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Register Now For Axe Throwing Course at UA Hope-Texarkana
How would you like to learn the art of Axe Throwing? The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Community Education Department will have an axe-throwing class in August so here is your chance to learn all about axe throwing. The class will be held on Tuesday, August 27 from 5:30 PM to...
16 SEC Teams in 16 Days.... Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman Will Get Fired During The Season
After a promising 9-4 season in 2022, Arkansas free fell off a cliff last season finishing a woeful 4-8. Head Coach Sam Pittman enters this season with one of the hottest seats in the SEC along with Florida Coach Billy Napier. Can he turn around the Razorbacks around to save his job?
‘The Sunshine Boys’ Set to Take Stage Soon in Central Arkansas
Argenta Contemporary Theatre, in partnership with the ACANSA Arts Festival of the South, is set to stage Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys” from Sept. 11 through Sept. 21. The play, starring Little Rock’s P. Jay Clark as Willie Clark and New York native Freddy Geils as Al Lewis, tells the story of two former vaudeville stars who must reunite for a CBS “History of Comedy” retrospective despite years of estrangement.
Survey reveals rising back-to-school expenses, Greenbrier schools have a solution
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A new survey from the online loan marketplace Lending Tree reported that 68% of back-to-school shoppers expect to spend more on school supplies this year than last year. The survey also reports that 73% of back-to-school shoppers are stressed about paying for supplies, and 40% expect to go into debt shopping.
Black Chamber launched in Pine Bluff
A wave of optimism and ambition swept through the city's Black business community as the Pine Bluff Black Chamber of Commerce (PBBCC) officially launched last Friday, marking a transformative moment in the pursuit of economic equity and prosperity. The Networking Mixer event, held at the ARTSpace on Main, was a...
ABF Freight’s Seth Runser appointed president of ArcBest; Matt Godfrey, named ABF president
FORT SMITH, Ark. — ArcBest has announced Seth Runser, president of ABF Freight, will become president of ArcBest effective Aug. 1. While Runser will take on this new role, Judy R. McReynolds will remain chief executive officer and chairman of the board. “Seth has made tremendous contributions to ArcBest’s...
MH City Councilwoman Paige Evans to not seek re-election
Mountain Home City Councilwoman Paige Evans announced that she will not seek re-election for her Ward 3, Position 1 seat. Evans, who has served on the city council for five and a half years, expressed gratitude for the support she received from residents during her tenure. “It has been an...
Fayetteville housing task force adds renter, divides into groups to tackle issues
Fayetteville Housing Task Force Enhances Representation and Structure. In a recent development, the Fayetteville Housing Crisis Task Force has taken significant steps to bolster its composition and tackle the city’s housing issues more effectively. Notably, the task force has now added a renter to its ranks, thereby increasing the diversity of perspectives¬ within the group.
Power restored in Fayetteville after outage knocked out power for over 2000
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Update: Power has been restored, according to SWEPCO. Fayetteville is experiencing a power outage impacting over 2000 customers, according to SWEPCO's outage map. The outage is centered around Gulley Park, but ranges from N Mission Boulevard to Old Wire Road, according to the map. 5NEWS has...
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.
Wynne School District to start new year with unified high school campus, updated bell schedule, late start Mondays
WYNNE — The start of a new school year next Thursday will feel more like normal for the Wynne School District. For the first time since the March 2023 tornado, high school students will begin the year on one campus. The students split time between the Bill Thomas Tech Center and the old high school until the temporary campus was able to open last year around Labor Day.
Aug. 1 rice field day set at Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Arkansas — The Aug. 1 field day at the Rice Research and Extension Center in Stuttgart will feature presentations on breeding, germplasm, remote sensing and more. The field day is presented by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, the research arm of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, and the Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service.
Bankrupt Wadley Regional Medical Center bought by Pafford Health System and Hope, Hempstead county leaders
HOPE, Ark. (KSLA) - Pafford Health System is teaming up with Hope and Hempstead county leaders to purchase Wadley Regional Medical Center following the bankruptcy of its parent company. Steward Health Care Bankruptcy, the parent company to Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope, Arkansas filed for bankruptcy. In an effort...
Magnolia Middle School part of cell phone study
Magnolia Middle School will be participating in a research study through the Office of Educational Policy studying the benefits of limiting access to cell phones during school. Superintendent John Ward told the Magnolia School Board last week that the district had been approved for a grant through Division of Elementary...
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