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Bullet fragment injures man after shooting in Blytheville, AR
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was left injured due to a bullet fragment after shots were fired in Blytheville, Arkansas on Tuesday, police say. According to the Blytheville Police Department, they were notified by Great River Medical ER staff that a man arrived in the emergency room claiming he had been shot in the head. […]
Mayor Hogan gives noon update on conditions in Flippin
Mayor Heath Hogan of the City of Flippin gave a noon update to KTLO’s Heather Loftis on conditions following the large flooding event. Mayor, give us the latest update from the City of Flippin. Mayor Hogan:. Well, Heather, what we were dealing with this morning probably started a little...
100 year flooding event hits Yellville
According to Yellville Mayor Shawn Lane the City of Yellville has most likely experienced a 100 year flooding event from Tuesday and Wednesday’s heavy rainfall. in speaking with KTLO News the mayor cited a marker from a flood 100 years ago in the city that was under the raging waters during the latest deluge.
Victim deceased in a possible hit and run; EL Dorado PD investigating
EL DORADO, Ark. (KTVE/KARD)– On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, the El Dorado Police Department is investigating a possible hit-and-run fatality on Elm Street in El Dorado, Ark. According to El Dorado News-Times, a contractor for the News-Time found the victim, a Black male, around 4:30 AM. Three to five minutes after a 911 call was […]
Sheriff’s office investigating fatal fire
MANILA, Ark. (KAIT) - The Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl in a house fire. Around noon Saturday, July 13, the Manila Police Department received a call about a fire at a home on Nancy Street. According to a news release, officers saw...
Police accuse mom of abandoning children in hot house with no food
TRUMANN, Ark. (KAIT) - Police arrested a Trumann woman after they said she abandoned three children in a home with no food or air conditioning. Poinsett County District Court Judge Ron Hunter found probable cause Monday, July 15, to charge 30-year-old Latisha Eveleen Davis with three counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in the first degree.
Council OKs park construction contract
The Pine Bluff City Council has approved a resolution authorizing a contract with Wagner General Contractors Inc. for the construction of phase one of a wellness park in the Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District. The decision was made on Monday after a discussion primarily surrounding the bidding process and the inclusion of a "deductive alternate" clause.
UCA announces local spring 2024 graduates
The University of Central Arkansas at Conway awarded approximately 1,600 undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates May 3-4. The 2024 spring graduation included several residents from southeast Arkansas. ALTHEIMER. Ty McDaniel graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science. GRAPEVINE. James Barbre graduated with a Master of Science. EUDORA.
More With Four? Payoff on Traditional College Degrees Requires Patience, Educators Say
The return on investment of a four-year college degree is as valuable as ever, said university leaders in Arkansas, and there is data to back them up. While an increase in the number of programs offering technical and skills training has opened opportunities — sometimes lucrative ones — to more Arkansans, data reveals that over a lifetime, the earning potential of graduates with four-year or graduate-level degrees is substantially higher.
Flooding causing damage near small Arkansas towns | What we know so far
YELLVILLE, Ark. — Considerable rainfall has led to flash flooding across the Natural State, with some of the heaviest reports coming from Marion County in north Arkansas. Sections of MC 8060 are impassible at the Moccasin Creek Bridge and multiple streets in Flippin and Yellville are currently flooded, according to the county's Arkansas Office of Emergency Management.
University of Arkansas system president announces he is retiring by Jan. 15
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Donald Bobbitt, the president of the University of Arkansas system, said Tuesday he is retiring after leading the state’s largest university system for nearly 13 years. Bobbitt notified the university’s Board of Trustees that he plans to retire Jan. 15, or earlier, if...
AMP Top Ten: Diane Zook, Teach the Child
Given the right environment, all children should do well and achieve in school, Arkansas educator Diane Zook said. Zook, 76, has seen education at work on all levels. She was born in Batesville and moved to Melbourne in Izard County at an early age when her father took over the local newspaper, the Melbourne Times.
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