Jason Hopkins

A wildfire that burned more than 2,300 acres in Union County was 80% contained Saturday afternoon, with fire lines established around the entire blaze and crews continuing to watch for flare-ups, officials said.

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton visited Union County following the Pine Tree Road Fire, where he recognized first responders and other agencies for their work during the wildfire and toured the burned area.

Hospitals and health care providers serving Union, Ouachita and Columbia counties are among those included in the first round of nearly $150 million in rural health funding announced Thursday by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

A wildfire in Union County began burning again Saturday, days after state officials said the Pine Tree Road Fire was 100% contained.

LEWISVILLE, Ark. -- A major battery manufacturer has agreed to buy lithium from a planned South Arkansas project for 10 years, giving the development another boost.

The El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce is working with seven active state recruitment and expansion projects, has helped support 201 new jobs and is putting more attention on housing, infrastructure, health care and workforce needs.

Texarkana College has reached its highest enrollment in school history, with 5,100 students enrolled for the fall semester as of Friday.

L3Harris Technologies announced this week that it has received an undefinitized contract award from Lockheed Martin valued at $4.7 billion over seven years for work on the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor.

TEXARKANA -- Lloyd Jackson was like most college students at the time, sitting in class when reports began coming in about a plane hitting the World Trade Center.

Now-Texarkana College President Dr. Jason Smith was sitting in a room full of school principals when a phone started ringing.