Roller-Chenal’s Miracle, and Building Back After the Storm
When the March 31 tornado ripped through the Roller-Chenal Funeral Home in Little Rock and the company’s office building, President Bill Booker “didn’t have time to get scared.” read more >
When the March 31 tornado ripped through the Roller-Chenal Funeral Home in Little Rock and the company’s office building, President Bill Booker “didn’t have time to get scared.” read more >
Customers purchased thousand of dollars worth of gift certificates in the weeks the restaurant was closed. read more >
West Little Rock branches operated by Pine Bluff’s Simmons Bank and Batesville’s Citizens Bank were put out of action by a March 31 twister, along with an Eagle Bank & Trust office at 2310 E. Kiehl Ave. in Sherwood. read more >
The National Storm Shelter Association's operations director says there are creative solutions for more storm shelters but cutting corners is not an option. read more >
The company, moved by the devastating storms and tornadoes that struck Arkansas March 31, presented the $50,000 check in an event at Landers Toyota on Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock, with executives from all three area Landers dealerships present. read more >
As Little Rock recovers from the tornado that destroyed at least 2,000 structures, builders and engineers are reviving a long discussion about whether there should be regulations requiring safe rooms or shelters in residential and commercial properties. read more >
Within about 72 hours of its offices taking a direct hit from Friday’s tornado, the company was back in business. read more >
The storm is a devastating setback for the Keet family's plan to redevelop the shopping center. But they plan to push forward. read more >
The company is another step closer to replacing a building that was destroyed by a tornado in early 2020. read more >
The panel also expressed support for new flights to Nashville, Tennessee. read more >
National Weather Service officials said Wednesday that a weekend tornado that killed 15 people as it ripped through Little Rock's suburbs was just shy of being rated Arkansas' first top-of-the-scale storm in 85 years. read more >
Mark Wade and his family heard the dire warnings on TV and the tornado sirens, and were prepared to ride out the storm in their closet when a neighbor across the street on Vilonia's Aspen Creek Drive yelled out: "Come over! We're going in the storm cellar!" read more >
The half-mile-wide tornado carved an 80-mile path of destruction through the Little Rock suburbs Sunday evening, killing at least 15 people, flattening rows of homes, shredding cars along a highway and demolishing a brand-new school before it even had a chance to open. read more >
President Barack Obama is sending his deepest condolences to those affected by a deadly tornado that ripped through Arkansas and has directed federal resources to the area. read more >
Photos, videos and more coverage from news organizations and others of the April 27 storms that ripped through Arkansas. read more >
