Arkansas
Arkansas’s state symbols: Do you know them all?
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Arkansas has more than two dozen official state symbols but do you know all of them?
Many of the symbols are familiar to Arkansans such as the diamond as the state’s official gem and the state’s official grain is rice. But, did you know Arkansas had an official state dinosaur or soil?
Arkansas was not always ‘the Natural State’, here were the state’s other nicknames
Here are the official state symbols for Arkansas, when they were given the title and who was Governor at the time it became the official symbol, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas:
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State Anthem: “Arkansas” by Eva Ware Bennett, 1987, Gov. Bill Clinton
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State Beverage: Milk, 1985, Gov. Bill Clinton
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State Bird: Mockingbird, 1929, Gov. Harvey Parnell
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State Butterfly: Diana Fritillary, 2007, Gov. Mike Beebe
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State Dinosaur: Arkansaurus fridayi, 2017, Gov. Asa Hutchinson
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State Flower: Apple Blossom, 1901, Gov. Jeff Davis
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State Folk Dance: Square Dance, 1991, Gov. Bill Clinton
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State Fruit and Vegetable: South Arkansas Vine Ripe Tomato, 1987, Gov. Bill Clinton
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State Gem: Diamond, 1967, Gov Winthrop Rockefeller
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State Grain: Rice, 2007, Gov. Mike Beebe
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State Grape: Cynthiana, 2009, Gov. Mike Beebe
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State Historic Cooking Vessel: Dutch Oven, 2001, Gov, Mike Huckabee
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State Historical Song: “The Arkansas Traveler” by Sanford Faulkner, 1987, Gov. Bill Clinton
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State Insect: Honeybee, 1973, Gov. Dale Bumpers
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State Mammal: White-tailed Deer, 1993, Gov. Jim Guy Tucker
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State Mineral: Quartz, 1967, Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller
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State Motto: “Regnat Populus” (The People Rule), 1907, Gov. Xenophon Pindall
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State Musical Instrument: Fiddle, 1985, Gov. Bill Clinton
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State Nickname: The Natural State, 1995, Gov. Jim Guy Tucker
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State Nut: Pecan, 2009, Gov. Mike Beebe
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State Rock: Bauxite, 1967, Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller
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State Soil: Stuttgart Soil Series, 1997, Gov. Mike Huckabee
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State Songs: “Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)” by Wayland Holyfield and “Oh, Arkansas” by Terry Rose and Gary Klass, 1987, Gov. Bill Clinton
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State Tree: Pine, 1939, Gov. Carl E. Bailey
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Autopsies rule Arkansas mothers death a suicide; twin children’s deaths homicides
BONANZA, Ark. (KATV) — According to our partners at 40/29 News, autopsies show that Charity Beallis died by suicide, and her six-year-old twin children died by homicide.
Beallis and the children were found on December 3, 2025, in their home in Bonanza. All three had gunshot wounds.
Records show that Beallis and her husband were in the process of divorcing when the murders happened. 40/29 reports that Beallis’ son has asked that their divorce be considered final, while her husband, Randall Beallis, has asked the court to dismiss the divorce proceedings.
The news release listed the following evidence:
— An examination of the transcripts of the deposition of Mrs. Beallis in the divorce/custody case and the final hearing on the case on 12-2-2025, reveal that she wished to be reconciled to her estranged husband, which did not happen. Mrs. Beallis, after being represented by four different attorneys, represented herself in the contested divorce/custody hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, Mrs. Beallis was ordered to begin joint custody of her children with her estranged husband.
–Mrs. Beallis’ estranged husband was a driver of a Tesla electric vehicle at that time. Tesla has compiled location data on Tesla vehicles, and according to the information provided by Tesla, Mrs. Beallis’ estranged husband’s vehicle was not near the residence in Bonanza on the night in question. Also, the estranged husband’s phones did not “ping” any of the cell towers proximately related to Ms. Beallis’ location.
–Information from the home security alarm company shows the alarm was deactivated by Mrs. Beallis by her phone (she had exclusive access to the security system) at around 10 pm on the night in question. Even though deactivated, the alarm company was able to provide information showing no doors or windows to the home were opened during that time. When law enforcement arrived after 9:30 am on 12-3-2025, there were no doors or windows open, and they had to use a key to enter the home. SCSO rigorously tested the functioning of each door and window and found them to be operating properly.
The court released an order on Wednesday stating that it does not have jurisdiction to rule on those motions regarding the divorce. Beallis’ body has been released to her son, while the children are with Randall Beallis.
Arkansas
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Wally Hall
Wally Hall is assistant managing sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, he is a member and past president of the Football Writers Association of America, member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, past president and current executive committee and board member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
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