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LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Attorney general’s office defends constitutionality of ’21 monuments law | Marathon training program available
Griffin files brief in monument case
Stories by Joseph Flaherty
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Capi Peck to seek third term representing Ward 4 on Little Rock city board
Little Rock City Director Capi Peck on Friday filed paperwork in order to seek a third term representing Ward 4 on the city's Board of Directors, according to …
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Dean Kumpuris to seek reelection to at-large position on Little Rock city board
Little Rock City Director Dean Kumpuris on Thursday filed paperwork to run for reelection in November, according to Deputy City Clerk Allison Segars.
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Little Rock City Director Ken Richardson hospitalized following multiple surgeries, city says
The Ward 2 representative on the Little Rock Board of Directors is hospitalized, according to a news release issued by the city on Thursday afternoon.
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Subscriber ExclusiveIncumbent Joan Adcock, challenger Blake Tierney file paperwork in contest for Little Rock city board’s Position 10 seat
City Director Joan Adcock and challenger Blake Tierney filed paperwork to run for the at-large Position 10 seat on the Little Rock Board of Directors on Wednes…
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Subscriber ExclusiveEPA awards $100 million to 3 regions of Arkansas in support of climate and sustainability goals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a nearly $100 million grant in support of initiatives designed to reduce emissions and improve sustainabil…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: City board adopts downtown master plan | Renovations scheduled at Terry Library
City board adopts plan for downtown
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Subscriber ExclusiveNadine Jarmon returns to lead the Little Rock housing authority
Nadine Jarmon is back at the helm of the Little Rock housing authority, having agreed to rejoin the struggling agency as its board of commissioners and staff a…
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Subscriber ExclusiveDecision on whether to hold fall sales-tax referendum in Little Rock deferred for 2 weeks
Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors during a meeting Tuesday did not make a final decision on whether to send Mayor Frank Scott Jr.'s sales-tax propo…
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Subscriber ExclusiveElephant at Little Rock Zoo enters ‘hospice care’ amid declining health
A female Asian elephant at the Little Rock Zoo has been placed on "hospice care" because of her declining health, according to a news release the zoo issued Mo…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock city board to consider calling Nov. 5 election on mayor’s $650 million sales-tax proposal
The Little Rock Board of Directors may decide whether to call a Nov. 5 referendum on a proposed sales-tax increase from Mayor Frank Scott Jr. this week.
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Subscriber ExclusiveLITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Mayor backs Biden | Library system’s board OKs $400,000 gift for naming of children’s wing | Library seeks advice from public on new strategic plan
Mayor states his support for Biden
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Subscriber ExclusiveSteven Baker officially hired as next executive director of Little Rock airport
A contract for Steven C. Baker to become the new executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has been finalized, according to a…
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Subscriber ExclusiveNadine Jarmon agrees to return as executive director of Little Rock housing authority
Nadine Jarmon, who was fired as the executive director of the Little Rock housing authority nearly three years ago, has agreed to lead the agency once again.
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Subscriber ExclusiveCentral Arkansas Water won’t relocate headquarters; renovations expected to cost $15 million
Central Arkansas Water's board of commissioners on Thursday voted to move ahead with renovations to the water utility's Little Rock headquarters that are expec…
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Subscriber ExclusiveNew Jersey man admits fraud in ‘19 purchase of Big Country Chateau in Little Rock, other properties
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution, related in part to the …
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Subscriber ExclusiveCost to implement new master plan for downtown Little Rock impossible to predict, city board told
It's impossible to accurately predict how much it will cost to implement the various components of a new downtown master plan, members of the Little Rock Board…
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Subscriber ExclusiveJamie Collins resigns after leading Little Rock Planning and Development Department for 7 years
Gilbert "Jamie" Collins has resigned as the director of the Little Rock Planning and Development Department.
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock housing authority’s new board members tour 3 downtown residential towers
Board members and staff of the Little Rock housing authority on Wednesday toured three high-rise towers that were originally built as public housing and today …
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock vice mayor: city’s enforcement of short-term rentals falling short
LITTLE ROCK -- Little Rock Vice Mayor Kathy Webb, at a city board meeting on Tuesday, criticized what she described as lackluster enforcement of regulations on…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock vice mayor: City’s enforcement of short-term rentals falling short
Little Rock Vice Mayor Kathy Webb, at a city board meeting on Tuesday, criticized what she described as lackluster enforcement of regulations on short-term ren…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Mud Run registration open | Zoo’s lemur babies on display | Summer used-book sale set for July 11-13
Registration open for 2024 Mud Run
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Subscriber ExclusiveD.C.-area airports official chosen to replace late Malinowski as Clinton National Airport chief
The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission on Thursday voted to hire Steven Baker, an official at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, as the next…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock Airport Commission interviews 5 of 7 finalists to replace Bryan Malinowski as executive director
Members of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission interviewed five finalists for the job of executive director on Wednesday during the first of two speci…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock airport panel interviews finalists to replace late Bryan Malinowski as executive director
Members of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission interviewed some of the seven finalists for the job of executive director on Wednesday. Commissioners m…
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Subscriber ExclusiveNadine Jarmon approved to return as executive director of Little Rock housing authority after 2021 firing
The Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Tuesday voted to extend an offer of employment to Nadine Jarmon for her to return as the agency's…
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Little Rock at-large city director to kick off reelection campaign this week
Little Rock City Director Antwan Phillips will kick off his reelection campaign with an event later this week, according to a news release issued Monday.
