LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HUGG & HALL EQUIPMENT COMPANY marks its 70th Anniversary and celebrates achievement as a leading equipment dealer in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma with operations in Southern Missouri and East Texas. Just in time for anniversary celebrations, the company is excited to announce recognition for its long-term efforts by Forbes magazine. Hugg & Hall is ranked #6 on Forbes' 2026 America's Best-In-State Companies - Arkansas. "Reaching this milestone of 70 years in business is such an honor.

According to USDA, American hatcheries increased placements of eggs and chicks during the week ending on February 14th. Hatcheries set 254 million eggs in incubators during the week, which the agency said is up 2% year-over-year. The average hatchability, which is the number of chicks hatched by eggs set three weeks earlier, was 79%. Broiler placements totaled 196 million chicks for meat, also a 2% increase. From January 10th-February 14th, placements increased 2% on an annual basis to 1.18 billion. Georgia had the largest number of broiler-type eggs, set at 36.3 billion.

TALLULAH, La., and COTTON PLANT, Ark. -- The water looked like coffee as it ran from the tap. Even simple chores like laundry and dishwashing became nearly impossible, the water running like a medium roast brew from the faucet into the sink of Donald Wood's home, staining clothes and appliances. "I can't recall the number of times I've driven to Vicksburg and rented a motel room just to take a shower," Wood said, a drive of about 30 minutes each way. "Imagine bathing or showering or brushing your teeth in such filth." Wood is a longtime resident of the city of Tallulah.

Democrats were mocked for leaving one of their most popular presidents off their party's Presidents' Day message after Republicans noticed that former President Bill Clinton was absent. The former Arkansas governor and 42nd commander in chief was missing from a "Happy President's Day" image that included John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Franklin Roosevelt, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The only Democratic presidents missing between Roosevelt and Biden's tenures were Clinton and Harry Truman.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Alex Condon scored 24 points and No. 12 Florida tightened its grip atop the Southeastern Conference standings with a 94-75 win over Mississippi on Saturday. Florida (21-6, 12-2 SEC) entered as the conference leader with a two-game cushion in the loss column over Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee with four games remaining. The win was the seventh consecutive for the Gators and extended its SEC road game winning streak to six. Florida improved to 16-2 since mid-December and remained unbeaten in February.

Democrats were mocked for leaving one of their most popular presidents off their party's Presidents' Day message after Republicans noticed that former President Bill Clinton was absent. The former Arkansas governor and 42nd commander in chief was missing from a 'Happy President's Day' image that included John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Franklin Roosevelt, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The only Democratic presidents missing between Roosevelt and Biden's tenures were Clinton and Harry Truman.

Four Arkansans whose leadership and business acumen earned them a spot in the 2026 University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business' Arkansas Business Hall of Fame will be honored at a ceremony Friday night at the Statehouse Convention Center. This year's hall-of-famers are Sue Walk Burnett, James Dyke, Scott Ford and David Stickler. Burnett is the president of Texas-based staffing agency Burnett Specialists, which she founded in 1974.

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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.