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Veteran Wynne PA announcer Randy Yarnold to return for another season
WYNNE — The long-time public address announcer for Wynne junior high and senior high football games at Yellowjacket Stadium is returning. Randy Yarnold finished his 50th – and, at the time – final year of PA announcing at the close of the 2023 football season. However, Yarnold has confirmed that he has decided to keep doing the public address announcing for at least another year.
Walmart adds autoimmune-focused care to 25 more pharmacies
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart has announced the addition of 25 new autoimmune-focused Specialty Pharmacies of the Community (SPOC) across five states. These 25 new locations follow the debut of six such facilities last October, and bring the total number of these SPOCs to 31 across nine states. As many...
Ghidotti Promotes Madden to Content Producer
Little Rock-based public relations and marketing agency Ghidotti has promoted Jane Madden to content producer. Previously an account executive at the agency, Madden will now spearhead digital content creation for its clients. In this new position, Madden will oversee digital marketing efforts, from ideation to production and storytelling, to foster...
High school football schedules for Arkansas, Oklahoma teams in Fort Smith area
The middle of the summer is here, which means high school football isn't far behind. Teams can begin practice for the 2024 Arkansas high school football season on Aug. 5, with first games scheduled for Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29-31. The regular season goes into early November, with the playoffs scheduled to begin Nov. 15. ...
Watershed hosts "Christmas in July" event
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — It's Christmas in July event today Little Rock families gathered at the former Park school building today to receive bags of food to take home. Today was also the first day to sign up for the Watershed's Christmas giveaway in December. It's a program that...
Attorney General investigating Fort Smith company for potential China connections
An investigation is underway on 4811 S. Zero Street LLC, in Fort Smith, a company state officials suspect has connections to Chinese foreign nationals who may want to be near the foreign military pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in the city. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward...
Wynne Junior High to kick off school year with Swarm Summit
WYNNE — Wynne Junior High School is expanding its Flight period to include a Swarm Summit to kick off the 2024-2025 school year. The summit will be held on the first two days of school, Thursday, Aug. 1, and Friday, Aug. 2. “We’re in the process of becoming a...
Radio Group Launches Truck Giveaway
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – The Jonesboro Radio Group, operator of six radio stations in the Jonesboro market, announced the beginning of a ten-week promotion, the “Ford Maverick and Money Sweepstakes.”. One lucky person will win a 2024 fully loaded Tremor edition Ford Maverick Truck. The truck...
Batesville Area Chamber holds ceremony for BSD’s Story Walk
On Tuesday, the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Batesville School District’s (BSD) Story Walk project on the Greenway Trail on the northern side of the Batesville Community Center. Community supporters celebrated the unveiling of the first permanent “Story Walk” in Independence County....
Mountains, Music and Motorcycles scheduled for Aug. 16-18 in Mountain View
Mountain View is gearing up for the 20th anniversary of the Mountains, Music, and Motorcycles festival, which will be held on the town square from Aug. 16 to 18. The event brings together motorcycle enthusiasts and music lovers for a weekend of entertainment, games, and contests. According to a release...
Cloudy water in Trumann deemed safe
TRUMANN, Ark. (KAIT) - City leaders said the water in Trumann is safe to consume despite the cloudiness. According to the Arkansas Department of Health, no boil orders are in effect for Trumann. Mayor Jay Paul Woods has received several complaints from concerned neighbors saying their water is dirty in...
Plan or penalty: The next step in Arkansas city’s path to better water infrastructure
Members of the Arkansas State Board of Health on Thursday approved formal orders requiring improvements for three municipal water systems, two of them in Helena-West Helena where failing infrastructure has left residents with poor drinking water and occasionally dry pipes. The Mississippi River towns of Helena and West Helena, with about 8,000 people combined, consolidated […]
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