Bill Simmons

William Nolan Jr., Casey Laman and Robert Wilson Sr. and Jr. were among 34 Arkansas business leaders and notable professionals who died during the last year. read more >

The recently emptied job of Bill Simmons, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette political editor of 16 years who died Oct. 29, has been filled by Frank Lockwood. read more >

Bill Simmons, a former Associated Press bureau chief who covered Arkansas politics for nearly a half-century, including the Whitewater and Paula Jones scandals that dogged Bill Clinton's presidency, has died. read more >