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During lunch at T.J.'s Kountry Kitchen in Des Arc, native son Paul Guess talks about his efforts to revitalize this old port city on the lower White...
We're headed south to the Gulf Coast, like so many other Arkansans this time of year.
Continuing the theme of last week's Perspective cover story, here are more summer reading suggestions for those interested in Arkansas: "Cries From...
During the four years I spent working for the Delta Regional Authority, my greatest frustration when interacting with business and civic leaders in...
Earle has the distinction of having one of the youngest Black mayors in the country.
During the 16 years I've been writing this column, I've devoted millions of words to east Arkansas.
Summer reading lists are a staple in this business, often focusing on breezy fiction titles that are perfect for days spent in the mountains or at the...
Earle received national media attention in late 2022 when it elected 18-year-old Jaylen Smith mayor.
Chinese-owned grocery stores once were common in Delta areas of Arkansas and Mississippi.The
The announcement last month that Alyson Hoge is retiring after 46 years at the Arkansas Democrat and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette made me feel old.
I usually eat at locally owned restaurants in a job that takes me to every part of the state.
[Podcast player not showing up? Click here to listen.] On this episode of the podcast, Rex sits down for an in-depth discussion with one of his...
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released updated population estimates for Arkansas.
A column I wrote in in April 2024 expressed my delight that Arkansas business titan John Tyson had decided to "go big" by coming up with the funds...
In 1887, the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce established what was known as a factory fund to lure industry to the city.
This was the headline on the CNN website on Oct.
Construction of the U.S. Air Force's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith is one of the...
I was a Washington correspondent for the Arkansas Democrat when it was announced in 1987 that Fort Chaffee had been chosen as the U.S.
One of Rex’s old friends and longtime Arkansas politician Jim Keet returns to the podcast this week to discuss several topics relevant to Jim’s...
Fort Smith was doing well economically in 1928.
Following the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, President Thomas Jefferson made it clear that he wanted Native Americans in the Deep South to move west of the...
It was announced last month by the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith that its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine had achieved...
Wayne Fawcett, a friend since our days as students at Ouachita Baptist University more than four decades ago, had a career in public education.
Unable to remember the name of the event, my wife refers to it as "history nerds week."
An international drama occurred 45 years ago when almost 125,000 Cubans left their island nation for the United States.
On this week’s episode, Attorney General Tim Griffin joins Rex to talk about his office’s move into the newly renovated Brooks Building in...
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first Indochinese refugees arriving at Fort Chaffee.
Readers of last Sunday's column were introduced to fighter pilots Matrix and Rev from the U.S.
Fifty years ago this month, the first Indochinese refugees arrived at Fort Chaffee in Arkansas.
We get off the bus on a beautiful Friday afternoon in Van Buren and hurry up the road to the Drennen-Scott House.
The call sign is a tradition among military pilots.
Blytheville Air Force Base was a busy place during the Cold War.
In this week’s episode, Rex sits down with Stephanie Streett, Executive Director of the Clinton Foundation, to chat about the organization's role in...
Students from the Gosnell School District are crowded inside a building at the former Eaker Air Force Base (earlier known as Blytheville Air Force...
On Nov. 12, 2024, the National Cold War Center at Blytheville announced a partnership with the Woodrow Wilson Center in an effort to preserve the...
I spent five years in higher education, serving as president of Arkansas' Independent Colleges and Universities.
My wife serves on a committee for the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock and was given an assignment by the bishop.
I was at the Rotary Club 99 meeting at the Clinton Presidential Center the day Frank Cuervo was welcomed to the club.
In last Sunday's column, I wrote about a 1996 boat trip that Gov. Mike Huckabee took on the Arkansas River from Fort Smith to the mouth of the river...
Another college basketball season has come to an end.
On this week's episode of the podcast, Rex is joined by Chris Moses, President and CEO of Moses Tucker Partners, and the company's Vice President of...
Bentonville's Peel Compton Foundation will spend 2025 celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Peel Mansion, now known as the Peel Museum and...
Within days of becoming governor on July 15, 1996, Mike Huckabee met with a delegation of Arkansans.
In 1991, Helen Walton of Bentonville began an initiative to finish restoring the Peel Mansion, which is across the street from the Walmart...
I found myself in the gift shop of the Peel Museum and Botanical Garden in Bentonville, a facility that achieved accreditation by the American...
Jacob Oliva, the education mercenary brought to Arkansas from Ron DeSantis' Florida by Gov.
I wasn't surprised when brothers Steuart and Tom Walton announced that their ritzy new hotel on the Bentonville square will be called The Compton.
On this week’s episode, Rex and author Kat Robinson dive into all things Arkansas barbecue as they discuss her latest book, "The Arkansas Barbecue...
Lonoke County is the only county in Arkansas with a county seat that shares its name.
When Melissa and I were planning our wedding, we delighted in telling friends that we were shooting for the best of both worlds--a Baptist wedding and...