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Arkansas broadband office requests public input on draft plan – Arkansas Advocate

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January 16, 2024

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Arkansas broadband office requests public input on draft plan – Arkansas Advocate

The Arkansas State Broadband Office is seeking feedback on a draft plan to expand broadband access across the state.

Input can be provided online or in person at one of three meetings this week:

3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 18 at 1652 White Dr. in Batesville
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 19 at 121 W. Main St. in Prescott
3 to 5 p.m Jan. 19 at 120 River Market Ave. in Little Rock

The Digital Skills and Opportunity Plan was developed based on data from more than 12,000 survey responses, 32 focus groups and in-person visits to all 75 counties during the summer. It aims to develop a plan for equipping Arkansans “with the digital skills necessary to succeed in the 21st-century digital economy,” according to a press release.

“It is important that as many Arkansans as possible provide feedback on this draft plan,” Arkansas State Broadband Director Glen Howie said. “Every voice matters to ensure the state’s plan is effective and accounts for the unique challenges that different segments of the state population face.”

Arkansas received more than $840,000 through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to address the state’s digital skills gap. This funding is in addition to a $5 million investment to create a five-year action plan for internet access.

The final Digital Skills and Opportunity Plan will be submitted to the federal government later this month. The report will help Arkansas be competitive for “additional investments to enhance digital opportunity across the state,” according to the press release.

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Arkansas State defeats Texas State 83-82

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One more list of wishes for Arkansas in 2026 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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January 10, 2026

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One more list of wishes for Arkansas in 2026 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Rex Nelson

rnelson@adgnewsroom.com

Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called “Southern Fried.”

After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia’s Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.

He returned to the Democrat as assistant sports editor in 1985. From 1986-1989, he was its Washington correspondent. He left to be Jackson T. Stephens’ consultant.

Rex became the Democrat-Gazette’s first political editor in 1992, but left in 1996 to join then-Gov. Mike Huckabee’s office. He also served from 2005-09 in the administration of President George W. Bush.

From 2009-2018, he worked stints at the Communications Group, Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities, and Simmons First National Corp.

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USA Truck returns to private Arkansas-based ownership | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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January 9, 2026

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USA Truck returns to private Arkansas-based ownership | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Dylan Sherman

dsherman@nwaonline.com

Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He is based in Northwest Arkansas and focuses on Tyson Foods Inc. and the transportation industry. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he has been with the newspaper since 2023.

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