State in national test of wireless Internet
Arkansas is part of a national experiment to see if wireless Internet can serve vast rural areas that telecommunication companies…
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From chicken to politics, here are some of my favorite stories.
I covered the Town of Chapel Hill in North Carolina for the Daily Tar Heel before moving to Arkansas to cover agriculture and then state politics for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. In 2017, I left journalism to become a data scientist at Red Hat.
In emails, first lady firm on mansion wants
First lady Susan Hutchinson demanded final approval and sometimes sole say in decorating choices at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion -…
Big firms' efforts lift up region
Rural areas rarely become economic powerhouses, but Northwest Arkansas is an exception. In the past few decades, it has become…
State's incentive program built on promise
Officials touted Dassault Falcon Jet's expansion more than two years ago as a shining example of state government and industry…
More farmers, fewer lawyers making laws
There are innumerable ways to ruin a farm. Crop prices might fall. Grain buyers could go bankrupt. It could rain…
Keeper of the Bronze: Door polisher shines on job
As long as there are air and water and tourists with sweaty hands, Arkansas will need Richard Adcock -- or…
In state — vestiges of Confederacy
The Confederate flag is more than a rectangular piece of fabric. Both sides of a growing debate can agree on…
Couples jubilant long journey is over
They met in a crime-ridden part of Memphis at a nondescript gay nightclub marked only by a small sign in…
Camden, ordnance go way back
CAMDEN -- Over the years, workers from this city have made some of the most potent weapons in the world.
Little Capitol visitors learn history, clasp cash
They arrive to observe democracy, learn Arkansas history and hold piles of cash. Thousands of people visit the Capitol each…
Farmers plant hopes for growth on co-op
CEDARVILLE -- It took more than five years of farming before Jeremy Prater could pay himself a salary. That isn't…
Tyson leads two rivals in EPA violations
The average Tyson Foods facility will spend nearly six months in violation of an environmental law every three years, an…
Bookshops' varying lures speak volumes
FAYETTEVILLE -- Though only 220 steps separate Dickson Street Bookshop from Nightbird Books in downtown Fayetteville, the bookstores' strategies for…
Delta groundwater lessens
In order to save their main water source, farmers in the Delta will need to find new sources of water…
From Survivors to Strategists
It’s a movement that was born at UNC — and in spite of UNC. A year ago today, Andrea Pino,…
With the odds stacked against them, NC shelter animals hope to find a home
For the data behind the story and an interactive map of euthanasia rates across North Carolina, please visit this page.
College rebuilds, takes neighbors along
Seated in a conference room in Arkansas Baptist College’s Old Main, Fitz Hill glances at an old poster that asks…
'Nature meets NASCAR'
At the intersection of race, religion and booze in Orange County lies Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsborough, the last of 52…
‘I felt like a number': Husband’s cancer takes teacher out of the classroom
A Frederick County Public Schools teacher has had to choose between keeping her classroom and caring for her sick husband.