Arkansas
Stress wore out Hogs as SEC rivals dance on
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas came into the season with so much promise. They had the No.1 Perfect Game freshman recruiting class. They had landed the No. 6 incoming portal class according to D1Baseball. Fans even prescribed to the superstitious theory of a football title in 1964, a basketball title in 1994 and a potential baseball title in 2024.
However, as the fellow top SEC teams swept their regionals with relative ease, Arkansas became the only Top 8 seed to fail to make a regional final and is at risk of becoming the only team not to advance to the Super Regional pending the result between No. 4 UNC and LSU. Fellow SEC top 8 seeds No. 1 Tennessee, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Texas A&M and No. 7 Georgia went a combined 12-0 and swept their way to the next round.
Arkansas’ style of play finally caught up to the Razorbacks, fighting and clawing for every win, going 10-4 in one-run games to get to 43-12 heading into the SEC Tournament.
“We didn’t blow anybody out,” coach Dave Van Horn said. “They didn’t blow us out. A lot of 5-4, 3-2. I mean, it was stressful. I think maybe it just beat us up a little bit mentally. By the time we got done at A&M, I was hoping that we had recovered a little bit. I thought we had.”
Unfortunately not quite, and now one of the greatest pitching seasons by a Razorback staff will feature a sad ending. The historical statistics of a pitching staff as a team, 706 strikeouts and the top ERA in the country in the regular season will enter the record books, but not have the postseason run attached to it. The burden of having 23 of the final 29 SEC games being decided by three runs or fewer, finally took its toll on the staff as 22 runs were allowed in the three games played in Fayetteville.
“We’ve got some good young guys in the program that are going to get better and gain some experience,” Van Horn said. We’ve got to get more. We’ve got to have more. So we’ll be working hard. ”
The Razorbacks will wait to see if any of the players from this years team will be back for 2025 and try to make it out of the regional for the first time in 3 years.
“Last year the draft killed us,” Van Horn said. “Absolutely killed us. We lost four freshmen last year that would’ve been freshmen on this team. They got $11 million total for all four of them. You’re just hoping to get a couple of them or just get one of them, and we didn’t get any of them. That’s our battle.”
Arkansas will find out just how many players they will need to replace after the MLB Draft, which gets underway July 14 at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.
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CORNING, Ark. (KATV) — Regulatory Enforcement Agents with the Department of Finance and Administration, along with local police, seized a significant amount of illegal THC products from Pacific Green in Corning on Tuesday.
According to the DFA, more than a dozen agents joined the City of Corning Police in the day-long operation that resulted in two arrests.
DFA agents seized more than 25 pounds of illegal products consisting of flower, vapes, and edibles.
Owner Ben Bennett and employee Sharia Shipman were arrested and both charged with the following:
- Delivery of a Schedule VI controlled substance (Class D Felony)
- Possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with the purpose to deliver (Class B Felony)
- Controlled substances – Offenses relating to records, maintaining premises (Class C Felony)
- Possession of drug paraphernalia (Class D Felony)
- Unauthorized use of another person’s property to facilitate certain crimes (Class C Felony)
Bennett’s bond was set at $150,000, while Shipman’s bond was set at $100,000.
“In addition to selling illegal products, investigators confirmed violations involving underage access at this location,” said David Potter, Director of the Regulatory Enforcement Division. “This retailer, which was located within 1,000 feet of a school, presented significant public health and safety concerns. We are proud to partner with the Corning Police Department in addressing these violations. We seized a substantial quantity of illegal products, including flower, vapes, edibles, and other items, during the operation. We appreciate the cooperation of local law enforcement and information received from the community that led to yesterday’s operation and stopped this blatant disregard of the law.”
Note: All suspects accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.
The Department of Finance and Administration said Arkansans can use Apple Wallet to present their license or ID in person, online and in apps at select organizations, including at more than 250 Transportation Security
IDEMIA Public Security North America and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles have launched Arkansas driver’s licenses and state IDs in Apple Wallet, allowing residents to securely store and use their credentials on an iPhone or Apple Watch.
The new feature gives Arkansans the ability to present their identification at participating businesses and venues, at Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints in more than 250 airports, and online or within apps when age or identity verification is required.
The launch builds on Arkansas’ ongoing efforts to expand digital identification options. In March 2025, the state introduced the Arkansas Mobile ID app, and officials say adding IDs to Apple Wallet offers residents another secure and convenient way to access their credentials.
“We’re proud to build on our partnership with the Arkansas DFA’s Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles, expanding on the launch of the Arkansas Mobile ID app in March 2025. The launch of ID in Apple Wallet in the state provides Arkansas residents a new, secure way to store and present their digital credentials, with transparency and control over how their information is shared at the forefront,” said Rob Gardner, CEO, IDEMIA Civil Identity.
To add an Arkansas driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, users can tap the plus sign at the top of the Wallet app on their iPhone, select “Driver’s License or State ID,” and follow the verification process.
Officials say privacy and security were central considerations in the rollout. Information stored in Apple Wallet is encrypted on a user’s device, and users control when and how their information is shared. When presenting an ID, only the information necessary to verify age or identity is provided.
Apple and the Arkansas Division of Driver Services and Motor Vehicles also do not receive information about when or where residents use their digital IDs.
The technology is also designed to make verification easier for businesses. Participating businesses can use IDEMIA’s Mobile ID Verify app to accept and verify mobile IDs directly from an iPhone without requiring customers to hand over their devices or use additional hardware.
The launch marks another step toward broader adoption of digital credentials in Arkansas, giving residents a secure alternative to carrying a physical driver’s license or state ID while maintaining control over their personal information.
For information on the launch of IDs in Apple Wallet in Arkansas, click here.
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