As the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine continues across Arkansas, some nurses are coming out of retirement to help with the distribution. Nurses says it's been challenging because they don't have enough vaccines for all of the volunteers.

The Arkansas Citizens First Congress is pressing members of the General Assembly to enforce COVID-19 protections at the Capitol. The organization is also requesting legislative leaders allow constituents who are under quarantine or for health reasons the capability to virtually testify during committee meetings.

U.S. Congressman French Hill doesn't like the nearly two-trillion dollar relief plan supported by the Biden administration. The Republican from Arkansas's 2nd District talks with Roby Brock, from our partner Talk Business and Politics , about the plan.

Guest speakers are still being invited to talks by organizations during the pandemic, but the lectures are mostly virtual. While losing the initimacy of an in-perosn talk, the era of Zoom does allow for more people to attend. We asked the Central Arkansas Library System how the shift has changed things for their speaker series.

On Feb. 5th, Facing South published an article by Olivia Paschal titled "Emails show Tyson's sway over Arkansas mayor during COVID surge in plants." In it, Paschal lays out what she found after sorting through thousands of emails obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.

Nathan Gordon was Arkansas's lieutenant governor for 20 years, but prior to that, he had received the Medal of Honor for rescuing crews from several downed airplanes during World War II. Today, he's the subject of a profile by Randy Dixon from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History .

Next semester, a Signature Seminar in the University of Arkansas Honors College will focus on conspiracy theories and their origins and effects. Tuesday night, Ryan Neville-Shepard, an assistant professor of communication at the U of A, will lead a preview lecture about his upcoming seminar.

At the very end of 2020, The Holler at 8th Street Market in Bentonville announced it would be closing because of the pandemic's impact on the business, but it's possible it may reopen in the future. In the meantime, the space will be occupied by California-based Loanpal until the company can find a permanent location.

Glen Campbell began playing guitar at a young age in rural Arkansas and would later become an international recording figure, host his own television show and star in the first filmed version of True Grit . We remember his life and career with the help of archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History . This segment originally aired on May 26, 2020.

We go back to 2002 when Kyle Kellams paid a visit to the small town of Quitman where, at that time, 14 elephants had found sanctuary with Scott and Heidi Riddle. The Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary opened in 1990 to provide a permanent home for African and Asian elephants.