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UAMS, Arkansas school districts work to create healthier meal plans heading into new school year
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) partnered with school districts across Northwest Arkansas to help plan healthier eating for the 2024-25 school year. The school’s Institute for Community Health Innovation worked with Farmington, Lincoln, Rogers, and Siloam Springs school districts. Training seminars included...
Funk Festival to benefit Arkansas Support Network set for Sept. 22
A new one day music festival featuring coming up next month aims to make Fayetteville a little funkier. The event, called 2024 Funk Festival, is set for Sunday, Sept. 22 at George’s Majestic Lounge. The lineup for the festival will feature Arkansas funk artists including Rodney Block Collective, The...
Police search for suspect after daycare broken into
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Police are searching for a suspect after they said a local daycare was broken into and multiple items were stolen. According to an incident report from the Jonesboro Police Department, shortly after noon on Monday, Aug. 19, officers were sent to the 1700 block of Stone Street about a burglary at Kidabilities.
2024 fall bulky waste cleanups begin Sept. 28 in Fayetteville
The first of four fall bulky waste cleanup events is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 at two locations in Fayetteville. Crews will accept bulky items that are too large to fit into regular trash bins from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shaver Foods, 1367 S. Beechwood Ave., and at the city’s Recycling & Trash Collection Facility, 1560 S. Happy Hollow Road.
City Board adopts new bonuses for police and 911 dispatchers
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — At a board meeting on Tuesday night, the Little Rock Board of Directors approved an extension of a $10,000 sign-on bonus offer for new police recruits. The city says this bonus offer gives Little Rock an advantage over surrounding police agencies and will help to recruit high-quality officers to aid in crime reduction.
Lawsuit: Fayetteville apartments sue nearby homeowners for housing unsheltered people
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — According to court documents, the owner of a Fayetteville apartment complex has filed a lawsuit against a nearby couple who regularly take in unhoused people with substance abuse issues. SZ Fayetteville Apartments LLC, the owners of the "Alight Fayetteville" complex on S School Avenue, are suing...
RECEIVING CORPS LACKS EXPERIENCE NOT TALENT
CONWAY, Ark. _ The University of Central Arkansas Bears had 11 different wide receivers or tight ends record receptions during the 2023 season. Seven of those are no longer with the program, including three of the top four receivers from a year ago. However, UCA head coach Nathan Brown is...
Fayetteville library employees say they need to be paid more
"We need to make sure staff feel heard and that they feel appreciated and oftentimes you show that appreciation financially by being able to give them a raise," said Executive Director of the Fayetteville Public Library David Johnson.
Baptist Health Stuttgart campus clinic welcomes OB-GYN Ashton Porter, MD
STUTTGART, Ark. – Ashton Porter, MD, recently joined the team at Baptist Health Stuttgart Campus Clinic-A Service of Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart as an obstetrician-gynecologist. Dr. Porter, a native of Oak Grove, Arkansas, received a Doctor of Medicine and residency training from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences....
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