General Care Communities
Arkansas
Area Info
Arkansas is the first state in the U.S. where diamonds were found naturally (near Murfreesboro, Arkansas).
The eastern border of most of Arkansas is the Mississippi River, except in Clay and Greene counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel. Arkansas shares its southern border with Louisiana, its northern border with Missouri, its eastern border with Tennessee and Mississippi, and its western border with Texas and Oklahoma.
Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. Northwest Arkansas is part of the Ozark Plateau including the Boston Mountains, to the south are the Ouachita Mountains and these regions are divided by the Arkansas River; the southern and eastern parts of Arkansas are called the Lowlands.
The so-called Lowlands are better known as the Delta and the Grand Prairie. The land along the Mississippi River is referred to as the “Delta” of Arkansas. It gets this name from the formation of its rich alluvial soils formed from the flooding of the mighty Mississippi. The Grand Prairie is slightly away from the Mississippi River in the southeast portion of the state and consists of a more undulating landscape. Both are fertile agricultural areas and home to much of the crop agriculture in the state.
The Delta region is bisected by an unusual geological formation known as Crowley’s Ridge. A narrow band of rolling hills, Crowley’s Ridge rises from 250 to 500 feet above the surrounding alluvial plain.
Buffalo National River, one of many attractions that give the state’s nickname The Natural State.
Arkansas is home to many caves, such as Blanchard Springs Caverns.
Articles
News from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
McDaniel joins FedEx driver inquiry
Mar 18, 2010 7:08 pm
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has joined a multistate inquiry into how FedEx classifies its delivery drivers.
Proctor continues attempt to run
Mar 18, 2010 5:23 pm
An Arkansas judge removed from the bench by the state Supreme Court has opened a new legal challenge against the state over his removal and is now trying to run for re-election as a write-in candidate...
More charges for man held in yule killing
Mar 18, 2010 9:15 am
The man charged in the killing of a Salvation Army major in front of his three children on Christmas Eve faces new charges after North Little Rock police say he admitted during questioning to particip...
Alexander center not only vexed site
Mar 18, 2010 9:15 am
The Alexander Human Development Center is not the only state-run residential facility for the disabled to have problems that put residents in danger over the past year.
$478 million expected in lottery ticket sales
Mar 18, 2010 9:00 am
The Arkansas Lottery Commission on Wednesday signed off on a budget projecting $478.5 million in ticket sales and net proceeds of $116.4 million for college scholarships in the fiscal year that starts...
City aims to settle profiling lawsuit
Mar 18, 2010 8:56 am
An attorney for the city of Alexander will try to negotiate a settlement with the attorney for five Hispanic men whose civil rights were violated by Tommy Leath, then a patrolman and now assistant pol...
Agency: No abuse signs before girls death
Mar 18, 2010 8:51 am
Just days before officials say a baby girl was smothered to death in Columbia County, the Arkansas Department of Human Services dropped its case, releasing the infant from foster care and sending her ...
Mar 18, 2010 8:49 am
The Arkansas State University Planning Committee recommended Wednesday to raise tuition and increase student fees to help offset more than $2.5 million in state revenue cutbacks.
Lawyers wrangle at schools hearing
Mar 18, 2010 8:48 am
A break in testimony Wednesday afternoon during the Pulaski County Special School District desegregation hearing gave way to a spirited exchange among attorneys and a federal judge about the motives o...
Panel approves AIDS-care contract
Mar 18, 2010 8:47 am
A legislative subcommittee on Wednesday signed off on a $1.5 million contract for a community health center to care for people across the state infected with HIV and AIDS.
