New Grant for White River Project in Newport

*Article originally appeared on KAIT8, 10 December 2018* NEWPORT, AR (KAIT) -A new grant will help continue the construction of a port facility project that began back in 2017. According to a Facebook post by the Newport Economic Development Commission, the White River Regional Port Authority received a new $141,720 grant to begin Phase II to continue…

White River: Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry

The Encyclopedia of Arkansas provides an excellent summary of the history of the river, and the recent disputes over it, with links and citations.  Follow the link below: White River History

Shipping Could Soon Return to the White River

(originally published in the Jonesboro Sun on 29 May 2018) By Todd C. Watson, Special to The Sun Since 2015, there has been zero commercial shipping on the White River.  This marks the first time in more than 200 years that there have been no commercial vessels of any kind carrying goods up and down…