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Arkansas ( / ˈɑːrkənsɔː / ⓘ AR-kən-saw[ c ]) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. [ 9 ][ 10 ] It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and ...
Background. Arkansas was a member of the Confederacy during the war, and provided troops, supplies, and military and political leaders. Arkansas became the 25th state of the United States on June 15, 1836, entering as a slave state. Antebellum Arkansas was still a wilderness in most areas, rural and sparsely populated.
The Arkansas Supreme Court refused to issue a stay because Piazza's ruling was preliminary, [14] and some counties issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Judge Piazza clarified his order to enjoin enforcement of state statutes as well, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] freeing county clerks from statutory restrictions on issuing licenses to same-sex couples.
Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Arkansas's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Notable towns in the district include Camden, Hope, Hot Springs, Magnolia, Pine Bluff, and Texarkana . The district is currently represented by Republican Bruce Westerman .
Beginning around 11,700 B.C.E., the first indigenous people inhabited the area now known as Arkansas after crossing today's Bering Strait, formerly Beringia. [3] The first people in modern-day Arkansas likely hunted woolly mammoths by running them off cliffs or using Clovis points, and began to fish as major rivers began to thaw towards the end of the last great ice age. [4]
As in the national government of the United States, political power in Arkansas is divided into three main branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. Each officer's term is four years long. Office holders are term-limited to two full terms plus any partial terms before the first full term.
Arkansas Gazette. The Arkansas Gazette was a newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas, that was published from 1819 to 1991. It was known as the oldest newspaper west of the Mississippi River. It was located from 1908 until its closing at the now historic Gazette Building. For many years it was the newspaper of record for Little Rock and the State of ...
Lonoke County. Lonoke County is a county located in the Central Arkansas region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,015, making it the 10th-most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. [ 1] The county seat is Lonoke and largest city is Cabot. [ 2] Included in the Central Arkansas metropolitan area, with ...