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Historic Washington State Park’s Red River Heritage Symposium July 27
Historic Washington State Park will host the 18th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium on Saturday, July 27, from 1-5 p.m. at the park, 100 SW Morrison St., Washington. This year’s theme is “Washington, Arkansas: 200 Years of History” and will focus on the impact of the community of Washington, Ark., since its founding in 1824, on the Great Bend Region of the Red River.
City Council to tackle outdated ordinances, fireworks displays in next meeting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meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2024, including an outdoor recreation grant application, property liens, repealing outdated ordinances, and updating fireworks regulations.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...
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.
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...
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. ...
Watershed hosts "Christmas in July" event
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — It's Christmas in July event today Little Rock families gathered at the former Park school building today to receive bags of food to take home. Today was also the first day to sign up for the Watershed's Christmas giveaway in December. It's a program that...
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...
Wynne Junior High to kick off school year with Swarm Summit
WYNNE — Wynne Junior High School is expanding its Flight period to include a Swarm Summit to kick off the 2024-2025 school year. The summit will be held on the first two days of school, Thursday, Aug. 1, and Friday, Aug. 2. “We’re in the process of becoming a...
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