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01 Jul 2024 Celebrate the Fourth at a fireworks show in Jacksonville
The City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Parks & Recreation and Baptist Health Urgent Care are sponsoring the city’s annual Big Bang Fireworks Show. On Thursday, July 4th, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Five Points on Main Street in downtown Jacksonville will have food trucks, live music, games and inflatable activities.
Little Rock resident hits jackpot with second lottery ticket
Little Rock, Arkansas – A Pulaski County resident, A. Nelson from Little Rock, recently claimed a significant lottery jackpot. Nelson won $41,542 with a mere $5 investment in the AR Progressive Jackpot Fast Play game. The winning ticket was purchased at Nikki Food Mart, located at 10401 Arch St....
Mack Trucks Historical Museum reaches milestone as it celebrates 40 years
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Mack Trucks Historical Museum announced it will commemorate its 40th anniversary celebration during the 2024 Trucktoberfest at the Mack Experience Center in October. “Since its inception in 1900, Mack Trucks has been involved in everything from World War I to major infrastructure projects such as...
Man arrested for machine gun conversion device in Corrigan pleads guilty
BEAUMONT, Texas (KTRE) - An Arkansas man arrested in Corrigan in 2022 for possessing a machine gun conversion device pleaded guilty Tuesday. Jajuan Lee Bonds, 23, of Little Rock, was arrested on July 21, 2022, after a traffic stop turned probable cause search found an illegal device to convert a handgun to a fully automatic weapon. On Tuesday, Bonds pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson in Beaumont.
Bentonville High School student crowned 2024 Miss Arkansas Teen
ARKANSAS, USA — A Northwest Arkansas teen is making the region proud. Peyton Bolling was crowned the newest Miss Arkansas Teen on Friday, June 14, at the Robinson Center in Little Rock. Bolling will be a senior at Bentonville High School in the 2024-2025 school year. "I am from...
CHASSE Announces Upcoming Leadership Changes
The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE) has announced a number of leadership changes within the college, effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Michael Norton, former co-director of the School of Human Inquiry, has accepted the position of Associate Dean for Student and Faculty Success for the college, replacing Dr. Johanna Miller Lewis, who retired in June after 33 years at UA Little Rock.
UAMS Collaborates with Little Rock School to Promote Healthy Cooking
July 2, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for the Study of Obesity collaborated with UAMS Culinary Medicine to pilot a cooking demonstration project at Chicot Elementary and Early Childhood Center in the Little Rock School District (LRSD). The center, which is part of...
Beige to Close Doors, Host Storewide Sale
Little Rock is about to get a little less fashionable. Beige, the iconic minimalistic women’s clothing shop in The Heights, will close its doors on Saturday, Aug. 24. The announcement was made this week in an Instagram post on the store’s page. “This isn’t a decision that I...
William Jones, IV takes helm as Sissy’s Log Cabin president
Sissy’s Log Cabin, the Mid-South’s largest family-owned and -operated jewelry store, announced William Jones IV has assumed the role of president. The announcement was made following an executive company meeting in Little Rock last week. “William has been a cornerstone of our business for many years. His ability...
UAMS Earns $750,000 Federal Grant to Relaunch Family Medicine Residency Program in El Dorado
July 2, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has earned a $750,000 federal grant to help reestablish a family medicine residency program in El Dorado. The grant was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is part of the U.S....
Wildlife-inspired murals draw attention to Little Rock nature center
LITTLE ROCK — The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center in Little Rock provided plenty of canvas space for a recently unveiled collection of murals. Work by Fayetteville artist Jason Jones was revealed to the public June 24 on four exterior walls of the center at 602 President Clinton Ave. in the River Market District. The images feature fauna native to Arkansas, including mockingbirds, crayfish, opossum, catfish, eastern wild turkey, bobcats and other species, all set among backgrounds of natural habitats drawn by Jones.
UA Little Rock Alumna Publishes First Children’s Book
Susan Polk Van Dusen, a UA Little Rock alumna and adjunct professor, has published her first children’s book, “What’s So Special About a Tree?”. The rhyming book is written for children ages 4-8 and features original artwork by her father, the late John Polk. “My dad was...
Sanders introduces pilot program to reduce cell phone use in public schools
(The Center Square) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is including a plan to limit cell phone use in schools as part of a mental health pilot program. The governor asked schools on Tuesday to apply for a grant program that includes funding for pouches where students can store their phones during the school day. "The average American teen now spends nearly 5 hours a day on social media, usually...
July Fourth-cast: ‘Oppressive’ heat
Dangerous heat will build over Arkansas through Independence Day, the National Weather Service in Little Rock said Tuesday. A cold front will follow Thursday night and Friday, and will bring cooler, drier, and more seasonal air this weekend. Oppressive conditions will continue Wednesday and Independence Day, with afternoon temperatures topping...
Entergy Arkansas prepares to fill energy gap for when Independence, Redfield coal plants close
In a recently published Arkansas Business interview, Entergy Arkansas CEO Laura Landreaux said the state’s largest electrical utility should know by the end of 2024 what its replacement strategies will be when it shuts down its Independence County coal-fired plant in 2030. “That’s all under development now,” Landreaux told...
July 5 deadline for ballot initiatives
Arkansan's may get to vote on whether sales tax should be implemented on feminine hygiene products and diapers, if people get to grow marijuana, school standards and more! Want to know where to sign?
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