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Bill Jones’ Bayou Bartholomew and the plan to revitalize it

Bill Jones’ Bayou Bartholomew and the plan to revitalize it

Bill Jones of Pine Bluff remembers the structure his mother, Sissy Jones, obtained for her antiques store in 1970.

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Venues and visitors with Gina Gemberling and Nick Roye

The Southern Fried Podcast: Venues and visitors with Gina Gemberling and Nick Roye

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the Little Rock Convention and Visitor Bureau President and CEO Gina Gemberling and Finance Committee...

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Arkansas’ Snowden Center for waterfowl research is born

Arkansas’ Snowden Center for waterfowl research is born

Last fall, shortly before the start of another Arkansas duck season, officials at the University of Arkansas at Monticello announced the formation of...

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Future looks bleak for Arkansas farmers thanks to Trump policies

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The budget buster

08.02.2026 10

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Column: The deterioration of rural Arkansas

08.02.2026 3

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At Arkansas Capitol, Nixonesque paranoia has taken over

07.02.2026 10

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The Southern Fried Podcast: More on Wildwood with Christina Munoz and Holly Judd

07.02.2026 2

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The rest of the story on Arkansas’ Blanchard Springs takeover

04.02.2026 10

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A state Capitol guide

01.02.2026 4

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The deterioration of rural Arkansas

01.02.2026 2

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Column: 'I don't know'

01.02.2026 5

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Transition complete: Arkansas now a MAGA colony

31.01.2026 10

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Arkansas’ PBS disaffiliation a dubious distinction

28.01.2026 5

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‘I don’t know’

25.01.2026 10

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On the edge

25.01.2026 30

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The Wildwood story, from creation to near-disaster to rebirth

24.01.2026 4

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Hockey and opera with Wildwood Parks Director Bevan Keating

24.01.2026 10

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OPINION | REX NELSON: Little Rock’s Wildwood Park for the Arts dreams big

21.01.2026 10

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A health-care destination

18.01.2026 20

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Little Rock on a roll with economic revival

17.01.2026 10

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Little Nashville, Ark., a pipeline of talent

14.01.2026 50

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Remembering the Sultana

11.01.2026 10

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One more list of wishes for Arkansas in 2026

10.01.2026 10

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Looking ahead to 2026 with Skip Rutherford

10.01.2026 10

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More wishes for Arkansas for 2026

07.01.2026 10

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High hopes for 2026

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My 2026 wish list for all of Arkansas

03.01.2026 20

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From Hope to Little Rock, a view on unfounded hate

31.12.2025 10

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I would like to see . . .

28.12.2025 20

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Combining technology and nature

28.12.2025 10

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Porter Briggs is selling Arkansas to Arkansans

27.12.2025 10

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The Southern Fried Podcast: 2025 Year in Review with Skip Rutherford

26.12.2025 8

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Memories of Arkansas Christmases live on

24.12.2025 6

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The Christmas fruitcake

21.12.2025 10

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West Memphis businesses making a charitable impact

20.12.2025 20

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OPINION | REX NELSON: Osi Imomoh’s journey from Nigeria to Southland Casino Hotel

17.12.2025 7

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A capital enterprise

14.12.2025 8

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Little Rock’s Capital Hotel a Christmas destination

13.12.2025 5

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The Southern Fried Podcast: Looking to the future of higher education with ASU Chancellor Todd Shields

12.12.2025 4

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Arkansas political hangouts from Coachmen’s to Capital

10.12.2025 10

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Crittenden County rising

07.12.2025 10

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Arkansas location flagship for hospitality empire

06.12.2025 10

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West Memphis’ journey to become a music hub

03.12.2025 5

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A wide-open city

30.11.2025 10

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OPINION | REX NELSON: Art, food and drink in downtown Hot Springs

29.11.2025 10

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The Southern Fried Podcast: 'South, Towards Home' with author Porter Briggs

29.11.2025 7

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Investing in West Memphis

Until recently, three major events in this century defined the West Memphis area economy: a vote by the Arkansas Legislature in 2005, a flood along...

26.11.2025 20

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Thankful to live, work in place like Arkansas

At a time when our state and federal governments are headed by agents of dysfunction and disunity, one is wise not to look toward the political sector...

26.11.2025 20

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From baths to slots

The peak of bathing in Hot Springs was 1946. More than a million baths were taken by visitors from across the country that year. In 1947, a steady...

03.11.2025 5

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