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Chamber Coffee Hosted by Watermelon Royalty
The Hope/Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce Community Coffee was hosted by the Watermelon Royalty on Wednesday July 24th. The 18th Annual Miss & Mister Watermelon Festival Pageant is set for Tuesday, August 6th at 6:00 pm at Klipsch Auditorium in City Hall in Hope. This exciting event is open to boys and girls from 0 to 18 years of age, with no admission fee for the public. All registration forms and fees must be postmarked by July 19th Additionally, the Hope Watermelon Beautiful Baby Contest is a charming photo contest for boys and girls aged 0-3. Photos and results will be displayed at the 48th Annual Watermelon Festival from August 8-10. Registration forms for both events are available at the Hope-Hempstead County Chamber of Commerce, Rae Tay’s, Tickled Pink Boutique, and The Little Things Children’s Boutique. Forms can also be accessed online at hopemelonfest.com along with parade registration. For more information, please contact Gigi Bradshaw at (870) 292-8338, or reach out to the Chamber at (870) 777-3640, via email at hopemelonfest@yahoo.com, or visit us at 201 S. Main, PO Box 250, Hope, AR 71802.
Arkansas Center for Black Music to Present Celebration Concert Aug. 1
The Arkansas Center for Black Music at the University of Arkansas presents “The Finale” on August 1st at 7pm at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville. Well-known guest artists and students from the Master of Music in Black Sacred Music program will present a celebration of the country’s only graduate program in Black Sacred Music. The event features Music Moves as a community partner and the Arkansas Gospel Chorale as the supporting community choir.
Fayetteville offers free mulch while supplies last
The city is offering free wood chip mulch on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Officials said the compost facility has an excess of wood chip mulch after processing yard waste that was recently collected from residents. The mulch can be picked up at the city’s compost site, located...
Jonesboro Church Health Center hosts annual peach drive fundraiser
Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – July 24, 2024 – The only annual fundraiser for the Jonesboro Church Health Center is almost over. But you still have time to make a donation and get a box of Georgia peaches. The peaches are on the tree in Georgia one...
Arkansas's pregame experience ranked second-to-last in the SEC
From beginning to end, Arkansas football games are an entire spectacle. Festivities start hours before kickoff, and celebrations can go deep into the night on game day. But according to oddsmakers, the SEC pregame experience in Fayetteville isn’t all that enjoyable. They rank Arkansas pregame experience second-to-last in the...
CARTI expands Conway presence with new treatment location
CARTI announced it is expanding its footprint with a second treatment location in Faulkner County. The CARTI Clinic in Conway, overseen by Taylor Moore, M.D., a board-certified urologist, and Christie Dumboski, APRN, a urology-focused nurse practitioner, offers care to patients facing urologic conditions and related issues. The new facility at...
Stuttgart Planning Commission votes to annex 242 acres for new industrial and residential development
The Stuttgart Planning Commission voted to annex 242 acres of industrial and residential property into the city limits during its regular meeting Tuesday night. Bethany Hildebrand, executive director of the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce, spoke on behalf of the Stuttgart Industrial Development Corporation (SIDC), an arm of the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce. Hildebrand requested the commission approve the annexation of SIDC’s industrial park located along Highway 79 between 10th and 2nd Streets.
Judge and JPs tired of wind farm pushback
County Judge David Writer ended the July 16 quorum court meeting with a plea to the public to temper their opposition to the wind-turbine project planned south of Green Forest. Although a spate of ordinances to resist the wind farm have failed, Writer is still dealing with a variety of...
Fort Smith schools trying phone-free program this upcoming school year
FORT SMITH, Ark. — At a board meeting on July 22, Fort Smith Public Schools announced a pilot program aimed at creating phone-free environments at schools in the district. Starting in the upcoming 2024-25 school year, Kimmons Middle School and Ramsey Middle School will use Yondr pouches to securely store students' phones and electronics during the school day.
Program offers students a second chance
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A Northeast Arkansas college is offering a second chance to those accused of committing a crime. Arkansas Northeastern College and the Arkansas Division of Community Correction Parole and Probation have launched the Deferred Adjudication Resulting in New Growth (DARING) Program. Willie Williams, Jr., ANC’s director for...
Family wins more than $60K in lawsuit against former Huntsville School Resource Officer
A federal jury ruled in favor of former student Justin Freeman in the civil trial against a former School Resource Officer Lynn Whittle, who used excessive force against Freeman.
Arkansas Military and First Responder Academy expands ahead of school year
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Military and First Responders Academy is gearing up for its second year of school. Lt. Col. Jason Smedley, commandant of the AMFRA, said they’re expanding this upcoming school year, going from 70 student cadets to now 250. “Last year we had 9 to 10th grade and this year we will […]
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