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At last, a relatively boring race for Conway School Board positions - Arkansas Times Forget the popcorn when you livestream future meetings of the Conway School Board. The seven-member board that’s made headlines since 2022 is about to get less exciting, maybe even boring.

Conway voters have seen enough drama in their school board elections to last a century. Luckily, the current contests for two open seats are blessedly humdrum.

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Midterm early voting numbers higher than usual in Pulaski County - Arkansas Times Pulaski County is on track to possibly have over 30,000 voters cast their ballots before election day on March 3.

Pulaski County is on track to possibly have over 30,000 voters cast their ballots before election day on March 3, according to the Pulaski County Election Commission. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Philandering prosecutor gets campaign boost from Team Sanders - Arkansas Times Gov. Sarah Sanders' campaign manager, Chris Caldwell, is at it again, doing the governor's political bidding in the local prosecutor's race through an "independent" third-party group

Who is behind those pro-Will Jones TV ads? Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' campaign manager, of course!

Ron Robinson Theater screens ‘Best in Show,’ ‘Casablanca,’ ‘Sweeney Todd’ and more in March - Arkansas Times “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Muppet Treasure Island” and “American Pie” are also among the March lineup.

“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Muppet Treasure Island” and “American Pie” are also among the March lineup.

Uncertainty surrounding Arkansas library funding undermines state’s literacy efforts - Arkansas Times Tabling funding for libraries doesn’t make sense for a state trying to tackle lagging literacy scores.

From Andrew DeMillo at the Arkansas Advocate: Tabling funding for libraries doesn’t make sense for a state trying to tackle lagging literacy scores.

Jeff Nichols seeking young Arkansas actors for upcoming film ‘King Snake’ - Arkansas Times A Little Rock talent agency put out a casting call seeking “a mythical group consisting of young boys" ages 9-15.

Arkansas director Jeff Nichols is seeking young actors in the Central Arkansas area for his upcoming film "King Snake," starring Margaret Qualley, Drew Starkey and Michael Shannon. Submissions are due Wednesday. arktimes.com/rock-candy/2...

Byron Tate joins Arkansas Times as managing editor - Arkansas Times Veteran journalist Byron Tate comes to the Arkansas Times from The Pine Bluff Commercial, where he’s served as editor/publisher since 2020.

Veteran journalist Byron Tate comes to the Arkansas Times from The Pine Bluff Commercial, where he’s served as editor/publisher since 2020.

Free comics workshop with Layet Johnson and Randy Duncan on Monday - Arkansas Times Henderson State University professor emeritus Randy Duncan and artist Layet Johnson take comics seriously. Drink from their deep well of knowledge at this free workshop at Dee Brown Library.

Henderson State University professor emeritus Randy Duncan and artist Layet Johnson take comics seriously. Drink from their deep well of knowledge at this free workshop at Dee Brown Library.

NWA-based news outlet focuses on Arkansas immigrant community - Arkansas Times Arkansas GRITA — the name an acronym for the Spanish verb “gritar,” which means to scream, cry or shout — is a volunteer-based outlet working to fill the gap in immigration coverage that’s gone…

Arkansas GRITA — the name an acronym for the Spanish verb “gritar,” which means to scream, cry or shout — is a volunteer-based outlet working to fill the gap in immigration coverage that’s gone unfilled by legacy media outlets in the state.

Bart Hester and Ben Gilmore REALLY want you to vote for Will Jones - Arkansas Times Jones’ January campaign-finance report shows him raising a little over $11,600, with 60% of that — $7,000 — coming in the form of $3,500 contributions from both Hester and Gilmore.

Why are Sens. Bart Hester and Ben Gilmore, neither of whom live with 100 miles of Pulaski County, so strongly behind embattled prosecutor Will Jones and his reelection bid?

Actor Joey Lauren Adams is opening a restaurant in Hot Springs - Arkansas Times Beloved actor and North Little Rock native Joey Lauren Adams, best known for playing the titular love interest in 1997’s “Chasing Amy,” is taking on a new and unexpected role: restaurateur.

Beloved actor and North Little Rock native Joey Lauren Adams, best known for playing the titular love interest in 1997’s “Chasing Amy,” is taking on a new and unexpected role: restaurateur.

The best restaurants in Arkansas in 2026 - Arkansas Times Boasting 46 years of tasty tenure, the Arkansas Times Readers Choice Awards, our annual survey of The Natural State food scene, is almost as old as the publication itself. The 2026 results are here.

Boasting 46 years of tasty tenure, the Arkansas Times Readers Choice Awards, our annual survey of The Natural State food scene, is almost as old as the publication itself. The 2026 results are here.

Arkansas now the only state in the country to withhold Medicaid from new moms - Arkansas Times Why is Arkansas the lone holdout state still refusing to provide health care coverage to new mothers at an incredibly vulnerable, exhausted and fuzzy-thinking time in their lives? Mainly it's because…

Every other state in the country extends Medicaid coverage for postpartum mothers for one year, but Gov. Sanders isn't letting up on her campaign to withhold such a mercy to Arkansans. We're #1 in maternal mortality, and we're sticking with it.
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PBS KIDS exec helps rally support for saving PBS access in Arkansas - Arkansas Times Sara DeWitt, vice president and general manager of PBS Kids, came to town to discuss the importance of PBS educational programming, even as viewers in the state will lose access to it in July.

Sara DeWitt, vice president and general manager of PBS Kids, came to Little Rock to discuss the importance of PBS educational programming, even as viewers in the state will lose access to it in July. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Juicy update on the NLR restaurant scene - Arkansas Times Juicy Seafood has a new location in North Little Rock, and we'd love your feedback.

Juicy Seafood has a new location in North Little Rock, and we’d love your feedback.

