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Emmit Smith will keynote Farmers Bank Distinguished Speaker Series at SAU
NFL legend Emmit Smith will headline the 19th annual Farmers Bank & Trust Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at Southern Arkansas University’s W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The Farmers Bank Foundation, Farmers Bank & Trust (FB&T), and the Southern Arkansas University Foundation made the announcement on Thursday,...
Thornton Goes to Lucas Oil Victory Lane on Batesville Prelim Night
LOCUST GROVE, AR (August 16, 2024) – For the second year in a row Ricky Thornton Jr. won the Friday Night preliminary event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Batesville Motor Speedway. The race kicked off the weekend for the $50,000 to win Nutrien Ag Solutions Topless 100 Presented by Big River Steel on Saturday Night.
UA Cossatot Honors Vice Chancellor Mike Kinkade at Retirement Celebration
UA Cossatot celebrated the retirement of Mike Kinkade on Thursday morning. Kinkade served UA Cossatot as the Vice Chancellor of Facilities and Planning. UA Cossatot Chancellor, Dr. Steve Cole told the crowd that Cossatot would not expanded and improved their facilities if had not been for the leadership of Kinkade. He said Kindade joined UA Cossatot in 1998 when the college was still meeting in the old Nashville School District elementary building on Fourth Street. Dr. Cole also expressed his appreciation for Kinkade’s commitment to UA Cossatot and he said Kinkade will never be replaced.
Little Rock School District Superintendent announces resignation from position
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Thursday afternoon, Little Rock School District Superintendent Dr. Jermall Wright announced his resignation from the district. He announced his resignation in a letter where he thanked the LRSD school board for allowing him to serve as superintendent of the district. He was hired in May 2022 to replace former superintendent Michael Poore, who was retiring at the time.
Body found in Baxter County, Ark. creek identified
BAXTER COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - Authorities in Baxter County have identified the body found in Moccasin Creek Thursday. According to the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, the body has been identified as 50-year-old Rickey Joe Millsap of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Authorities are still investigating what led to his death. Around...
Jewelry store on Bentonville Square to close after 76 years in business
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A fixture on the Bentonville Square will close its doors after 76 years in business. Overstreet's Jewelry opened in 1948. Owner Don Overstreet is the son of the original owners, Ralph and Belle Overstreet. "We've had such wonderful clientele, whatever you want to call them," he...
Organization growing to help homeless population
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - NEA Divine Intervention helps those with substance abuse or mental health issues. Founder and Executive Director Shalinda Woolbright says most of the people they help happen to also be homeless. Woolbright said she employs people who have perspectives on the issue. “Every person that I employ...
Weekend events in Nashville: Dance music festival, bookstore romance day
Here are some of the big events taking place in Nashville this weekend. 💞 Bookstore Romance Day: Parnassus Books is one of the local bookstores celebrating love Saturday with special programming, including a "Bridgerton"-inflected piano concert and tarot card readings. Novelette will have discounts on its romance reads. 🍿...
Arkansas couple rammed off motorbike by car and shot dead in the street in chilling execution
Arkansas police are investigating a horrifying double homicide after a man and woman were rammed off a motorbike and shot dead in El Dorado on Tuesday. Officers from the El Dorado Police Department rushed to the scene of a car crash and shooting at a gas station on Hillsboro Street at around 8pm after receiving several 911 calls. There they found 27-year-old Jaylen Robinson and Kinley Hansen, 21, lying motionless in the street.
Thousands of customers without power in Northwest Arkansas, River Valley
BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — As of 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, thousands of customers are without power across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley. About 2,900 customers are without power in Benton County. That is down from a peak of about 9,400 late Friday night. About 6,500...
Jordan World Circus Coming to Texarkana August 26
Get ready Texarkana because the Jordan World Circus is coming to town on Monday, August 26, at the Four States Fairgrounds Entertainment Center. The Jordan World Circus is a three-ring circus that will feature death-defying aerialists, high-wire groups, and performances that will leave you on the edge of your seat as they perform high above the arena floor. If you love balancing acts and juggling you're not going to believe what these extraordinarily skilled performers can do to keep you mesmerized.
Power outages reported following morning storms
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Several thousand electric customers were without power Friday morning after several storms moved through Region 8. At 6:45 a.m. Aug. 16, Entergy Arkansas reported 4,241 customers affected by outages in Lawrence County, including in the towns of Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Black Rock, Powhatan, and Alicia. At...
‘Counting On’ Alum Jana Duggar Married to Stephen Wissmann After Arkansas Wedding
They do! Jana Duggar married fiancé Stephen Wissmann in her native Arkansas, on Thursday, August 15. The event was held at the wedding venue The Grand at Willow Springs, about 30 minutes from her family's farm in Tontitown. Jana, 33, and Stephen, 31, said their vows in front of their extended families and friends in...
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