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Paul Lowe (left) and David Stogsdill (Submitted by Simmons Bank) Simmons Bank has promoted Paul Lowe to metro division president for Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville. Lowe has 20 years of experience in corporate and real estate banking at various institutions. He previously led Simmons Bank’s Central Arkansas Division as market president. Before joining Simmons Bank in 2019, Lowe was executive vice president and president of corporate banking at Bear State Bank. He is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist U...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In the world of wildlife management, harvest records usually are broken by small percentages. But bear hunters in Arkansas broke the record of 577 set during the 2018 season by taking 665 in 2020 — a jump of 15%.”The increase of almost 100 bears was largely due to two factors: The fact that there was a sparse mast crop across the state and the fact that we increased the bear zone quota from 345 bears to 500 bears,” Myron Means, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission large carnivore program coordinator, said during the January commission meeting. Archers took 536 bears (...

Photo courtesy of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. LITTLE ROCK — In the world of wildlife management, harvest records usually are broken by small percentages. But bear hunters in Arkansas broke the record of 577 set during the 2018 season by taking 665 in 2020 – a jump of 15 percent. Graphic courtesy of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. “The increase of almost 100 bears was largely due to two factors: The fact that there was a sparse mast crop across the state and the fact that we increased the bear zone quota from 345 bears to 500 bears,” Myron Means, Arkansas Game and Fish Commis...

A building permit for a new restaurant was among the nine issued by the City of Mountain Home in December, according to a report from Jeannie Anderson from the Building Inspection Department. The report indicates a permit was issued to Gregory Co. Inc. on behalf of Schlotzsky’s, located at 1012 U.S. Highway 62 East. The 1,800-square-foot project has a construction value of $943,612. A sign permit was issued to Oxford Signs and Neon on behalf of Ballard and Company, LTD. The project, located at 668 U.S. Highway 62 East at the former location of First Federal and Bear State banks, has a const...