Former Razorback quarterback and first round NFL pick Matt Jones graduated from Washington County Drug Court and his felony cocaine possession charge was dismissed. “Always be careful who you hang out with,” Jones said before being hugged by Circuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn and his mother. “And, you definitely have to learn from your mistakes.”
Arkansas defensive tackle Lavunce Askew will not face a felony theft charge in connection with stealing a laptop computer after the victim informed a Washington County prosecutor that he didn’t want to press charges against Askew.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals decision on SWEPCO’s proposed coal fired power plant in Hempstead County has led to a new round of scrutiny. Moody’s Investor Service downgraded the credit rating of bonds associated with the project.
Some Northwest Arkansas want the bulk of the funds for state highways to flow to population centers with the most traffic, and not split equally among regions of the state as the Highway Commission has done for years.
Arkansas is due $34 million of the federal stimulus to support renewable and efficient energy projects in the state, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday.
The federal government will pay a larger share of the cost of Medicaid in Arkansas, thanks to increased funding in the economic stimulus package.
A Gillham cattle farmer says he’s running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Mike Ross next year. Marc Rosson plans to run for the GOP nomination for the 4th Congressional District.
An Arkansas state prison inmate who died of an apparent heart attack tested positive for having amphetamines and methamphetamine in his blood
The Arkansas Board of Education will consider whether to issue a written warning to state Sen. Jack Crumbly, who is also the superintendent of the Earle School District. A licensing standards board for teachers says Crumbly violated the state’s code of ethics for educators, but can’t say how.
Sen. Bob Johnson has appointed Paul Dumas, a Morrilton lawyer, to the state Ethics Commission to fill a seat vacated by a commissioner running for office.
Two surgeons at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences say they’ve performed the state’s first two robotic parathyroid surgeries.
The deadline for Arkansas hospitals to get in on trauma care funding just passed. Out of 80 hospitals in the state, 60 applied to be a part of the new trauma system.
Filing for school board positions begins statewide Friday and the election is September 15.
Visitors are again allowed at a federal prison complex at Forrest City now that a viral illness has abated.
Deana Bobo, a former Greenwood teacher convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student has asked the state to commute her sentence.
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