Upscale Community Living
Central 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. 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
Live Blog: Fayetteville boys, girls in state championships
Mar 13, 2010 1:30 am
Join Brandon Marcello in Hot Springs on the live blog as the Fayetteville boys and girls teams go for back-to-back state championships in basketball at Summit Arena.
Ark. senate candidates spar over union money
Mar 12, 2010 11:14 pm
Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Democratic primary rival Bill Halter are fighting over union money and an independent groups ad criticizing Lincoln.
Day 2: Live blogging from Arkansas high school championships
Mar 12, 2010 9:27 pm
Catch up on all the action as it happens in Hot Springs as the top teams in the state go at it for state championships in their respective divisions.
UPDATED: Former Hog Williamson to take over at UCA
Mar 12, 2010 7:20 pm
Former Arkansas star Corliss Williamson is getting his plan off the ground faster than he started, being announced as the new head coach at Central Arkansas on Friday.
4 twisters confirmed in state; 1 man killed
Mar 12, 2010 11:17 am
The tornado-producing storms Wednesday night that cut through central Arkansas, killing one person and injuring at least four others, marked the beginning of what weather forecasters said Thursday for...
No cost guarantees, Entergy exec admits
Mar 12, 2010 11:17 am
Under relentless questioning by Arkansas Public Service Commission Chairman Paul Suskie, Entergy Arkansas chief executive conceded Thursday that the utilitys customers could again face millions of dol...
Raises OKd for LR teachers, staff
Mar 12, 2010 10:56 am
The Little Rock School Board approved raises totaling $2.6 million for its teachers and staff members Thursday, money the district said was generated from better than-expected property taxes and state...
Preschool will rehire juror it fired
Mar 12, 2010 10:55 am
A Benton preschool has agreed to reinstate an Alexander woman who was fired after reporting for jury service in federal court, putting an end to a case in which a judge found that the employer had vio...
UALR: Profiling worries on wane
Mar 12, 2010 10:54 am
Black people living in Arkansas most populous county are significantly less likely to believe that racial profiling is widespread than they were five years ago, according to a University of Arkansas a...
Advocate setting sights on open-carry gun law
Mar 12, 2010 10:38 am
In his efforts to legally carry a handgun in public view, Steve Jones acknowledges one particularly high hurdle.
