered by the sheer number of honky-tonk bars linked to country stars. Last week, Arkansas singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde joined the many famous twangsters who’ve set up shop on Lower Broadway.

There are a few flyers for a business called Allan’s Microwaved Catfish & Boiled Okra Southern Delicatessen on the windows of the former Big Whiskey’s space in the River Market.