Misty Orpin

State Sen. Jim Hendren’s nonprofit political organization Common Ground Arkansas named Misty Orpin as the executive director. read more >

The COVID lady has greater appreciation for the coronavirus after surviving her own bout with the disease. read more >

The year 2020 hasn’t gone according to plan for anyone, least of all small-business owners in Arkansas. read more >

Misty Orpin is handing off her latest baby, the pandemic news and data site arkansascovid.com, which she birthed on her laptop and raised to indispensability. read more >

Rob Wells, the University of Arkansas journalism professor who is helping take over the arkansascovid.com news site, is also taking strict precautions against the virus. read more >

ArkansasCOVID.com, a startup news and data project built to prominence during the pandemic by Misty Orpin, is transferring its operations to the journalism program at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. read more >

Leo Orpin, the co-owner of Black Apple in downtown Springdale, said he and his co-owners resisted the urge to reopen the business in phases until July when Black Apple, the state’s only cidery, opened its back patio. read more >

People paying close attention to the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas have likely encountered ArkansasCOVID.com, a website founded and edited by Misty Orpin of Springdale that is closely tracking data tied to the outbreak. read more >

Black Apple Crossing is offering only curbside and delivery service from its taproom in Springdale, has temporarily laid off a couple of folks, and has cut hours for other employees because of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >