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Clark County Fair Pageant entry deadline is Tuesday
The 2024 Clark County Fair Pageant and Talent Contest will be held Saturday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. at Arkansas Hall on the campus of Henderson State University. Email beverlyquillin@gmail.com for more information.
BITS & PIECES: Save some ink and click the link
In recent days we welcomed aboard the Clark County Tax Collector’s Office as a short-term advertiser. Readers, particularly those with real estate or personal property in Clark County, are likely to notice a banner advertisement reminding them of the upcoming Oct. 15 deadline to pay real estate and/or personal property taxes. Clicking on the ad will take the reader directly to a website to make a payment. We advise taxpayers to pay by the deadline to avoid the embarrassment of having their names printed in our print competition, The Southern Standard. Save some ink and click the link!
Friday’s Arkansas High School Football Scores
Exciting Matchups Headline Friday’s Arkansas High School Football Scores. Arkansas saw an array of thrilling matchups on Friday, August 30, 2024, as high school football teams clashed across the state. The scoreboard was filled with nail-biting contests, with some teams securing victories and others fighting for what turned out to be hard-fought draws.
Arkansas AG rejects proposed education constitutional amendment for 2026 ballot
This story was updated at 11:45 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2024 to include additional comments from the attorney general’s office. Arkansas’ attorney general on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would require identical standards for public and private schools that receive state funding. In his six-page opinion, Attorney General Tim Griffin said he could […]
The Arkansas Newswrap: August 30, 2024
Tensions within the Republican Party of Arkansas boil over into a lawsuit. Employees at the Fayetteville Public Library are worried about low pay and a difficult work environment. And residents of the town of Rector prepare for an annual event steeped in history. Those stories and more are coming up...
Tagging dinosaurs: Alligator gar en route to Arkansas River
LONOKE– August is usually associated with the final trek of summer; the last stretch before school begins and the heat finally breaks. For the AGFC Fisheries Division, it’s time to tag alligator gar. For the second year, excess fry from the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery in...
Buc-ee's is officially coming to Arkansas | What to know
BENTON, Ark. — It's official!. Buc-ee's is coming to Saline County. Buc-ee the beaver, the beloved mascot for the company, made a surprise appearance on Friday in front of thousands of fans at War Memorial Stadium right before the kickoff of the 2024 Salt Bowl. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders...
Afternoon Newscast for Friday, August 30, 2025
Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Friday, August 30, 2024. - Federal court overturns so-called "wet signature" rule preventing online voter registrations after lawsuit from Get Loud Arkansas. - University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture opens Arkansas Rice Research and...
Arkansas officials plan immediate bed expansions while they await new prison
In an attempt to relieve pressure from crowded county jails while the completion of a new 3,000-bed prison facility remains in the distant future, the Arkansas Department of Corrections and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders have turned their focus to immediate expansions. “We have roughly [a] 16,000-prison-bed capacity and we have north of 17,000 people that […]
Winner Of “2024 Arkansas Youth Community Preparedness Award” Announced!
Arkansas Tech University emergency management and homeland security program has officially been awarded the 2024 Arkansas Youth Community Preparedness Award!. Their efforts in disaster preparedness and community resilience in the Arkansas River Valley have paid off. You can learn more about this and other ATU success stories at www.arkansastechnews.com.
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