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When Hard Times Got Harder: Arkansas’s Hill Country in the 1920s and 1930s

For many Americans, the Great Depression starts with the stock market crash of October 1929. In the Arkansas hill country, it was not that simple. For families scattered across the Ozarks and Ouachitas, hard times began years earlier. Farm prices had collapsed after World War I. Timber operations were shrinking. Small towns depended on farmers with less and less money to spend. Roads were poor, schools struggled for funds, and cash was often scarce even during what the rest of the country remembered as the prosperous 1920s.

Arkansas · 9d
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2026 Faces of Arkansas: Garrett Excavating, Face of Excavation

Garrett Excavating is more than just a company; it is a team of passionate individuals dedicated to creating lasting, positive impacts on Arkansas communities. The third-generation earthmoving and construction company has been committed to improving the infrastructure that moves, houses and shapes the Natural State since 1950. With projects ranging from hospitals and roads to apartment complexes and subdivisions, Garrett Excavating lays claim to — and seeks to live up to — the title of “Best on Earth.”

Arkansas · 7d
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Axios NW Arkansas

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Walmart AMP plans expansions for artists, club members

The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion plans to expand its hospitality complex for private members and events and its artists wing for performers. Why it matters: The region's largest concert venue wants artists to have a good experience so they are more likely to return, Walmart AMP vice president Brian Crowne said in a news release. The hospitality complex expansion will allow the venue to take more private club members after being at capacity for several years, spokesperson Jennifer Wilson told Axios in an email. Memberships start at $5,000 a year. A rendering shows plans for a gym and lounge for artists. Image: Courtesy of Walton Arts Center State of play: The 1,270-square-foot addition to the Willard and Pat Walker Family Artist Wing includes a gym for artists, crews and their families, plus a lounge for watching TV or playing games backstage. The work will include enclosing the patio that was added in 2020 and installing air-conditioning, Wilson said. Separately, a two-story permanent hospitality complex will replace the open-air tent that has housed the Land O'Lakes Lounge since 2014. The lounge will be on the first floor, and the second floor will house an all-inclusive club with beverages, food, air-conditioning, seating

Arkansas · 7d

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2026 Faces of Arkansas: C&C Tree Services of Arkansas, Face of Tree Service

C&C Tree Services of Arkansas in Little Rock is a family-owned and -operated tree service business that has served homeowners around central Arkansas for more than 45 years. Much more than just removing unwanted limbs and trees — which they do efficiently and affordably — father-and-son duo Chuck and Chase Shamlin specialize in providing a variety of top-notch services for outdoor spaces.

Little Rock, AR · 7d
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New Stores on the Block

Long lines and crowded storefronts at the Promenade makes it an even bigger hangout area. During the week of Aug. 10-16, the Promenade welcomed two highly anticipated openings: the new Local Lime location on Aug. 12 and Little Rock’s first Lego Store Aug. 14. Together, the openings offered new reasons to visit the Promenade. A two hour wait might be enough to make someone give up on dinner, but for the new Local Lime at the Promenade, the wait was a sign of the excitement.

Little Rock, AR · 8d

Lovely Garden Roots

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November Is the Ideal Month to Plant a New Tree, Extension Experts Say, in a Hole Twice as Wide as the Root Ball but No Deeper

Extension services call November the ideal time to plant a tree. Four steps cover a hole twice as wide as the root ball, backfill, watering and mulch.

Arkansas · 9d

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2026 Faces of Arkansas: Jeff Turnbow, Face of Artificial Intelligence

Arkansas-based business growth strategist and artificial intelligence consultant Jeff Turnbow helps companies turn AI into measurable business results. As CEO of Winning Local and founder of JeffTurnbow.com, he works with business owners and executive leadership teams on AI transformation, revenue growth, customer acquisition and operational efficiency. Central to Turnbow’s business ethos is Zig Ziglar’s famous philosophy: “You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”

Arkansas · 7d

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This Arkansas Christmas Tree Farm Offers Pony Rides And A Holiday Treasure Hunt This November

Somewhere in the trees, a flock of Christmas duckies is hiding, and kids get to hunt for them. That’s the plan for the day after Thanksgiving this year. I can’t imagine a better way to burn off leftover pie. The very next weekend brings pony rides into the...

