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Asa Hutchinson Names Joe Morgan to Game and Fish Commission

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named a retired car dealer from Little Rock to the panel that regulates hunting and fishing in the state. read more >
George Dunklin Jr.
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Legal

Sibling Dispute Leads to Sale of Farm & Hunting Land in Delta

A long-running sibling dispute is culminating this month in a court-ordered sale expected to yield a $50 million-plus transaction. read more >
Properties including the Landers Toyota Scion dealership and service center on Col. Glenn Road in Little Rock were sold to a Minnesota company for $22.1 million.
Banking & Finance / Legal / Real Estate

Landers Auto Dealership Drives $22.1M Toyota Sale (Real Deals)

Luther Auto Group’s acquisition of Steve Landers Toyota in Little Rock generated a real estate transaction valued at $22.1 million. A former Metropolitan National Bank branch in west Little Rock is under new ownership after a $1.76 million sale. And a 27,832-SF piece of the Arcade Building in downtown Little Rock changed hands in a transaction valued at $1.2 million. read more >
Mary Louise Rieger Bullock outside of Rieger Farms, a property in Stuttgart that is now the center of a lawsuit.
Agriculture & Poultry / Legal / Real Estate

Courtroom Confusion as ‘Hearing’ Becomes Trial Overnight Perplexing Widow

Two years after getting sued, Mary Louise Rieger Bullock is still waiting to have her day in court. The chain of events behind the case has left the widowed matriarch of Rieger Family Farms frustrated and has her new lawyer considering all options. read more >
Tourism

Game & Fish Commission Given Proposed Duck Season Dates

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has been presented with proposals for the 2013-14 duck season read more >
Government & Politics

Ken Reeves of Harrison Named to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Gov. Mike Beebe names Ken Reeves of Harrison as the newest commissioner of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Construction / Tourism

Developer, Sons Building $32M Sportsman’s Dream in Delta

About a mile down a mud-rutted road off Arkansas Highway 1 in Desha County rests what’s envisioned as a $32 million sportsman’s dream: Delta Resort & Conference Center near Tillar. read more >
Government & Politics / Tourism

Game & Fish Commissioner Rick Watkins Submits Resignation

Gov. Mike Beebe says the vice chairman of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has resigned, one week after the official was arrested on misdemeanor charges. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal

Game & Fish Vice Chair Rick Watkins Arrested in Lonoke County

Authorities say the vice chairman of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has been arrested on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges. read more >
Government & Politics / Legal

In Victory for Game & Fish, Supreme Court Says Government Can Be Liable for Flood

The Supreme Court rules that the federal government is not automatically exempt from paying for damage caused by temporary flooding from government-owned dams. read more >
The presence of permanent blinds on northeast Arkansas public lands, like the St. Francis Sunken Islands Wildlife Management Area, has led to a dispute over access to the WMAs by hunters who have traditionally frequented the areas.
Government & Politics / Legal

Judge to Rule Soon on Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Duck Blinds

Circuit Judge Randy Philhours heard arguments Friday in a lawsuit to keep permanent duck blinds on public land and said he would rule in several days on a request to dismiss the suit. read more >
Government & Politics

Arkansas Game and Fish Adds 17 Wildlife Officers

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says it is putting 17 new wildlife officers into the field. The agency says that together the cadets completed more than 700 hours of training to get their badges. read more >
Government & Politics

Mike Knoedl Named Director of Game & Fish Commission

Mike Knoedl is the former deputy director of the agency. He previously served in the agency's enforcement division. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Government & Politics / Legal

Duck Hunters Take Legal Shot at Game & Fish Commission

Duck hunters got a reprieve last week from an order that would have ended special accommodations that only exist in three northeast Arkansas wildlife management areas. read more >
John Carman, Scout executive for the Quapaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America: Shale Play revenue has "really been a godsend for us."
Construction / Energy / Government & Politics

Shale Play Produces a Financial Boon for Boy Scouts, Game & Fish Commission

The Quapaw Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission have collected checks from natural gas concerns totaling more than $40 million during the last five years. read more >
Government & Politics / Tourism

Duck Hunting: Popular Sport Turns Migrant Pests Into Profit

Duck hunting permits in Arkansas neared the 100,000 mark in 2003, but the sport is still dwarfed in popularity by deer hunting — an annual pastime for some 300,000 Arkansans. read more >