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The annual symposium hosted by the Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Arkansas State Archives is tomorrow at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock. Shaping the Future of Education: Black Education Then & Now will include a presentation from Matthew Caston, educator and historian about Southland College.

One way that the Arkansas Economic Development Commission can help small businesses start, grow, and flourish is through awarding grants.

Professional archeologists with Chronicle Heritage this summer are excavating an archaic hunter-gatherer base camp in rural Washington County. Possibly among the oldest semi-intact dwellings discovered in the southeastern United States, the camp was used over millennia by bands of indigenous people.

Kyle and Michael discuss the vote on a cell tower in Fort Smith, an EPA settlement, and the latest construction numbers in the Fort Smith metro.

Today on The Outline: Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to approve more than a million dollars in funding to 7hills Homeless Center. Also, Mercy Hospital Northwest and Mercy Fort Smith are joining with more than 30 other hospitals in the state to form the Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative. Plus, prescription fills of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone have tripled in the state.

We are just 42 days from the solar eclipse that will make its way across a wide swath of the state of Arkansas. Two professors from the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences discuss the program and their preparation for the total solar eclipse.

Ten years ago today, a Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge struck down Arkansas' constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Couples rushed to Eureka Springs early the next morning to obtain wedding licenses — the only county courthouse in the state open on a Saturday. Several dozen same-sex couples who made history that day, the first in the Deep South to legally wed, are gathering this weekend in Eureka Springs to celebrate.

Much like wild grapes, persimmons, and paw paws that seasonally fruit on the Ozarks, edible mushroom varieties also appear in early spring, summer and autumn. Jacqueline Froelich takes us foraging for springtime mushrooms on the Boston Mountains, guided by sustainable wild foods forager, Jake Parette.

As winter heating bills rise, Arkansas residents can apply for LIHEAP, or the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. SWEPCO officials say the federal program helps eligible households avoid heating shutoffs and manage energy costs.

The lack of clean water, sanctions and ISIS have all contributed to depleting the supply of fish that is salted, fire-roasted and shared by Iraqis of all sects and political persuasions.