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Conway's July Fourth festival continues despite swim beach closure
CONWAY, Ark. — Conway's Fourth of July festival kicked off Wednesday despite an E. coli outbreak at the Beaverfork Lake Park public swim beach. Freedom Fest brought dozens of people together for food and live music. "It's fun," T&K's Kettle Corn Owner Todd Cardin said. "Once the band gets...
WFA Announces Fourth Cohort of Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship
In collaboration with several Arkansas companies, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has announced the fourth annual Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program cohort. This 12-week internship, named after WFA’s first Black president, Honorable Tjuana Byrd Manning, is for Arkansas women of color pursuing degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (STEAM), finance and related fields. The program aims to enhance access and representation in these fields by removing barriers such as cost, social capital and geographic location.
Lawsuit again filed to challenge Arkansas’ final casino license
An applicant for the Pope County casino license filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the court to invalidate the recently-awarded permit because the license holder’s requisite letters of support from local government were “coercively issued.” This is the third time the Pope County license has been the subject of a lawsuit since 2018 when voters approved […] The post Lawsuit again filed to challenge Arkansas’ final casino license appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
Arkansas to spend over $500K to improve some of the Natural State’s back roads.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will spend over $500,000 to improve some of the Natural State’s back roads. The department announced Wednesday that the Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program will provide $558,756 to nine projects across the state, including in Northeast Arkansas. The projects receiving...
UAMS hand surgeon talks fireworks injuries and safety
ARKANSAS, USA — As Fourth of July celebrations are in full swing in many cities across Arkansas, doctors are warning people to stay safe when lighting fireworks. “Hand surgery is kind of hot in the Fourth of July time,” said Dr. Sean Morell, an orthopedic hand surgeon with UAMS. “It's one of those things that we actually have to take turns taking call because it is so busy.”
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