TITLE: Arkansas woman goes to D.C. to praise Trump for being a friend to Black people - Arkansas Times TEXT: The Washington Post shouted Arnetta Bradford of Hope this week in a piece about President Donald Trump's Black History Month celebration at the White House. If Bradford's name sounds familiar, it's because she was Gov. Sarah Sanders' pick to fill a South Arkansas state representative seat in a race that got really heated, and really weird. Ultimately, Dolly Henley beat Bradford in the Republican primary and claimed the win, since there was no Democratic challenger.

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When Dr. Josh Roller arrived in Northwest Arkansas in 2007, bariatric surgery was viewed with skepticism. Nearly two decades later, Roller has performed more than 13,000 weight-loss surgeries, and built a 100-employee practice spanning three cities. He also opened Arkansas' first accredited bariatric ambulatory surgery center -- transforming Fayetteville into a hub for minimally invasive weight loss surgery, drawing patients from 49 states and from across the world. From Tulsa, Okla., Roller attended medical school at the University of Oklahoma.

Shoffner said she joined a California-based climate group because of its support for a bill that would tax Americans for their emissions Hallie Shoffner is running for Senate in Arkansas as a political outsider who will "fight for farmers." Before launching her campaign, however, Shoffner revealed that she joined a California-based climate organization over its support for a carbon tax bill that could cost farmers billions. In a 2020 op-ed for the Arkansas Business Journal, headlined "This Is How I Will Change My Son's Future," Shoffner identified "climate change" as something that "keeps [h

Today - Texas primary early voting continues through Feb. 27. More info: https://www.kut.org/politics/2026-02-17/early-voting-texas-republican-democratic-primary-primaries-midterm-elections https://www.votetexas.gov/faq/early-voting.html For locations: https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/where.html Today - North Carolina state primary in-person early voting continues through Feb. 28.

Dave Kimbrough and his sister, Jan Kimbrough-Miller, got a lot miles - Dave estimates 20 years - from Dave's claim in advertisements: "I'm not bragging, I'm just applying for a job." That was him and the Kimbrough Team of real estate agents actively seeking work. Now, after a 20-plus-year association with RE/MAX, the Kimbrough Team has bought into a new company: global, boutique real estate brokerage The Agency. This time, they weren't seeking work.

The Department of Theatre in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences unleashes the ARKType New Play Festival, Feb. 27-March 15, 2026, a celebration of new work featuring thesis productions by M.F.A. Playwriting candidates Basil Parnell and Connor Johnson, alongside a devised ensemble piece created by the UARK graduate theatre cohort in collaboration with Tectonic Theater Project. "All the plays in this year's festival grapple with wildness and what it means to be untamed, unbounded, and creatively alive," says John Walch, associate professor and head of the M.F.A. program in playwriting.

The Democratic Party put together a Presidents' Day tribute on social media that snubbed one of their most electorally successful presidents in modern history. Bill Clinton, the guy who won two terms and left office with a 66% approval rating, got left out of the party's official image like the creepy uncle no one wants to sit next to at Thanksgiving dinner. The post from the Democrat Party's official X account showed a "Happy Presidents' Day" collage featuring JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, FDR, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. Notice anyone missing?

Russia invaded Ukraine four years ago this month.