Daily editionFriday, October 30th, 2026
Good morning, Little Rock.
The Today in Little Rock Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.
Business
McLarty Automotive Group opened a $3 million Lincoln showroom this summer at 4400 Landers Road in North Little Rock, adding a standalone sales facility + an eight-bay service shop and offering Lincoln Black Label models after a ribbon-cutting led by the chamber that drew more than 100 people.
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Culture
Houston rapper KenTheMan will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 at Robinson Center Performance Hall (426 W. Markham St. at Broadway); tickets $39-$129 go on sale at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.
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Economy
West Fraser Timber said it will indefinitely curtail its Leola mill in Grant County this quarter and will close its Lanett, Ala., mill after orderly wind-downs, citing weak demand for housing-related wood products and higher energy-related input costs.
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Education
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board recommended no additional productivity-based funding for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff after its productivity score fell 2.19%, leaving the state's only public HBCU ineligible for extra allocation for the 2027-28 fiscal year and prompting advocates to press lawmakers.
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The Little Rock School District Board unanimously approved a policy this month that will bar seniors who haven't completed all graduation requirements from walking in the spring commencement.
Students who finish requirements in summer school will be eligible for a separate summer ceremony, and the move aims to boost the district's 82.5% four-year graduation rate (state median 94.1%).
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Government
The state renewed its lease for 83,000 sqft at Mann on Main, keeping the Office of Child Support Enforcement, Arkansas Crime Information Center and State Board of Pharmacy in the 322 Main St. building, which was redeveloped in 2013 and includes 19 apartments and ground-floor restaurants.
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Sports
Arkansas beat Cameron 116-55 in an exhibition at Bud Walton Arena after forcing 51 turnovers and getting a 15-point, 10-rebound, 11-steal triple-double from Grace McCallop; the Razorbacks open the regular season Monday at 6:30 p.m. against New Orleans.
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Arkansas will try to build on a season-best 187 rushing yards Saturday at 6:45 p.m. against Missouri at Reynolds Razorback Stadium, where the Tigers rank among the SEC's top run defenses and allow about 104 rushing yards per game.
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Arkansas' men's and women's cross country teams will race for SEC titles today at Gans Creek Course in Columbia, Missouri.
The women run at 10:08 a.m. and the men at 10:45 a.m., and coach Cale Wallace says the men's goal is to win.
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