The Arkansas Department of Transportation held a winter weather exercise on Oct. 27 with driver training, equipment checks and snowplow road tests. ARDOT says crews in Northwest Arkansas will hold their own training separately.
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The publisher of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, WEHCO Media, says it will lay off about 25% of the paper's workforce, or 28 people, at the end of the year. The company cited falling print circulation and advertising and the industry's shift to digital.
Federal court data show Arkansas led the nation in Chapter 12 farm bankruptcy filings in the third quarter of 2026, with 12. So far this year 32 Arkansas agricultural operations have filed, nearly matching all of 2025's 33, and the National Agricultural Law Center's Harrison Pittman explains how the reorganization process works.
Arkansas football's game at Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 7, will kick off at 11:45 a.m. on SEC Network. Auburn leads the all-time series 21-13-1, and before that trip the Hogs host Missouri in Fayetteville on Halloween to close out Homecoming Week.
Cover band No Vacancy will headline HogTown on Maple Street on Halloween before the Razorbacks host Missouri. The free pregame event north of Razorback Stadium opens four hours before kickoff and runs until 15 minutes before the game.
