School buildings are closed for the academic year, but classes are continuing online. To give students in rural parts of the region access to internet, OzarksGo is supplying wifi hotspots.

Worries about food scarcity and hoarding during the COVID-19 pandemic are spurring more Americans to home garden for the first time. Farmer Lindi Phillips, who operates Willowmeade Farm in Prairie Grove, has been responding to online queries on where to dig and what is best to plant on the Ozarks bioregion. She's also sharing gardening advice on her Facebook page as well via her Instagram @matriarkie. In a video, Phillips demonstrates how she tills her family garden using draft horses dragging

As many choose to spend most of their time at home during the pandemic, bread baking has become one of the more popular undertakings. We spoke with the owner and head baker at The Family Crumb in Bentonville about the trend and then tried out a simple no-knead bread recipe from the New York Times that's perfect for beginners.

On Monday, during his coronavirus response briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson reported the highest single day increase in COVID-19 cases in the state at 130. He attributed it to the growing number of cases in Arkansas's incarcerated populations. There are now at least 55 positive cases of the virus at a federal prison in Forrest City and 43 in a maximum security barrack at Cummins Unit near Gould. Hutchinson also announced the appointment of a board of medical professionals to advise how, and

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been both sobering and confusing. The CARES Act passed by Congress offers some relief, but each lifeline comes with its own forms and rules. A new online toolkit created by Communities Unlimited serves as a guide through the material.

Arkansas Immigrant Defense, a nonprofit legal aid group based in Springdale, with a satellite office in Little Rock, has issued its fourth annual report, titled “ A Way Through Walls .” Founder and D irector Stephen Coger discusses the agency's many accomplishments and introduces us to a young Arkansas immigrant successfully served by the human rights law firm.

Social distancing has ended booth sales of Girl Scout cookies. To adapt, Girl Scout Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas are now allowing people to purchase cookies online for themselves or to donate.

The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Oral and Visual History provides us with some archives tracing Bill Clinton's career as Arkansas's governor.

Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , makes a rare Monday appearance to talk about fewer planes and sales tax dollars in the Fort Smith metro.

At Friday's coronavirus response briefing, Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston discussed the number of unemployment claims filed in the state since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also discussed the shared work program, opened up through the federal CARES Act, which is being implemented by 44 companies in Arkansas. It allows businesses to divide workable hours to avoid large layoffs. Heading into Easter weekend, Governor Asa Hutchinson appealed for people to not gather. You can