Griffin Coop

Little Rock

Editor at Arkansas Times

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Articles

Former Arkansas Democratic leader to become part-owner of dispensary

3 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Woodruff County Judge Michael John Gray, a former state representative who led the state Democratic Party for four years, will own a part of a West Memphis medical marijuana dispensary after the transaction received approval from state regulators on Thursday. Gray was elected county judge as an independent in November 2022 with 51% of the vote against Republican state Rep. John Ball. Gray was the chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas from 2017 to 2021.
Prisoner escapes from work release in Hope while escapee Grant Hardin remains at large

3 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

A prisoner assigned to a south Arkansas work release center went missing from his job assignment in Hope overnight and is considered escaped, the Arkansas Board of Corrections announced Thursday. Antarian Wright was convicted of aggravated robbery and theft by receiving in Columbia County and was sentenced to 15 years. Wright would have been eligible for parole in July 2028, a spokesperson for the board said.
State revenues down 4% from this time last year as GOP tax cuts take toll

3 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

With the state fiscal year almost over, general revenues are down about 5% from last year thanks to income tax cuts and natural disasters that delayed the deadline for filing tax returns this year. After 11 months of the state’s fiscal year, net available revenues are down $245 million, or 4%, from last year. Gross general revenues are down $372 million, or 4.8%, from last year too. Since 2023, the state Legislature and Gov.
LR Trojans just keep winning, play LSU tonight for chance at glory

3 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

A team that lost 13 of 14 games to end the regular season has gone on an improbable run to win its conference tournament as the league’s lowest seed, win three straight games in the NCAA Regionals to inch closer to the next round and has produced a bona fide superstar with a cool name. Meet your Little Rock Trojans. After beating both Dallas Baptist and LSU as underdogs yesterday, the Trojans will face LSU again tonight in the deciding match of the Baton Rouge Regional.
Best bites of May

4 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop |Milo Strain |Daniel Grear

As May comes to a close, we’re looking back at some of the best restaurant dishes the Eat Arkansas team came across over the last month. Send us your favorite bites and food selfies from the last four weeks as we plan our June dining schedules. Honey chipotle sauce at Slader’s Alaskan Dumpling Co.After a last-minute invite to join a coworker for a night of trivia, I headed to Stone’s Throw Brewing and hoped they’d at least have a food truck outside where I could grab a bite.
Reward upped to $20,000 for prison escapee's capture

4 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

The FBI has increased the reward to $20,000 for information leading to the capture of an Arkansas prison escapee, the Arkansas Department of Corrections said Friday. Authorities announced a $10,000 reward on Thursday and upped the bounty to $20,000 on Friday for information leading to the arrest of Grant Hardin, who escaped from the Arkansas Department of Corrections’ North Arkansas Unit in Calico Rock on Sunday.
LR Trojans are in the NCAA baseball tournament after unlikely run

4 weeks ago | arktimes.com | Rhett Brinkley |Griffin Coop

Move over, Hoosiers!The story of the UA Little Rock Trojans baseball squad’s unexpected rally sounds like the script from an inspirational sports movie. The Trojans lost 13 of their final 14 regular season games and surrendered 43 runs in their final three-game series against Southeast Missouri State before squeaking into the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in Marion, Illinois, as the tournament’s lowest seed.
Law enforcement hits Faulkner County following prison escapee tip

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Multiple law enforcement agencies are following up on a tip that the prisoner who escaped from an Arkansas prison Sunday afternoon may have been seen in Faulkner County later that day. A spokesperson for the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office said the agency had joined others in investigating a tip that came in on Wednesday that escapee Grant Hardin was reportedly seen on Sunday in the area of Highway 65 and Cadron Ridge Road between Conway and Greenbrier.
Sanders trumpets high ALEC score earned for putting corporations above constituents

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

If you follow Arkansas’s governor on social media, you may have seen the news that Arkansas has climbed to 10th in a national ranking for “economic outlook.” Sounds good, right? The fine print at the bottom of Gov. Sarah Sanders’ social media graphic shows the ranking was courtesy of the American Legislative Exchange Council, also known as ALEC.
Assess your personal property by Monday, or else

1 month ago | arktimes.com | Griffin Coop

Arkansans have until Monday to assess their personal or commercial property without incurring a penalty. Pulaski County residents can go to https://www.pulaskicountyassessor.net to assess their property online. The deadline to assess without a penalty is Monday, June 2, since the usual deadline of May 31 falls on a Saturday this year. According to state law, assessments after the deadline will incur a 10% penalty.