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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. 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
Panel combines complaints against suspended judge
Mar 19, 2010 6:22 pm
The panel that disciplines judges has combined allegations against a judge who has already been suspended from his job but is on the ballot in an attempt to regain his seat.
U.S. to inspect 2 state-run units
Mar 19, 2010 10:18 am
The U.S. Department of Justice will inspect two residential facilities for the developmentally disabled next week, marking the first major step in the agencys investigation of state-run human-developm...
Mother pleads innocent in two childrens deaths
Mar 19, 2010 10:17 am
A south Arkansas mother accused of smothering her two young children last year pleaded innocent to capital-murder charges Thursday.
Mar 19, 2010 10:07 am
Four years of hard work, struggle and heartbreak culminated with much-anticipated news Thursday for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences senior Yulanda Harrison.
LR college plans $18 million in renewal work
Mar 19, 2010 8:41 am
Arkansas Baptist College plans to spend $18 million to continue the revitalization of a campus and community blighted by poverty and crime in recent years, officials said Thursday.
Proctor write-in bid filed, as is new suit
Mar 19, 2010 8:38 am
Two weeks after a federal judge rebuffed Willard Proctor Jr.s challenge to the state law that bars him from seeking re-election, the 47-yearold deposed Pulaski County circuit judge is contesting the l...
Innocent, says suspect in Christmas Eve killing
Mar 19, 2010 8:35 am
Watching her shackled son on a television monitor in North Little Rock District Court on Thursday, Angela Fitzpatrick shook her head, disbelievingly as Judge Jim Hamilton read the charges against him:...
Hearings focus put on school buildings
Mar 19, 2010 8:31 am
A grandmother, a local NAACP officer and two desegregation monitors testified Thursday about the condition of school buildings and the Pulaski County Special School Districts adherence to its desegreg...
LR forum told: No easy road for schools
Mar 19, 2010 8:29 am
Adopting an overhaulminded strategic plan is a painful but necessary step to increase student achievement in the struggling Little Rock School District, one of the plans authors said Thursday.
Mar 19, 2010 7:48 am
Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes.
