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Tourism is the second-largest sector of the Arkansas economy (behind agriculture), and promises to become even more important to the state during the next several decades. That's because Arkansas finds itself in a sweet spot demographically. Many of those who study population trends believe the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will pass Chicago by the end of this decade as the nation's third-largest metropolitan area.
Starting this summer, students will be able to do more than just study and print when it comes to Sims Memorial Library. Last Thursday, the library hosted the grand opening of its graphic novel and games collection on the second floor with the serials department. The room was full of students and staff alike who...
Some of the richest farmland in America surrounds Eudora, the Chicot County town that was the subject of last Sunday's column. That column focused on the crime problems that likely will speed up population losses that have beset Eudora for the past 40 years. Dozens of small towns across the Arkansas Delta find themselves in the same boat.
I sit outside on the second-floor balcony and savor a cup of coffee along with a cinnamon roll from the German bakery in Arkadelphia. I watch Friday morning traffic on U.S. 67 before returning to my room at the Captain Henderson House.
I’m leaving Historic Washington State Park in Hempstead County for a meeting at Arkadelphia in Clark County, but I have some time to kill. Rather than taking Interstate 30 out of Hope, I get on U.S. 67 and explore Nevada County, which is between Hempstead and Clark counties.