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Beloved Arkansas police officer L.C. 'Buckshot' Smith dies at 95
CAMDEN, Ark. — Longtime Arkansas police officer L.C. Smith, whose friends called him "Buckshot," died at 95 on Thursday. Buckshot was Arkansas's oldest working police officer when he retired in 2023 after a 65-year career. After nearly five decades of working for the Ouachita County Sheriff's Office, Buckshot joined...
Lyon College celebrates groundbreaking for Arkansas’ first dental school
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - Lyon College marked a historic milestone on Thursday with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine, the first dental school in the state of Arkansas. The event at the school’s Riverdale campus on July 25 was celebrated with a...
Could This be Arkansas Best Kept Secret? Aquatic Campground
If you're looking for some fun in the sun without going to Hawaii, just 30 miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas there is a place called Ohana Celebration Park. Could this be Arkansas' Best Kept Secret?. Ohana Celebration Park. Ohana Celebration Park is located in the small town of Vilonia...
Missouri court blocks updated Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis, home of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Missouri (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent).A federal judge in St. Louis on Wednesday halted implementation of a Biden administration rule that extends protections for LGBTQ students, adding to the number of U.S. courts that have issued similar orders.
Morning rainfall stays in the mix with extended mild temperatures
Happy Sunday!Last day of that unsettled weather pattern. Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly before lunchtime.Last day in the 80s! Heat Advisory issued for Monday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is for most of Eastern Arkansas and parts of Western Mississippi.Feels like temps up to 109 degrees. Mid to upper 90s for most of the work week. Feels like temps will be in the triple digits, so expect plenty of Heat Alerts this week.
Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, U.S. Bank launch program to help families become homeowners
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A new partnership is looking to ease the path to homeownership for low-to-moderate-income families in Arkansas. The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission said in a Thursday statement that it was working with U.S. Bank in introducing the Access Home Community Impact Initiative 2024. A kickoff event for the program is taking place at 1 p.m. on July 29 at United Real Estate, 1319 Broadway in Little Rock.
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