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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 a successor is selected before that date. Kelly Eichler, the board’s chair, said she planned to call a meeting in the coming days to discuss a plan for a national search for Bobbitt’s replacement. Bobbitt said he was grateful to serve with the colleagues and staff throughout the UA system, which includes the flagship university in Fayetteville. “Each and every day they carry out the complex responsibilities of their position, keeping first and forefront the mission of this system to serve Arkansas and its citizens,” Bobbitt said in a statement. “It has equally been an honor to serve the many students across the UA System and help them achieve the dream of improving their lives through higher education.”
Arkansas Cancer Coalition targets Delta cancer rates through ‘Cancer in Your Community’ program
FORREST CITY — The Arkansas Cancer Coalition is hosting a “Cancer in Your Community” meeting today at the Civic Center in Forrest City. The meeting will go from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will also be available over Zoom. “We are going to discuss a project...
Johnson Leads Students In Culinary Efforts
Zane Johnson, a 2004 graduate of Mountain View High School, is now a culinary arts instructor whose students are taking food prep to new heights. Johnson is going into his 10th year as an instructor at Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center (NACTC) in Jonesboro. High school students in his program recently won first place in a NASA culinary challenge designed to develop food for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Hot Springs man previously charged with capital murder in 2021, found not guilty
HOT SPRINGS — In 2021, Cody Webb was charged with capital murder after the death of his infant son. On July 16, 2024, the Jury in the State of Arkansas vs. Cody Webb case reached a verdict of not guilty and the judge announced the case was dismissed. On...
Arkansas Public Administration Consortium (APAC) Celebrates 40 Years
Established in 1984, the Arkansas Public Administration Consortium (APAC) celebrated its 40th year of training Arkansas’s professionals by graduating 70 individuals from 47 government entities and nonprofits. “APAC serves current and future leaders in government and nonprofits,” Executive Director Marie Lindquist said. “We are dedicated to improving the quality...
Storms flood the Ozarks and strand drivers in Toronto. New York community is devastated by tornado
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada, leading to flash floods and water rescues Wednesday in the Ozark Mountains, dropping a tornado that ravaged a community in upstate New York and stranding drivers in high water around Toronto.
July 17: What you need to know
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - We’re helping you plan your Wednesday on Good Morning Region 8. Areas in the Ozarks have picked up a lot of rain overnight, and the rain will continue throughout the day. Areas across the east that haven’t seen much if any rain will get in...
National Weather Service recaps Wednesdy morning floods
Wednesday’s rainfall led to records broken and various portions of the Twin Lakes Area flooded. At KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official reporting station for the National Weather Service in Mountain Home, 2.97 inches of rain were recorded at 7 Wednesday morning from the previous 24-hour period. That shattered the previous mark of 1.2 inches in 1964. Since 7, an additional .52 of an inch of rain have been measured with a small possibility of more coming. For the month, the total precipitation so far is 8.61 inches, making it the third wettest July on record.
Bentonville apartments sell for $34 million to Walton brothers
A 190-unit apartment complex on 15.57 acres in Bentonville recently changed hands for $34.35 million. Touchstone Operator LLC of Dallas acquired Touchstone Village at 501 S.W. 20th St. from Touchstone Village W80 LLC of Brooklyn, N.Y. The purchase price equals $180,789 per unit. City Title & Closing was the title...
Church food pantry trying to build new distribution building
HOXIE, Ark. (KAIT) - The food pantry at First Baptist Church in Hoxie is in desperate need of a new distribution building. The food pantry has been going on for many years and has grown significantly. In the last few years it has gone from serving about 120 families to about 250 to 300, and in some instances, nearly 500 families.
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.
Wednesday, July 17: Summer heat on vacation
For the latest updates on flooding, go HERE Torrential rainfall last night and this morning left behind widespread flooding. Areas from Branson south through Mtn. View, AR, was hardest hit with many locations in that corridor reporting over 6″. Radar estimates that totals could have topped a foot of rainfall closer to Mtn. View. Rain […]
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