Listen to women suffering under the Arkansas abortion ban, don't dismiss them - Arkansas Times Harrowing stories continue to emerge, demonstrating how the state’s abortion ban, as currently written, needlessly puts women in danger.

Stubbornness over Arkansas's abortion ban is harming women and families for no good reason. It's time for people in power to admit changes are in order.

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State’s new ‘petition fraud investigators’ have zero authority, don’t talk to them! - Arkansas Times Think of these "investigators" as a middle school hall monitor whose only power comes from tattling.

The AR Secretary of State's "petition fraud investigators" have zero power or authority, and volunteers collecting signatures don't have to tell them anything or provide any information to them.

Plant-focused downtown LR restaurant Flora Jean’s to close - Arkansas Times Flora Jean’s, the “wellness-centered, plant-focused and nutrient-dense” restaurant from the sisters behind @ The Corner, is closing up shop in the historic downtown Little Rock Tuf Nut building.

Flora Jean’s, the “wellness-centered, plant-focused and nutrient-dense” restaurant from the sisters behind @ The Corner, is closing up shop in the historic downtown Little Rock Tuf Nut building. arktimes.com/eat-arkansas...

'A Month of Sundays' exhibit at AMFA explores the concept of time - Arkansas Times Time is the unifying theme of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ new exhibit, “A Month of Sundays,” which brings together pieces from nearly 50 artists in a variety of mediums.

AMFA's new exhibit, "A Month of Sundays," is all about time. arktimes.com/rock-candy/2...

OrOrOr's 'Adore Us' is a dynamic, shapeshifting ride - Arkansas Times OrOrOr makes the type of dangerous music that threatens to make you look like a fool in public: It turns walks into struts and involuntarily causes heads to bob to the beat. The Little Rock band's bra...

OrOrOr makes the type of dangerous music that threatens to make you look like a fool in public: It turns walks into struts and involuntarily causes heads to bob to the beat. The Little Rock band’s brand of nearly unclassifiable rock music is on full display with “Adore Us,” their debut album.

Led by a nonagenarian, the 'Where's French Hill' group marks 52 consecutive weeks of protest - Arkansas Times Born on a military base and committed to a different version of America than the one she sees in 2026, the 90-year-old organizer leading the weekly protests at the corner of Markham and University…

HONK HONK! Happy birthday to nonagenarian activist Caroline Stevenson's happy horde of relentless agitators! arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

`Arkansas’s anti-loitering law targets people — especially Black youths — just for hanging out in public - Arkansas Times Over 600 pages of Little Rock Police Department loitering reports reveal how police officers confront Black youth and poor people merely for existing in public.

"In Little Rock, being houseless or a Black teenager can get you a criminal record," writes law professor Omavi Shukur, reflecting on how the LRPD misuses Arkansas's anti-loitering law to target Black youths and unhoused people. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Arkansas woman goes to D.C. to praise Trump for being a friend to Black people - Arkansas Times Trump's support among Black people is cratering, but Arnetta Bradford of Hope is still all in.

Trump's support among Black people is cratering, but Arnetta Bradford of Hope is still all in.
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Little Rock City Board renews controversial gunshot surveillance technology - Arkansas Times At-Large City Director Antwan Phillips, who has expressed his concerns numerous times in the past over this technology, was the only board member to vote against it.

At-Large City Director Antwan Phillips, who has expressed his concerns numerous times in the past over this technology, was the only board member to vote against it.

New historical marker unveiled at Daisy Bates' home honors Civil Rights legend's desegregation work - Arkansas Times Close friends and associates, elected officials and more stood in the sleepy, light rain Tuesday morning outside of Civil Rights legend Daisy Bates’ former home to unveil a new historical marker that…

Close friends and associates, elected officials and more stood in the sleepy, light rain Tuesday morning outside of Civil Rights legend Daisy Bates’ former home to unveil a new historical marker that celebrates Bates’ dedication to organizing around school integration in Little Rock.

Report suggests Arkansas’ high food insecurity rate is higher than we thought - Arkansas Times A new study done by University of Arkansas researchers suggests nearly a third of Arkansas adults are food insecure.

A new study done by University of Arkansas researchers suggests nearly a third of Arkansas adults are food insecure.

It’s the feds! A look at the primaries for Arkansas’s U.S. Congressional delegation - Arkansas Times There are five primaries for U.S. Congress in Arkansas this year. Here's what you need to know about the various candidates.

Wrapping up our primary election primers with a look at the various Arkansas primary battles for U.S. Congress.

Heart and Lucinda Williams at Simmons Bank Arena on Feb. 25 - Arkansas Times Heart, the band co-fronted by sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson, rose to prominence amid the machismo-laced environs of rock ’n’ roll circa 1970s America.

Heart, the band co-fronted by sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson, rose to prominence amid the machismo-laced environs of rock ’n’ roll circa 1970s America.

Trey Bohannan, business partners with a pedophile, gets endorsement from Kid Rock  - Arkansas Times Whether this changes anything for BoDirt in his race against Sen. Ron Caldwell is anyone's guess, but it's a tone-deaf and darkly ironic endorsement regardless.

Gov. Sarah Sanders' hand-picked senate candidate, Trey "BoDirt" Bohannan, just got endorsed by Kid Rock. Which is about what you'd expect from a guy who is business partners with a convicted pedophile.

Pulaski County Special School District board race turns political at county Republican Committee meeting - Arkansas Times School board elections in Arkansas, like judicial races, are nonpartisan. But PCSSD board members Karyn Maynard and Heather Smith made overtly partisan appeals in footage captured at the January…

A nonpartisan school board race turned political at a meeting of the Pulaski County Republican Committee last month. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...