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Arkansas is the first state in the U.S. where diamonds were found naturally (near Murfreesboro, Arkansas).
The eastern border of most of Arkansas is the Mississippi River, except in Clay and Greene counties where the St. Francis River forms the western boundary of the Missouri Bootheel. Arkansas shares its southern border with Louisiana, its northern border with Missouri, its eastern border with Tennessee and Mississippi, and its western border with Texas and Oklahoma.
Arkansas is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. Northwest Arkansas is part of the Ozark Plateau including the Boston Mountains, to the south are the Ouachita Mountains and these regions are divided by the Arkansas River; the southern and eastern parts of Arkansas are called the Lowlands.
The so-called Lowlands are better known as the Delta and the Grand Prairie. The land along the Mississippi River is referred to as the “Delta” of Arkansas. It gets this name from the formation of its rich alluvial soils formed from the flooding of the mighty Mississippi. The Grand Prairie is slightly away from the Mississippi River in the southeast portion of the state and consists of a more undulating landscape. Both are fertile agricultural areas and home to much of the crop agriculture in the state.
The Delta region is bisected by an unusual geological formation known as Crowley’s Ridge. A narrow band of rolling hills, Crowley’s Ridge rises from 250 to 500 feet above the surrounding alluvial plain.
Buffalo National River, one of many attractions that give the state’s nickname The Natural State.
Arkansas is home to many caves, such as Blanchard Springs Caverns.

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News from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Two apply to be ASU president in first week

Sep 3, 2010 7:37 pm

Administrators from universities in Norfolk, Va. and Jacksonville, Ala. have applied to become the president of Arkansas State University in the first week that the job has been advertised.

USDA seeks dismissal from Ark. schools lawsuit

Sep 3, 2010 6:52 pm

The federal government wants a judge to dismiss the U.S. Department of Agriculture as an involuntary plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by supporters of a northeast Arkansas school district thats been conso...

I-40 bridge over Mississippi could snarl traffic

Sep 3, 2010 6:49 pm

Traffic on the east- and westbound lanes of the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River will be sectioned off to one lane beginning Tuesday and last as long as 10 weeks, the Tennessee Departme...

Service allows drivers to pay reinstatement fees online

Sep 3, 2010 2:24 pm

Motorists can pay reinstatement fees for a suspended or revoked drivers license online thanks to a new service by the Department of Finance and Administration.

$2.7 million grant to better bipolar, alcohol treatment

Sep 3, 2010 2:21 pm

A $2.7 million National Institute of Mental Health grant will allow researchers in Arkansas to better diagnose and treat patients with bipolar disorder and alcohol dependence, the state's Demo...

Minor earthquakes rattling Faulkner County

Sep 3, 2010 12:38 pm

A minor earthquake centered north of Enola shook the ground early Friday morning, the seventh day in a row a small temblor has been reported in Faulkner County.

Eastbound I-630 lanes reopened after wreck

Sep 3, 2010 11:46 am

Eastbound Interstate 630 was blocked near the Woodrow Street exit after an early morning accident, dispatchers said.

Arkansas wins funds for school-tests effort

Sep 3, 2010 11:00 am

The U.S. Department of Education awarded a group of 25 states including Arkansas plus Washington, D.C., a $170 million grant to develop common standardized tests to be implemented by the 2014-15 sch...

Man tied to letter denies he wrote it

Sep 3, 2010 9:52 am

Ricky Weathers, whose name is attached to a letter accusing a Pulaski County Special School District board member of wrongdoing, told sheriff s investigators that he knows nothing about the letter and...

Nelson suing wildlife agency

Sep 3, 2010 9:52 am

Less than two weeks after complaining that three members of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were making a power grab by deposing the agency director and reworking the agencys operating procedure...

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