Stories by Chris Branam

  • Deer hunt near, corn dear

    Marcus Gunter usually buys about 160 bags of “deer corn” each summer to prepare for hunting season in Arkansas.

    by Chris Branam September 19, 2012

  • Runway project gets $19.5 million

    Officials at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport said Monday that a new $19.5 million federal grant will accelerate a badly needed runway project at the state’…

    by Chris Branam September 18, 2012

  • Tracking devices split truckers

    Twentyfive of the newest truck driver trainees at P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. gathered recently in the company’s training center to learn how to use ga…

    by Chris Branam September 16, 2012

  • Arkansas Best foresees weak quarter

    The chief executive officer of Arkansas Best Corp. in Fort Smith said Wednesday that a weakening manufacturing sector will lead to a decrease in third-quarter …

    by Chris Branam September 13, 2012

  • Arkansas River commerce up

    The vantage point from the top of the three-story coal loading dock allowed Marty Shell to count the fleet of barges docked in his port on the Arkansas River.

    by Chris Branam September 13, 2012

  • Community center in Clifty almost done

    After sitting vacant and unfinished atop a hill since the start of 2011, the long-awaited fire station and community center is nearing completion.

    by Chris Branam September 4, 2012

  • Tiny Lead Hill fights to save schools

    Seven students gathered in a circle in Linette Ribando’s Advanced Placement English class last week, tapping words into the iPad tablets in front of them.

    by Chris Branam September 2, 2012

  • Buffalo River projects proceed

    The Buffalo National River is in the midst of two major projects to record prehistoric and historic cultural sites in the park.

    by Chris Branam August 31, 2012

  • Store owner, 66, arrested on multiple counts

    Acting on tips, police in Madison County on Tuesday arrested the owner of a general store on multiple felony counts of rape and possessing and manufacturing ch…

    by Chris Branam August 30, 2012

  • Students ready for college is goal

    Officials at Bentonville School District have undertaken initiatives meant to increase the college-going rates and scholarship opportunities for their high sch…

    by Chris Branam August 26, 2012

  • New USDA rules fortify school meals

    It was time to eat on Wednesday at Sonora Middle School, and Carol Godfrey watched pupils line up at a mobile buffet station at the end of the lunch line.

    by Chris Branam August 23, 2012

  • Greenway links trail segments among 6 cities

    It used be known as the “bridge to nowhere.” Two years ago, Rogers installed a 180-foot pedestrian bridge off Interstate 540 just west of the Pinnacle Hills Pr…

    by Chris Branam August 19, 2012

  • Crystal Bridges turns to grounds

    One of the major themes of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s permanent collection is the variety of ways artists have been engaged with nature throughou…

    by Chris Branam August 18, 2012

  • Section of Arkansas 7 collapses near Jasper

    A 125-foot section of Arkansas 7 in Newton County collapsed Tuesday where excavation work was being performed as part of a project to bolster the highway, acco…

    by Chris Branam August 15, 2012

  • Appeals court backs hate crime conviction

    A three-judge appeals panel ruled Monday there was sufficient evidence to convict a Green Forest man under a federal hate crime law.

    by Chris Branam August 7, 2012

  • Hunt sculpture finds approval on UA campus

    When people asked her about the sculpture that was installed in late May near her office at the University of Arkansas, Yvette Murphy-Erby would describe it si…

    by Chris Branam August 2, 2012

  • Professor: Databases needed

    While the Colorado movie theater massacre does not meet the FBI’s definition of terrorism, the behavior of the suspected shooter leading up to the tragedy was …

    by Chris Branam July 31, 2012

  • University raises goal to 28,000 enrollment

    As the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville closes in on an enrollment milestone, the leader of the state’s 141-yearold land-grant institution is now talking…

    by Chris Branam July 29, 2012

  • Hands-on look at engineering offered at camp

    Jackson Black passed his hand over the small electronic musical instrument that he had just created at the Explore Engineering Program at the University of Ark…

    by Chris Branam July 28, 2012

  • Professor receives foundation award

    In his research laboratory, University of Arkansas engineering professor Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu pointed out some pieces of high-tech equipment that he found on…

    by Chris Branam July 26, 2012

  • UA envisions classes, labs to meet needs

    Officials at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville are moving forward with plans to add a much-needed classroom and laboratory building to the growing ca…

    by Chris Branam July 25, 2012

  • Saving strays gaining favor over all walks

    On his second day on the job in 2001 as executive director of an animal shelter in upstate New York, Nathan Winograd faced a heartbreaking dilemma.

    by Chris Branam July 15, 2012

  • Heat taking its toll on trees across area

    With the mid-morning temperature already north of 80 degrees, Larry Herron pulled his utility vehicle up to a young tree Tuesday morning at the University of …

    by Chris Branam July 11, 2012

  • Ethics panel rules trooper violated law

    The Arkansas Ethics Commission has found that Arkansas State Police Capt. Lance King violated state law when he accepted season football tickets, bowl tickets …

    by Chris Branam July 10, 2012

  • UA to refit old gym into fine music hall

    With verbal commitments from potential donors, the University of Arkansas is moving forward with plans to convert its historic Men’s Gymnasium building into a …

    by Chris Branam July 8, 2012

  • UA starts shift to Pepsi drinks

    University of Arkansas student Andre Dinh carried a 20-ounce bottle of Coca-Cola out of the convenience store in the Fayetteville campus’ student union Monday.

    by Chris Branam July 3, 2012

  • Flintco cleared on UA death

    The federal investigation into the death of a construction worker on the University of Arkansas’ future Football Operations Center will focus on the subcontrac…

    by Chris Branam June 28, 2012

  • UA: Wider access has merit

    The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville did something in 2007 that’s becoming uncommon in public higher education.

    by Chris Branam June 24, 2012

  • Award-winner is mother of 9

    Rebecca Krusz graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in political science in May.

    by Chris Branam June 19, 2012

  • Hispanics in education draws audience at UA

    Arkansas is one of 20 states to see a long-term decrease in the rate for Hispanic males headed to college, an education researcher said Monday at the Universit…

    by Chris Branam June 12, 2012

  • UA libraries get new look

    University officials are increasingly changing the way their libraries look in an effort to appeal to today’s students.

    by Chris Branam June 10, 2012

  • Springdale tech school names official mascot

    For 37 years, Northwest Technical Institute has provided job training to adults in programs varying from truck driving to computer information systems to pract…

    by Chris Branam June 7, 2012

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