Arkansas Advocate

The construction site for the Serverfarm data center in Clarksville, Arkansas on July 13, 2026. Construction on it began earlier this year.

Grape festival boycott, Clarksville data center, smoking ban at 20

Arkansas Advocate, Andrew DeMillo, Matthew Moore

Arkansas Advocate editor Andrew DeMillo on the boycott of Tontitown's 127th Grape Festival, mixed reaction to a $6.6 billion Clarksville data center and 20 years of Arkansas' indoor smoking ban.

Beyond the Ozarks

An Arkansas community founded by Italian immigrants becomes a flashpoint over ICE

Arkansas Advocate

Immigrant advocacy group boycotting 127th annual Tontitown Grape Festival

Beyond the Ozarks

Health insurer Centene to stop participating in Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion

Arkansas Advocate

Centene Corp., the parent company of multiple Arkansas health insurance plans, will stop participating in the state’s Medicaid expansion program next year.

Beyond the Ozarks

Arkansas has begun a ‘soft launch’ of Medicaid work requirements. What does that mean?

Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas last week began checking to see if the hundreds of thousands of people enrolled in its Medicaid expansion program comply with stringent work requirements mandated by a new federal law.