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Taye Gatewood threw for three touchdowns and ran for a third in Arkansas Techs 35-13 win over East Central in the Wonder Boys home opener on Sept. 10.

When he was 4 years old, Tony Shepherds uncle took him to an Army parade ... a spectacle the child never forgot.

LITTLE ROCK -- Little Rock School Board members at a special meeting Thursday took the rare step of considering the discipline of one of its members but, instead, recommitted themselves to consistently fulfilling their responsibilities as defined in law and policy.

Little Rock School Board members at a special meeting Thursday took the rare step of considering the discipline of one of its members but, instead, recommitted themselves to consistently fulfilling their responsibilities as defined in law and policy.

Little Rock School Board members at a special meeting Thursday took the rare step of considering the discipline of one of its members but, instead, recommitted themselves to consistently fulfilling their responsibilities as defined in law and policy.

In Sundays column I outlined current trends that play to Little Rocks benefit: tremendous growth in the financial sector as companies such as Bank OZK and Simmons Bank become major regional players; the steady growth of the health-care sector, which will only speed up as the nation ages; the fact that the Little Rock area has become a distribution hub at a time when the supply chain has never been more important.

The National Association of Colored Womens Clubs highlighted its Little Rock convention with "A Night Celebrating Excellence," its awards banquet, July 23 in the ballroom of the Robinson Center.

In June 2021, Anselme Mucunguzi and Theophile Nsengimana founded Vanoma, an integrated, last-mile delivery startup.

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh stopped in Little Rock on Wednesday to tout an administrative effort to build jobs programs in the nation and he left behind $2 million to help the city get started.

Col. Leland Tony Shepherd, a decorated member of the Army National Guard, is now leading in the Arkansas branch of the military reserve, making him the