HOT SPRINGS – October 31, 2026 -- Choosing an insurance agent in Hot Springs, Arkansas, takes more than comparing prices, according to a HelloNation article featuring Victoria Payne of Victoria Payne Agency.

Check the license before you sign

Agents must meet Arkansas licensing requirements before selling policies. The Arkansas Insurance Department provides information that consumers can use to check an agent's licensing status.

Thomasville – October 02, 2026 -- Flowers Foods, Inc. is recalling Nature's Own Hawaiian Bread in 20 oz. and 40 oz. bags because the packages failed to list milk as an ingredient, posing a risk to anyone with a milk allergy or severe sensitivity.

The affected bread was shipped to retail stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The recall covers Nature's Own 20 oz. Hawaiian Bread and the Nature's Own 2-pack Hawaiian Bread 40 oz.