Sanders moves special election for Dismang’s Senate seat up to Dec. 15

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has moved the special election to fill the Senate District 18 seat up to Tuesday, Dec. 15, after only one candidate from each party filed for the nomination. Her original Sept. 18 proclamation had set the election for Jan. 5, with a special primary to coincide with the Nov. 3 general…

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Sanders sets Jan. 5 special election to fill Dismang’s state Senate seat

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has called a special election for Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027, to fill the state Senate District 18 seat left open when Sen. Jonathan Dismang resigned last week. Sanders signed the proclamation Friday, Sept. 18. It sets a special primary for Tuesday, Nov. 3, the same day as the general election, with…

ByChris FultonSeptember 22, 20260Comments

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Governor, Calipari visit Hackler after school wins statewide fitness challenge

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and University of Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari visited Hackler Intermediate School on Monday to celebrate the school's win in the state's #RazorbackReady2026 fitness challenge. Hackler beat out schools across Arkansas in the contest, which the governor and the Arkansas Department of Education launched this spring to build excitement for the…

ByChris FultonSeptember 3, 20260Comments

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Little Rock fire captain featured in governor’s Faces of Arkansas series

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday named Little Rock Fire Capt. Melissa Peabody as the tenth honoree in Faces of Arkansas, a monthly series that hangs the portraits and stories of everyday Arkansans at the entrance to the governor's office. Peabody has spent 20 years with the Little Rock Fire Department and leads an engine…

ByChris FultonSeptember 3, 20260Comments

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Baxter Health lands $19.7 million in state rural health money, the largest award in Arkansas’ first round

Baxter Health will receive nearly $19.8 million through Arkansas' new rural health grant program, more than any other single organization in the state's first round of awards. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced $149.3 million in Rural Health Transformation Program grants on Aug. 27 at the state Capitol. Fifty projects were funded. Baxter Health won money…

ByChris FultonAugust 31, 20260Comments

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Arkansas students have until Oct. 12 to enter the state’s new outdoor story contest

Arkansas students ages 10 to 17 can enter a new state essay contest about their own outdoor adventures, with prizes that include a lifetime hunting and fishing license. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders launched the My Natural State Story contest on Aug. 26 alongside the state Department of Education, the Game and Fish Commission and the…

ByChris FultonAugust 31, 20260Comments

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Cotter lands nearly $503,000 in latest round of state and federal community grants

Cotter came away with the largest local share of a statewide grant announcement this week, drawing $487,620 in federal community development money plus $15,000 for its volunteer fire department. The awards were part of more than $12.52 million that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced for cities, counties and communities…

ByChris FultonAugust 27, 20260Comments

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Cotter, Big Flat among Baxter County recipients of state community grants

Three Baxter County communities are set to receive a combined $517,620 in state grants, part of a $12.5 million package Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission announced Monday. The largest local award goes to the city of Cotter, at $487,620, through the state's General Assistance Block Grant program. Those grants use…

ByChris FultonJuly 15, 20260Comments

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U.S. Education Department approves Arkansas waiver to reduce federal oversight

The U.S. Department of Education has approved Arkansas' Returning Education to the States waiver, giving state officials more control over how federal education dollars and accountability rules are handled. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced the approval Tuesday. The action also includes the state's application for Education Flexibility, or Ed-Flex,…

ByChris FultonJuly 8, 20260Comments

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Sanders honors Bentonville entrepreneur who turns coffee waste into fire starters

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named Collin Whittington, founder of Bentonville-based Roasties, to her Faces of Arkansas series. Roasties makes an all-natural fire starter from coffee chaff, the thin, papery skin that peels off beans during roasting and normally ends up in the trash. Faces of Arkansas is a monthly series that highlights Arkansans through…

ByChris FultonJuly 7, 20260Comments