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ASO Announces Stella Boyle Smith Music Center Opening Celebrations
It’s been years in the making, and now the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is readying celebrations for its new headquarters. The Stella Boyle Smith Music Center will officially open to the public with three days of festivities on Sept. 13-15 in Little Rock’s East Village neighborhood. “This grand opening...
Review: Hits and Misses from the July 17 AEW ‘Dynamite’
AEW made its debut at the Simmons Bank Arena in Little Rock for the 250th edition of Wednesday Night “Dynamite.”. To celebrate the momentous occasion, “Dynamite 250” was headlined by three incredible matches; all of which were pay-per-view quality exhibitions. “Dynamite” has been on an incredible hot...
The Cornerstone — Accessibility the Focus of UA Little Rock’s New Strategic Plan
Embracing its role as an urban, commuter-based school with a higher percentage of non-traditional students, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has made accessibility a cornerstone of a new strategic plan. The school recently unveiled the plan aimed at making the college more affordable and attractive for students in...
Plans in Motion: State’s First Dental, Veterinary Schools Taking Shape
Arkansas students have more opportunities than ever before. Thanks to two institutions in Arkansas higher education, there will be more options available for those aspiring to be veterinarians and dentists. Arkansas State University in Jonesboro recently announced that it would bring a veterinary school to the city, and Lyon College...
Southern Bancorp Launches Minority Business Empowerment Program
Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and partner of Arkansas-based Southern Bancorp Inc., has announced the 30 business owners who will take part in its Minority Business Empowerment Program. The entrepreneurs, who represent the first of two cohorts in 2024, will participate in a free, 12-week...
17 Jul 2024 Trojans welcome huge swimming and diving class
LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock swimming and diving team has officially added 10 swimmers and two divers for the 2024-25 season, a huge boost to a talented team that has shown tremendous progress following head coach Nathan Townsend‘s first season and has begun to rebuild nicely under diving coach Chris Pape, who now has two years under his belt with the program.
Jacksonville man dead after being struck by train, authorities investigating
JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas — Jacksonville police are currently investigating after a a man was fatally struck by a train on Thursday. According to authorities, the incident happened around 7:50 p.m. near South Spring Street. Once on the scene, officers located the victim identified as Jimmy Flennoy. Reports say that Union...
North Little Rock Police Department investigating officer involved shooting
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The North Little Rock Police Department is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred early Friday morning. At 12:14 a.m. on Friday morning, an officer with the North Little Rock Police Department conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of East Washington Ave. and Birch St., police said in a release.
Arkansas mother claims LISA Academy did not follow son’s IEP, pulled him from school activities
An Arkansas mother says she relied on a local school to provide the extra steps to help her child with special needs be able to learn only to see the school not make the grade.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Jeff Moore from Batesville caught this 25-inch brown trout and released it after the photo was taken to fight another day. He caught it earlier this week, just upriver of Jenkins Fishing Service dock in Calico Rock. The water was in perfect shape at this time, but by midweek, flooding in north Arkansas had caused the river at Calico Rock to rise to 18 feet. In other spots, overflowing water wrecked some trout docks and caused significant damage.
Tax free weekend in Arkansas 2024 | When it is & list of tax-exempt items
ARKANSAS, USA — It's about that time again — summer is fading and the first day of school is just around the corner. For many families in Arkansas, that means back-to-school shopping. According to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, the weekend begins exactly at 12:01 a.m....
Arkansas Attorney General warns about scam callers posing as law enforcement
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said there is an uptick in scam callers pretending to represent law enforcement in order to wrangle money from unsuspecting victims.
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