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Huyards Named 2024 Farm Family
Thane and Ashley Huyard of Timbo operate a farm encompassing hundreds of acres and hold down jobs outside of the farm along with a home-based business, all while doting on two young children. They are this year’s Stone County Farm Family of the Year. Over the past eight years...
Flooding reported across several Arkansas towns
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After heavy rain entered the Natural State overnight and into the morning, parts of central and north Arkansas have reported experiencing flooding this morning. The National Weather Service in Little Rock placed southern Baxter County, southern Marion County, northeastern Searcy County, and northwestern Stone County...
Senior Center Not Immune To Funding Crisis
The Mountain View Senior Center at 210 School Avenue has not escaped a funding crisis impacting senior centers statewide. Ted Hall, CEO of Batesville-based White River Area Agency on Aging (WRAAA), during a visit May 29 to Mountain View, said funding for senior centers has been a problem for years for the contractors who run them.
Storms flood the Ozarks and strand drivers in Toronto. New York community is devastated by tornado
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Another wave of severe storms pummeled a wide swath of the United States and Canada, leading to flash floods and water rescues Wednesday in the Ozark Mountains, dropping a tornado that ravaged a community in upstate New York and stranding drivers in high water around Toronto.
Heavy Rain Sweeps Through Lakes Region
The system that brings relief from the heat also brought devastating rain to the Lakes Region. Showers and thunderstorms began moving through the region early Wednesday morning and by the time the skies cleared in the afternoon, general areas of seven to eight inches of rain had fallen with even higher amounts in parts of Arkansas.
More With Four? Payoff on Traditional College Degrees Requires Patience, Educators Say
The return on investment of a four-year college degree is as valuable as ever, said university leaders in Arkansas, and there is data to back them up. While an increase in the number of programs offering technical and skills training has opened opportunities — sometimes lucrative ones — to more Arkansans, data reveals that over a lifetime, the earning potential of graduates with four-year or graduate-level degrees is substantially higher.
Plans in Motion: State’s First Dental, Veterinary Schools Taking Shape
Arkansas students have more opportunities than ever before. Thanks to two institutions in Arkansas higher education, there will be more options available for those aspiring to be veterinarians and dentists. Arkansas State University in Jonesboro recently announced that it would bring a veterinary school to the city, and Lyon College...
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