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Ozarka College unveils new technical center in Ash Flat
Ozarka College recently held its Open House hosted at the Carpenter Technical Center in Ash Flat on Thursday. Ozarka said in a release that the event was “a resounding success, drawing community members eager to explore the college’s cutting-edge facilities and engage with the expert team.”. Participants were...
Renter added to Fayetteville Housing Task Force
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan appointed a Housing Task Force to address the growing affordable housing crisis in the area in June. When Jordan initially formed the task force, councilmember D'Andre Jones said the group lacked representation for the renting population in Fayetteville. At a city council...
Veteran Wynne PA announcer Randy Yarnold to return for another season
WYNNE — The long-time public address announcer for Wynne junior high and senior high football games at Yellowjacket Stadium is returning. Randy Yarnold finished his 50th – and, at the time – final year of PA announcing at the close of the 2023 football season. However, Yarnold has confirmed that he has decided to keep doing the public address announcing for at least another year.
City Council to tackle outdated ordinances, fireworks displays in next meeting
The Mountain Home City Council will address several items at its upcoming regular meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2024, including an outdoor recreation grant application, property liens, repealing outdated ordinances, and updating fireworks regulations. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building at 720...
Calipari’s Playing Scholarship Tetris Explains Apparent Impossibility
The recent addition of Kentucky transfer guard Kareem Watkins put Arkansas at 15 total players – 13 scholarship players and two walk-ons. This seemed to mark the end of the roster-tracker portion of the offseason for fans and insiders alike. New Arkansas head coach John Calipari may have other...
Walmart adds autoimmune-focused care to 25 more pharmacies
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart has announced the addition of 25 new autoimmune-focused Specialty Pharmacies of the Community (SPOC) across five states. These 25 new locations follow the debut of six such facilities last October, and bring the total number of these SPOCs to 31 across nine states. As many...
Hogs have large group of talented recruits visiting Saturday
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas has a large number of talented recruits slated to visit for the Hogwild Hangout on Saturday. There’s a mixture of a dozen commitments and several uncommitted recruiting targets from various states slated to visit. Some of the top prospects in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and other states are scheduled to visit.
Ghidotti Promotes Madden to Content Producer
Little Rock-based public relations and marketing agency Ghidotti has promoted Jane Madden to content producer. Previously an account executive at the agency, Madden will now spearhead digital content creation for its clients. In this new position, Madden will oversee digital marketing efforts, from ideation to production and storytelling, to foster...
High school football schedules for Arkansas, Oklahoma teams in Fort Smith area
The middle of the summer is here, which means high school football isn't far behind. Teams can begin practice for the 2024 Arkansas high school football season on Aug. 5, with first games scheduled for Labor Day weekend, Aug. 29-31. The regular season goes into early November, with the playoffs scheduled to begin Nov. 15. ...
Attorney General investigating Fort Smith company for potential China connections
An investigation is underway on 4811 S. Zero Street LLC, in Fort Smith, a company state officials suspect has connections to Chinese foreign nationals who may want to be near the foreign military pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in the city. Arkansas Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward...
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