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Republican Party of Arkansas delegates take legal action against party leaders over refusal to enforce closed primaries
Republican Party of Arkansas State Convention delegates have taken legal action against leaders of their own party, following the RPA executive committee's decision to not allow the state party to enforce the closed GOP primaries in Arkansas, as passed by delegates at the June convention.
Mid-South school district seeing positive results from cellphone ban
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Cellphones in schools are a hot topic, with more school districts opting out of cellphone use during instructional hours. In Arkansas, the state earmarked $7 million to help schools lock students' phones up during the school day. Seventy-five percent of schools in Arkansas have joined so far, with each setting its own policies.
26 Aug 2024 Kirk Receives Booker Worthen Literary Prize for Winthrop Rockefeller Biography
Dr. John Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at UA Little Rock, has received the 2024 Booker Worthen Literary Prize from the Central Arkansas Library System for his 2022 biography, “Winthrop Rockefeller: From New Yorker to Arkansawyer, 1912-1956.”. Kirk was featured as Author of the Month in...
Arkansas awarded over $8M to improve maternal health statewide
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On August 27, the Arkansas Department of Health was awarded $8,811,006 in funding to help improve maternal health across the state. The funding comes as part of over $568 million announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Biden-Harris Administration’s White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.
Sale hearing for Steward Health, Debtors’ Hospitals in Louisiana and Arkansas moved to Sept. 4
According to officials, the sale hearing for Stewardship Health and the Debtors’ Hospitals in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Massachusetts has been delayed for a fifth time and adjourned to September 4, 2024, at 10 AM.
Haynes Recognized for Commitment to Public Health Students
Aug. 27, 2024 | Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D., is passionate about serving Arkansans. One of the ways she does this is through her duties as faculty in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. Her colleagues have taken notice of her efforts. As...
Arkansas physician sentenced to 7+ years for illegal prescription
A Texarkana, Ark., physician was sentenced to 87 months in prison for illegal prescription. Lonnie Parker, MD, was investigated in 2018 following complaints of a suspected pill mill and the possible overdose of a patient, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 26 news release. In a two-year period, Dr....
Arkansas U.S. Attorney: Surge in Cybercrimes, Sextortion Against Children
In Arkansas, federal law enforcement say they have seen an alarming increase in the number of cybercrimes targeting children online. As Nathan Treece with Little Rock Public Radio reports, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Little Rock recently released a public service announcement to take steps to safeguard their children online. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette says the FBI encourages parent to implement parental controls on their children’s devices, and to have frank, open conversations with their children about online safety.
Local eighth-grader raises over $2,800 for Medal of Honor monument project
Avery Hampton, an eighth-grader at Stuttgart Junior High School, held her annual lemonade stand on Saturday, Aug. 3 at Lodges Corner, offering lemonade, baked goods, and jellies. This year, Avery dedicated all proceeds to the Grand Prairie Historical Society’s efforts to establish a Medal of Honor monument in Tichnor, honoring...
Pine Bluff pastors create plan to stop gun violence
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — After a deadly few days, the Pine Bluff community is creating a plan to stop gun violence. On Tuesday, a man was shot and killed in his apartment, while another man was killed and a 6-year-old was shot and injured this weekend. For Pine Bluff's...
Three Jacks Post Lowest Scores at Hamburg Golf Tourney Monday
CROSSETT, Ark. – The Warren High School Golf team participated in the Hamburg tournament held Monday in Crossett, where they achieved the overall team victory. The top three individual scores were recorded by Rhett Clanton, Nash Crawford, and Rett McGaha, contributing to the team’s success. Rhett Clanton posted...
2024 FFN Preseason Tour: Izard County
BROCKWELL, Ark. (KAIT) - Izard County in the spotlight on the FFN Preseason Tour. The Cougars won the 8-Man State Championship in 2022 and reached the 8-Man State Semifinals in 2023. They’ll go up to 11-Man and the 2A-2 in 2024. Former Pea Ridge assistant Chase Brody was hired...
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