Michael Hibblen
Little Rock Home Of Civil Rights Pioneer Daisy Bates Opens For Tours
55 years ago, a modest home on West 28th Street in Little Rock was where the Little Rock Nine would meet to coordinate efforts to ... Full story
Walmart Heirs Back Effort To Let Voters Decide On Alcohol Sales In Benton County
An effort is underway to let voters in a northwest Arkansas County decide whether it should become the latest to allow the sale of alcohol. ... Full story
Meeting Will Address Budget Problems With Arkansas Drug Courts
Legislators, judges and representatives from Arkansas drug courts will be meeting Friday at the State Capitol to try and find solutions to an ongoing funding ... Full story
Restoration To Begin On Johnny Cash’s Boyhood Home
After much planning, work is finally set to begin later this month to restore Johnny Cash’s boyhood home in the eastern Arkansas town of Dyess. A ... Full story
USDA Cuts Will Reduce The Number Of Offices In Arkansas
There are concerns from many about plans announced this week to close several U-S Department of Agriculture offices, including 10 in Arkansas. But as Jacqueline Froelich ... Full story
After 23 Years, NLR Mayor Pat Hays To Step Down At End Of Term
Longtime North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays says he won’t run for reelection at the end of his current term, which expires at the end ... Full story
Tyson Adds 60 Jobs At Fayetteville Tortilla Plant
Tyson Foods is adding 60 jobs at a northwest Arkansas plant that makes tortillas, the company announced Thursday. The facility already employs about 500 people. “This is ... Full story
Legislators Question Head Of Forestry About Shortfall
With the Arkansas Forestry Commission facing a budget shortfall and the pending layoffs of three dozen employees later this month, the agency’s head Wednesday met ... Full story
Lawmaker Wants To Weigh Merits Of All State Sales Tax Exemptions
A Republican state lawmaker says he wants to examine all existing sales tax exemptions in an effort to reform income tax laws in Arkansas. State Representative ... Full story
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Michael Hibblen
can be heard every weekday afternoon during All Things Considered in his role as local host and news anchor. Michael is a native of North Little Rock, who most recently spent 12 years in Miami, Florida, where he worked for The Miami Herald, NPR station WLRN and CBS News. You can read more about him on his web site www.hibblenradio.com.