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Subscriber ExclusiveNew Central Arkansas Water code bars charitable donations
Central Arkansas Water, the drinking water utility that serves the Little Rock metro area, is barred from making charitable donations except for certain econom…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Olivia Paschal awarded Stricklin fellowship | Central Arkansas Water’s residential rates ranked 8th-lowest in survey
Paschal receives library fellowship
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Subscriber ExclusiveClay McGeorge named chair of Little Rock Port Authority’s board
Clay McGeorge will serve as the new chair of the Little Rock Port Authority's board of directors, per the unanimous voice vote of the board during a meeting We…
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Subscriber ExclusiveMore than 155,000 visited Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts during first 12 months following overhaul
The redesigned Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock saw 155,442 visitors during the 12 months following its overhaul, a new record for attendance, accor…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock’s first-ever ‘chief homeless officer’ hopes to help coordinate groups’ efforts
Matthew DeSalvo has been hired as the city of Little Rock's first-ever "chief homeless officer."
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Subscriber ExclusiveLITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Bike giveaway set for June 15 | ‘Sustain the Rock’ winners | April Prewitt is city’s Employee of the Year
Southwest center to host bike rodeo
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Subscriber ExclusiveCandidate materials available for Little Rock city board seats that will appear on November ballot
Individuals hoping to run for one of the four seats on the Little Rock Board of Directors that will appear on the ballot during the November election can obtai…
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Subscriber ExclusiveSeven applicants hoping to lead Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport selected for interviews
Seven candidates seeking to become the next executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field have been selected to go before the Lit…
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Portion of Little Rock’s Arch Street next to City Hall renamed ‘Bruce T. Moore Way’ in honor of late city manager
A large group of Little Rock employees, friends and admirers gathered outside the City Hall complex on Wednesday for the ceremonial renaming of the portion of …
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List of tenants’ rights and quarterly reviews of troubled properties adopted by Little Rock city board
Measures to incorporate a list of tenants' rights into Little Rock city code and increase municipal oversight of troubled multi-family properties to be conside…
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Little Rock to pay half of $490,000 settlement to resolve lawsuits against former Police Chief Keith Humphrey
Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday agreed to pay $245,000 of a $490,000 settlement to resolve two lawsuits filed in 2020 against former P…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock city board to consider list of tenants’ rights, greater oversight of troubled properties
Measures that would clearly outline the living conditions to which Little Rock renters are entitled and ensure the Little Rock Board of Directors receives a qu…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock officials host 7th, final public forum on proposed sales-tax increase
Little Rock city officials held the last of seven public meetings on Mayor Frank Scott Jr.'s proposed sales-tax increase on Thursday as part of the mayor's eff…
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Subscriber ExclusivePotential call center meant to aid patrons under review at Central Arkansas Library System
Officials at the Central Arkansas Library System are continuing to evaluate whether to route phone calls from patrons to a central hub akin to a call center.
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Subscriber ExclusiveHUD demands Little Rock housing authority repay $1.2 million of flagged expenses
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has ordered the housing authority of the city of Little Rock to repay roughly $1.2 million that federal au…
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Subscriber ExclusiveFallen service members honored at Arkansas veterans cemetery
Fallen service members were honored Monday during a Memorial Day ceremony held under a cloudless blue sky at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Litt…
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Subscriber ExclusiveHUD demands Little Rock housing authority repay $1.2 million of flagged expenses
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has ordered the housing authority of the city of Little Rock to repay roughly $1.2 million that federal au…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Four-way stop coming to Kavanaugh and Cedar | Rodney Parham construction extended
N. Rodney Parham work is scheduled
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Subscriber ExclusivePair of contracts tied to construction of Little Rock homeless village get city board’s authorization
LITTlE ROCK -- The Little Rock Board of Directors voted Tuesday to move ahead with two contracts associated with the construction of a planned micro-home villa…
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Subscriber ExclusiveSuspect charged in break-in at newly renovated Williams Library in Little Rock
A man broke into the newly renovated Sue Cowan Williams Library in Little Rock and stole a video game console before he was apprehended by police earlier this …
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Subscriber ExclusivePair of contracts tied to construction of Little Rock homeless village get city board’s authorization
The Little Rock Board of Directors voted Tuesday to move ahead with two contracts associated with the construction of a planned micro-home village meant to pro…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. has yet to interview applicants for city manager
LITTLE ROCK -- A group of five city officials are reviewing applications submitted by individuals seeking to become city manager in order to recommend finalist…
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Subscriber ExclusiveLittle Rock Port Authority’s board OKs 240-foot rail spur extension
LITTLE ROCK -- Members of the Little Rock Port Authority's board of directors voted on Wednesday to fund a railroad extension through an agreement with Trac-Wo…
