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Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations for Class of 2025
Give strong business leaders the recognition they deserve. There’s still time to nominate accomplished Arkansans – by birth or by choice – who have made meaningful contributions to their industry, community and state for induction into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. Nominations for the 2025 class will be accepted until Thursday, Aug. 15.
Arkansas rice is nice cooking contest winners announced
Jase Sheppard, 11, and Caitlin Cooper, 16, won in their respective categories in the 2024 Arkansas Farm Bureau Rice is Nice Cooking Contest on July 18 at the state fairgrounds in Little Rock. Sheppard’s Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole won the “Main Dish” category, while Cooper’s Cheesy Arancini took the top...
Warm, Partly Cloudy Start To The Weekend In Green Country
The approach of a weather system nearing our area will result in more clouds on Saturday. Hazy skies are likely due to the influence of some smoke from Canadian wildfires that arrived earlier this week and the presence of some upper tropospheric dust from the Sarhan dust layer. This is expected to keep temperatures slightly cooler than recent days, with afternoon highs reaching into the upper 80s Saturday.
Another judge issues a preliminary injunction against Title IX rule
(The Center Square) — A federal judge in Missouri issued another preliminary injunction on Wednesday halting enforcement of the Biden administration's Title IX rule. The rule issued by the Department of Education changed the word "sex" to "gender identity" and banned single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms. A minor from Arkansas and the states of Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota asked the court for an injunction in a...
Police investigating Little Rock shooting that left one person dead
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that left one person dead on Thursday afternoon. According to reports, officers were called to 2124 Labette Manor just before 3:40 p.m. Once they arrived at the scene they found a male who was suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Camden police dealing with weeks of back-to-back violence
CAMDEN, Ark. — Law enforcement in Camden has been dealing with a troubling few weeks of violence, and right now detectives are investigating two back-to-back homicides that happened in the same week. Camden Police Department's Interim Police Chief, Royce Carpenter, explained how having back-to-back incidents is unusual but how...
Beautify Batesville: Reviving community spirit through volunteerism
James Scales (left), founder of the ‘Beautify Batesville’ initiative, works with a volunteer to cut and drill wood donated by Bad Boy Inc. to create food garden planters at Our Father’s Table. Article by Emily Wang, White River Now. Every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., a group of...
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