Happy bicentennial, Arkansas! You don't look a day over 190. OK, settle down. This isn't the state's 200th birthday. That's not until June 15, 2036. Saturday, though, is the 200th anniversary of ...

Other conditions would mandate the Arkansas Department of of Transportation to increase the territory's funding by 50 percent for the next 10 years, and Game and Fish would be required to remit 30 ...

Arkansas seceded from the union in May 1861, then was readmitted in 1868. Representative Steve Womack and Senator John Boozman made tweets celebrating the state's birthday. Today marks 187 years ...

When the Arkansas Territory was created in 1819, it was described as being “on” the river, according to the Encyclopedia of ...

Arkansas became the 25th U.S. state on June 15, 1836. Skip to content. ... President James Monroe signed an act of Congress to create the Arkansas territory.When Arkansas became a state in 1836, ...

Henry Conway was tasked with transferring land from the U.S. government to private landowners after Missouri became a state in 1821 and much of its southern territory became Arkansas territory.

The Honey Springs Battlefield in Checotah will be holding its annual memorial service on Saturday, July 19 at 10:30 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Honor Flight of the Ozarks announced it has expanded its territory into Arkansas. A press release from Honor Flight of the Ozarks says veterans from 13 Arkansas counties are ...