Stateline: The pay gap between women and men widened in 2025, analysis finds
The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday
Entire state back under Moderate Risk for wildfire danger
Although earlier this week Arkansas had some relief for burning conditions, all 75 counties on Friday, March 20, were under a Moderate Risk for wildfire danger
Weekend warm-up could bring record-breaking temps
High temperatures this weekend, March 21-22, could approach, tie or break daily max temperatures records both days, the National Weather Service in Little Rock says
Ten Commandments ruling put schools between rock and hard place
What do you do when you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place? Two Arkansas higher education institutions are choosing the rock. All but six public schools will have to make their own decisions.
Arkansas Advocate: Ten Commandments posters donated to additional Arkansas universities
A growing number of Arkansas universities are receiving Ten Commandments posters they’re expected to display in classrooms in accordance with a state law a judge has called unconstitutional
Arkansas Advocate: Artist re-submits proposed ‘monument to the unborn’ design for state Capitol
A Hot Springs Village artist proposed an altered version of her previous design for a “monument to the unborn” advocated by abortion opponents on Arkansas Capitol grounds, months after state officials expressed concern over the design’s cost and the artist’s attempt to copyright it
Bits & Pieces: Mona Lisa just keeps on smilin’
The Tuesday morning fire, which claimed 12 apartment units, could have been much worse
History Minute: Hattie Caraway, a trailblazing woman in the U.S. Senate
Hattie Caraway was not going to stay quiet
States Newsroom: Pain of soaring gas prices compounded by electricity rate increases across states
Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday
Will SOS runoff voters care about ‘salty language’?
How important is a candidate’s use of online “salty language”?
Arkansas Advocate: Federal judge blocks Arkansas’ Ten Commandments law
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked six Arkansas school districts from enforcing a state law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in every classroom, declaring the 2025 measure unconstitutional
Clark County Arkansas jail bookings: March 10-15, 2026
The following people have recently been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Crittenden Street in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Commentary: Arkansas needs balanced strategy to address educator concerns about AI
While AI can offer transformative support for students who need it, it also risks eroding the foundational skills we are trying to help them acquire
Bits & Pieces: I always go backwards when I’m backin’ up
We’ve got something in common with Rooster Cogburn
Arkansas Advocate: Child care costs preventing mothers from seeking or retaining full-time work, report says
The study found that the average cost of child care in Arkansas is $17,500 per year for a family with two young children, or 27% of Arkansans’ annual median household income
Arkansas 4-H Foundation’s Day of Giving set for March 17
This St. Patrick’s Day, the Arkansas 4-H Foundation is encouraging Arkansans to set a bit of gold aside to support youth development in the Natural State
Arkansas Advocate: Hammer, Norris headed toward runoff in Republican secretary of state race
Army veteran Bryan Norris and state Sen. Kim Hammer are advancing to a runoff later this month for the Republican nomination for secretary of state
Real Estate: Kentucky Forest Properties buys Arkadelphia mill site
Clark County real estate transactions recorded March 6-19, 2026, having a value of $100,000 or greater
Black Business Expo coming to Arkadelphia April 11
The Hot Springs Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is presenting a Black Business Exposition in Arkadelphia
Donna Norton
Donna was a retired school teacher who enjoyed quilting and spending time with friends
Paul Shaver
Paul was a retired professor of English and speech at Southern Arkansas University
The Southern Standard: Glenwood deputy sentenced for stealing department-issued guns
A former Pike County sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty in circuit court to two counts of theft after he pawned two guns belonging to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office
AGFC: Walleye netted below Carpenter Dam help angling action in Arkansas
Early last week Jeff Newman and five other men were out on Lake Catherine late to gather up some walleye. The end goal wasn’t a fish fry, but to collect and fertilize eggs to spawn hundreds of thousands of these native Arkansas fish for anglers in the southern half of the state.
Arkansas Department of Agriculture hosts 6th annual Free Tree Fridays in recognition of Arbor Day
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is celebrating Arbor Day by launching its sixth annual “Free Tree Fridays” campaign, a statewide effort to encourage tree planting