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Improved Collections, ARPA Funding Among Topics at July’s BCMC Board Meeting
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Medical Center Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 25 inside the conference room at the hospital with a number of topics covered ranging from improved collections, days in accounts receivable, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, cybersecurity audit, an award for the emergency room staff, financials, and more.
UAMS to offer free health screenings at McGehee community event
McGehee, Arkansas – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is set to host a significant health outreach event titled “Party With a Purpose” on August 3rd in McGehee. This initiative aims to provide crucial health screenings and resources to the community, particularly targeting rural residents in Desha, Chicot, Drew, Jefferson, and Pulaski counties, although the event is open to all Arkansans.
Uncovering the Untold Story of the West Memphis Three
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (WMC) - West Memphis Three attorney Dan Stidham breaks his 30-year silence on a case that has haunted him since he represented a member of the West Memphis Three — and reveals new details he says can prove the innocence of the accused — in his book, A Harvest of Innocence.
Arkansas football facing a make-or-break 2024 season
As the scorching Arkansas sun beats down on Fayetteville, an even more intense heat is building around Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman. Entering his fifth year, Pittman finds himself atop a list no coach wants to lead -- On3's SEC Head Coach Pressure Rankings. The 2024 season is a defining...
Lyon College celebrates groundbreaking for Arkansas’ first dental school
Featured image: Lyon College President Dr. Melissa Taverner (left) and Lyon College School of Dental Medicine Founding Dean Dr. Burke Soffe celebrate the groundbreaking of the school with a symbolic sledgehammer strike on a ceremony on the school’s new Little Rock campus on Thursday. On Thursday, Lyon College marked...
Listening Lab visits Folk School of Fayetteville's Girl Power Rock Camp
KUAF’s Mobile Listening Lab visited the Folk School of Fayetteville for Girl Power Rock Camp. It’s a week-long camp for girls ages 8-14 to learn to play, write and perform their own songs. Today on Ozarks at Large, we hear from the members of the newly-formed band MZ MESS: Hazel, Stori, Emily, Milly, Emerson, Shiloh, and Morgan— and from their instructors: Jori, Shannon, Jules, and Milcah.
105-year-old woman celebrates her birthday with bingo in Rogers
ROGERS, Ark. — Margaret Otte celebrated her 105th birthday over a bingo card in Rogers, to the delight of anybody lucky enough to join her. Otte grew up on a farm milking three cows a day, "When I was born, there weren't any cars, there wasn't television, there wasn't air conditioning— none of those things existed!"
Jaylin Williams hosts first Jaylin Williams Youth Basketball Camp in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, A.R. (KNWA/KFTA) – Former Arkansas Razorback and current Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Jaylin Williams hosted his first ever Jaylin Williams youth basketball camp Friday morning in Fort Smith. Williams, who is graduate of Northside High School, spend the morning session with kids who ranged from six...
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.
Vintage Market Days Comes to Little Rock in September
Fall is on the horizon, and that means your space could use a little refresh. To help you do just that, Vintage Market Days is making its biannual stop in the city, popping up at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds for a three-day shopping event with the theme “Days Like This” on Sept. 13-15.
Ford new vice chancellor for Finance and Administration at UAHT
Sherri Ford was recently selected as the new vice chancellor for Finance and Administration at the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). Ford will replace Cheryl Shaw, who will retire in September. Ford is a native of Hope and a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where she earned...
Arkansas lands second commitment for 2026
Arkansas landed its second verbal commitment for the Class of 2026 on Saturday when Hot Springs (Ark.) Lakeside offensive lineman Tucker Young went public with his decision to call the Hogs. Young, 6-4, 300, announced his decision at the end of the Razorbacks' Hogwild Hangout cookout event in Fayetteville (Ark.).
It’s The Back To School Backpack Giveaway Friday Aug 2
POL Care Inc. (Packages of Love Care) will be having its annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway. The event will be held on Friday, August 2 from 11 AM to 2 PM at Texarkana College's Levi Hall located at 2500 Robison Road in Texarkana. This event is for kids of...
Aldi Supermarket: To be or not to be
The closing of a local restaurant and follow up web-based rumors of a long-awaited Aldi Supermarket location in Mountain Home remain just rumors according to an Aldi spokesperson. The information, which has made its rounds in the Twin Lakes Area via social media postings, states Aldi will construct a new...
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