Bruce Maloch

Bank OZK of Little Rock is involved in a court battle over a landfill purchase that has generated opposing circuit court rulings and raised questions about whether Arkansas taxpayers can be required to bail out holders of revenue bonds. read more >

The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, which produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday that it had canceled the 2020 event due to COVID-19. read more >

Magnolia’s Farmers Bank & Trust holds more than $147.8 million of the $368 million deposits in Prosper, Texas, a city of nearly 30,000 an hour north of Dallas. read more >

With a backup plan to save Arkansas' Medicaid expansion by defunding it, Gov. Asa Hutchinson will need a leap of faith from political foes on both sides of the aisle to prevent thousands of poor people losing their health coverage. read more >

It's unclear whether courts would require a justice of the peace to officiate over a same-sex wedding, even though clerks are required to issue licenses to gay couples, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Wednesday. read more >

Magnolia native Victoria Maloch has been chosen to serve on the Future Farmers of America national leadership team. She is the first female from Arkansas to serve as a national FFA officer. read more >

A proposal to allow Arkansas to retain excess property tax revenue from a handful of school districts won the backing of a Senate committee Thursday, but faced opposition from the top Republican in the House and superintendents from the districts. read more >

Abortion and voter ID bills remained on the legislative front burner as well while lawmakers positioned themselves for the coming debate over Medicaid expansion. read more >

Wednesday will be a day of victory, defeat and spin -- assuming we know the election results. read more >