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If you want to know the temperature of any community find Main Street, the oldest and wisest of thoroughfares.
Arkansas ranks among the top two states with the largest decline in foreclosures as the federal moratorium bank has brought most bank repossessions and defaults to a halt, according to new industry data Irvine, Calif.-based Attom Data Solutions.
According to John Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, as of November 2020, the nonprofit workforce remained down by nearly 878,000 jobs compared to February 2020, representing a 7% decline from its pre-pandemic level.
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the U.S. Treasury Department, re-opened the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding without much fanfare on Jan. 11, nearly two weeks after Congress approved the $908 billion the stimulus package.
Jerome Wilson Jr., of Little Rock, graduated in December with a Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law as well as a Master of Public Service from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Americans have no shortage of things to fear in 2021, from losing ground to the coronavirus impacting worldwide health and economies to social unrest and political division awaiting the new White House administration.
Although the nation’s broader economy has struggled to remain viable amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s housing market has stood out as the shining star in an otherwise gloomy economic landscape and is expected to continue rising in 2021.
The average square footage of new homes sold in the United States increased from 2,457 in 2010 to 2,724 in 2015 but dropped in 2019 to 2,518, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau’s released on Dec. 22 on characteristics of new housing in America.
At 73, Carolyn Wilkerson has completed her lifelong dream of earning a bachelor’s degree.
As hospitals in Arkansas and across the U.S. fill up with new COVID-19 cases, Congress on Sunday (Dec. 21) finally approved a $900 billion stimulus package to prop up the nation’s flailing economy as coronavirus vaccines begin arriving in communities nationwide.

Natural State Snapshots
While driving down Hwy. 9, I ran up on this old church.
Natural State Snapshots
I love visiting old cemeteries. The messages on the headstones are so beautifully written and the time-worn, moss-covered Angels and other sculptures are extraordinary pieces of artwork.
Natural State Snapshots
Heifer International is a nonprofit working to eradicate poverty and hunger through sustainable, values-based holistic community development.
Natural State Snapshots
Boxley Valley is full of vintage farms. I photographed this one as the fall colors were setting in.
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While exploring rural Arkansas early one morning, I ran upon Saint Paul’s Church in Pickens Township, Dumas.

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Gentrification not the norm yet in Little Rock, neighborhood advocates want to keep it that way

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If you want to know the temperature of any community find Main Street, the oldest and wisest of thoroughfares.

Foreclosure ban pushes mortgage defaults, repossessions to lowest level in over 15 years

January 25-31, 2021

Arkansas ranks among the top two states with the largest decline in foreclosures as the federal moratorium bank has brought most bank repossessions and defaults to a halt, according to new industry data Irvine, Calif.-based Attom Data Solutions.

January 25-31, 2021

Gentrification not the norm yet in Little Rock, neighborhood advocates want to keep it that way

If you want to know the temperature of any community find Main Street, the oldest and wisest of thoroughfares.

Foreclosure ban pushes mortgage defaults, repossessions to lowest level in over 15 years

Arkansas ranks among the top two states with the largest decline in foreclosures as the federal moratorium bank has brought most bank repossessions and defaults to a halt, according to new industry data Irvine, Calif.-based Attom Data Solutions.

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Natural State Snapshots

Natural State Snapshots

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