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Report: Fayetteville's Washington Regional Medical Center is the number 1 hospital in the state
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A U.S. News and Health report named Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville to be the top hospital in the state, with a "high-performing" (5/5) grade in 15 of the 20 areas graded. According to a Washington Regional press release, this is the fourth year in...
Braids & Fades back-to-school event to be held in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH, Ark. — Westark Barber College is hosting a back-to-school event on Aug 17 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event is called "Braids & Fades" and will provide free haircuts and braiding for students of all ages by local barbers. "We are honored to offer FREE...
Hogs have large group of talented recruits visiting Saturday
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has a large number of talented recruits slated to visit for the Hogwild Hangout on Saturday. There’s a mixture of a dozen commitments and several uncommitted recruiting targets from various states slated to visit. Some of the top prospects in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and other states are scheduled to visit.
Lionel Prudhomme commits to Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — Shreveport (La.) Captain Shreve Class of 2025 offensive lineman Lionel Prudhomme has committed to Arkansas. He chose Arkansas on Friday over Texas Tech, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tulane and Houston. He visited Arkansas on June 7-9 weekend. Prudhomme, 6-3, 290, had 17 offers to choose from. Prudhomme credited Sam Pittman and Eric Mateos for why he chose the Hogs.
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...
Rogers man runs across the state of Arkansas to raise money for Camp Corral
How far would you go for your favorite cause? For some, this can be measured in physical distance, like Shane Waldrop who made his way across Arkansas this summer by running 233 miles and biking 69 more to fundraise $18,000 for Camp Corral. Waldrop is general manager of Golden Corral...
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...
Making glass recycling easier for restaurants, bars
Recycling glass for many bars and restaurants in the region is difficult or expensive or both. The Northwest Arkansas Council wants to increase the amount of glass diverted from the landfill and is working with a Little Rock recycling firm to do that. Lee Chalmers, the coordinator for the Northwest...
Pine Bluff utility lauds licensure of 3rd woman on staff
When Amber Faucette received her Class IV operator license from the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality this month, she helped Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility reach a milestone. Faucette became the third woman in the utility to reach Class IV, the highest level of licensure for a wastewater operator in the...
The loss of her daughter gave an Arkansas mother the chance to give the gift of life to another Natural State woman
An Arkansas mother had just experienced every parent’s nightmare – the loss of a child. But while her daughter’s life ended at just 29, another 29-year-old received the gift of life from that sacrifice.
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!"
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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