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North Little Rock City Council approves purchase of office building The North Little Rock City Council unanimously approved Monday night a $5 million deal to purchase a 92,384-square-foot office building. The building, owned by Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, will h... September 15, 2021

North Little Rock to close its downtown service center In less than a year, many North Little Rock city employees will say goodbye to their downtown office as the city plans to relocate about 150 workers to a larger and updated office building about 2 mil... September 13, 2021

NORTH LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: City plans to host job fair next week | River cleanup set for next Saturday City plans to host job fair next week North Little Rock will host a jobs fair Sept. 22 from noon to 6 p.m. at the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce at 100 Main St. People interested can apply fo... September 12, 2021

New fire station to bring savings, water to rural west Pulaski and east Saline counties Ground was broken Monday for a new fire station that rests on the border of Pulaski and Saline counties, which could mean thousands in savings for residents where fire hydrants and firetrucks can be s... September 7, 2021

NORTH LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Riverfront Park will host county fair; Argenta theater schedules 'Steel Magnolias' North Little Rock will host a Pulaski County Fair from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3 at Riverfront Park. The fair will include traditional festivities and activities such as rides, games and live entertain... September 5, 2021

Maintenance requires draining Arkansas River's David D. Terry lock, shutting river traffic Shutting down a section of Arkansas' busiest waterway can be quite the disruption to thousands of tons of grain, coal and steel that flow within its banks. But it's the only way for engineers to get ... August 31, 2021

Tired of mowing, taking out the trash, North Little Rock mayor ready to shed properties The city of North Little Rock is for sale. At least, some of it is. The city is looking to sell parcels of land that are scattered around North Little Rock as a cost-savings measure. Most of the prop... August 30, 2021

In a turnout befitting a giant, thousands on hand as Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive rumbles into North Little Rock Thousands turned out Thursday to catch a rare glimpse of a historic piece of Americana. Big Boy No. 4014, an 80-year-old steam locomotive, serves as a symbol for a country built on railroads and a re... August 27, 2021

INTERACTIVE MAP: Steam locomotive Big Boy No. 4014, at 132 feet and 1.2 million pounds, rumbles across Arkansas It's big, it's famous, and it's back from the dead. The appropriately named steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, will make its second journey through Arkansas this week. While Union Pacific toured it... August 22, 2021

NORTH LITTLE ROCK NOTEBOOK: Volunteers sought for river cleanup | School schedules vaccination clinic Volunteers sought for river cleanup North Little Rock is inviting the public to help clean up the Arkansas River next month. The river cleanup will be Sept. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Residents wi... August 22, 2021