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UALR Hosts SpectacuaLR Fundraiser for Trojan Athletics

UALR Hosts SpectacuaLR Fundraiser for Trojan Athletics

The October 22 event raised money for athletic facilities and student-athlete investments and honored longtime supporters Larry and Debbie Golden.

Live Poll

Do you support private donors funding college athletic facilities in your community?

For Little Rock, Arkansas's capital and the site of the Central High desegregation, coverage here follows city government, Pulaski County, local school districts, business and public safety. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the wider metro.


Business

Jobs — General

Baldwin & Shell Becomes 100% Employee-Owned

Little Rock contractor Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. completed a transition to full employee ownership through an employee stock ownership plan.


Politics

Live Poll

Are gas and grocery prices getting better or worse for your household?

Elections

Little Rock Voters Brave Rain on Election Day

Voters across Little Rock cast ballots in the Nov. 3 election despite rainy weather on Tuesday.

Little Rock Voters Brave Rain on Election Day

Crime

Live Poll

Should Little Rock limit how police use license plate readers and facial recognition?

Law Enforcement

Little Rock Board to Vote on Police Surveillance Oversight

A proposed ordinance would require monthly audits and public reporting on how police use surveillance technology.

Little Rock Board to Vote on Police Surveillance Oversight

Finance

Corporate Finance

Westrock Coffee Refinances Beverage Unit, Reaffirms Outlook

The Little Rock-based coffee company reported third quarter 2026 results and closed an upsized refinancing for its Beverage Solutions segment.

Westrock Coffee Refinances Beverage Unit, Reaffirms Outlook

Health

Cancer

UAMS Surgeon Dr. James Suen Dies at 85

Longtime head and neck surgeon and cancer research co-founder Dr. James Suen died Wednesday, November 4.

UAMS Surgeon Dr. James Suen Dies at 85

Coverage on this page runs across city council decisions, the Pulaski County courthouse and Little Rock School District and Pulaski County Special School District alongside the state government, healthcare and logistics employers shaping the regional economy. From The Heights and Hillcrest to Quapaw Quarter, Capitol View and Pulaski Heights, neighborhood coverage extends into Faulkner County, Saline County, Lonoke County and Perry County where stories cross the line. The capital's concentration of state government employment ties local economic conditions to legislative sessions and state budget cycles throughout the year. Public safety, school district governance and infrastructure investment are the questions that recur most in local coverage.


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