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OG&E crews return after aiding Texas in post-hurricane power restoration efforts
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — After nearly two weeks of assisting power restoration efforts in Texas, OG&E’s 105 linemen and support staff returned home. According to OG&E, crews returned to their Oklahoma and Arkansas homes on Friday. Line workers assisted with power restoration in Sugar Land, Barrett, Baytown and...
Mr Brews Taphouse Continues Growth with Expansion into Arkansas
Growing craft beer brand’s latest partnership will bring its tasty brews to The Natural State. , the award-winning, full-service craft brew pub and restaurant, will soon expand into Arkansas via a franchise partnership with Andy Patel, President and CEO of Span Holding LLC of Little Rock. The new Mr...
Kevin Kelly and Donna Terrell to be Honored at Diamond Journalism Awards
The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is proud to feature Kevin Kelly and Donna Terrell of Fox 16 as the keynote speakers for this year’s Diamond Journalism Awards presented by AY Media Group. “When people think of broadcast news in Arkansas, they think of Kevin...
Blood donations are urgently needed for patients in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas
The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is down to less than a day of blood for area patients, and it's urging eligible donors to give as soon as possible. This marks the most severe shortage in over two years, according to Michelle Teter, spokesperson for CBCO. The blood bank is calling it "an emergency need."
Arkansas abortion amendment supporters respond to motion to dismiss lawsuit
Arkansans for Limited Government on Monday asked the state Supreme Court to deny the attorney general’s motion to dismiss its lawsuit challenging the secretary of state’s rejection of the group’s proposed ballot measure to expand abortion access. AFLG, the ballot question committee supporting the proposed constitutional amendment, filed a lawsuit on July 16 asking the […] The post Arkansas abortion amendment supporters respond to motion to dismiss lawsuit appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
The California-to-Arkansas farmer pipeline
This story was originally published by Ambrook Research. The thick, squelching mud means there’s no outrunning the mosquitoes, which pierce any bit of skin left un-doused by bug repellant. Still, the discomfort of slogging through flooded Arkansas rice fields in the sticky month of June is offset by visions of abundance. A few glistening inches of water lie across several paddies on Hallie Shoffner’s 2,000-acre seed farm, Delta Harvest, from which thousands of bright green stalks of specialty rice protrude. An assistant stands on a metal levee bridge perched above the wet, taking measurements — part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture partnership pilot to determine how much methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide these fields are generating. When the pilot wraps up at the end of next year, Shoffner will share the results, for free, with any producer who’s interested.
Stakeholders weigh in on Arkansas water plan update
Last week, a coalition of water, agriculture and environmental experts and PR actioners filled the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences located in the agriculture park of the the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The annual Agriculture, Forests and Water Conference is hosted by the University of Arkansas Water Resources...
UAMS receives $5 million for geriatric education
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a five-year, $5 million federal grant to support the UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative in its mission to improve the quality of care for older adults. The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration...
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