Arkansas · 9d

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Arkansas Hunters and Arkansas State University Aid Deer Management and Fight Food Insecurity

JONESBORO — Arkansas State University joined Arkansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry and Arkansas Farm Bureau on Wednesday to unveil the latest addition to its College of Agriculture Meat Market and Lab: a $750,000 improvement project designed to fight food insecurity with the help of deer hunters and processors statewide.

Jonesboro, AR · 8d

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HHH Machine Tool Sales Represents Tornos in Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas

Switzerland-based automatic lathe pioneer Tornos has selected machine tool distributor HHH Machine Tool Sales as its partner in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, HHH Machine Tool Sales is known in the region for its service strength, with 11 service technicians, four application engineers across the three states, and 24-hour response time.

Arkansas · 9d

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We still have a farm crisis

My headline is my thesis. Inaction by Congress this summer and fall, combined with deteriorating economic conditions due to many factors, has compounded a dire situation for Arkansas farmers. We’ve been reporting for a few years about the problems facing the state’s farm families. Closed markets due to tariffs, trade...

Arkansas · 8d

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Arkansas Department of Agriculture Collects 14,964 Pounds of Unwanted Pesticides

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Abandoned Pesticide Program collected 14,964 pounds of unwanted pesticides this fall, including materials gathered at recent collection events in Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Scott, Sebastian, and Yell counties. With this year’s collection events, the program has safely removed more than 7.2 million pounds of unwanted pesticides since its launch in 2005.

Arkansas · 8d

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Sanders extends order allowing Arkansas farmers, loggers to use tax-free diesel on highway

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has extended an executive order allowing farmers and timber harvesters to use tax-free, red-dyed diesel fuel in certain vehicles on public highways through the end of the year. Sanders signed Executive Order 26-16 on Friday, Oct. 30, extending an emergency...

Arkansas · 10d

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Issue 3 lets us deliver

Economic development is about more than bringing jobs to a community. It is about creating places where people want to live, work, raise their families, and build their futures. In Northeast Arkansas, we have made significant progress in creating jobs and attracting private investment. Since 2020, the Northeast Arkansas Regional...

Arkansas · 9d

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Arkansas Bar Association Director Karen Hutchins to Retire

Karen K. Hutchins, Executive Director of the Arkansas Bar Association, has announced her retirement after 22 years of service to the Association. Hutchins formally notified Association President Carol Dalby of her decision and shared the news with the Board of Trustees during its October 30 meeting. 22 Years of Growth...

Arkansas · 10d

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Make Your Nitrogen Plan Do More With Less

The sun is setting on another harvest, but growers are already weighing next season’s fertility plans. Traditional nitrogen can be a major input cost, and its price and availability can be hard to predict. The challenge: meeting crop needs while managing costs and planning with confidence. Enter Pivot Bio,...

Arkansas · 9d

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Y-S Schools win $1k in garden contest

Yellville-Summit School is one eight winners in the 2026 Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. The contest is aligned with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ proclamation naming October as Arkansas Farm to School Month. Schools across the state have celebrated this...

Yellville, AR · 10d

5NEWS

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Could In-N-Out be coming to Arkansas and Oklahoma?

Arkansas · 9d

everafterinthewoods.com

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7 Arkansas Vintage Markets Where The Best Finds Could Vanish This November

More than 200 vendors share one roof at a single vintage market right off an Arkansas interstate. It works like a small town built from old dishes, retro toys, and furniture with stories. Another stop on this list pours coffee right beside its booths. One more is named after a...

Arkansas · 10d