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Girls in STEM camp inspires Arkansas girls to dream big in science and engineering
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Young Arkansans are learning more about careers in science and engineering with the help of Girls in STEM—a local camp aiming to show that girls and minorities belong in those spaces. "I feel like the camp is really fun." said Dhyana Balu, a Girls...
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.
Arkansas woman wins big after last-minute purchase at a gas station
SPRINGDALE, Ark — One Springdale woman's whim paid off big-time when she collected her winnings from a lottery ticket she purchased at the Kum and Go on E. Robinson Avenue. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) announced a Springdale woman claimed her prize on July 11, to the tune of $75,000. She has reportedly only informed her husband, and is remaining anonymous so as to "secretly share her winnings."
Grice and Hester Win Warren Ladies’ Golf Tournament
The team of Wanda Grice of Fordyce and Emma Hester of Sheridan shot six under par 66 to win the First Flight of the Warren Ladies Scramble Wednesday, July 13, at Warren Country Club. The team of Sonia Barker and Shelley Impsom of Smackover placed second with four under par 68. Nancy Vittitow of Warren and Shaun Anderson of Hot Springs Village won third with a 73. Players from Camden, El Dorado, Fordyce, Hot Springs, McGehee, Monroe, LA, Monticello, Norphlett, Sheridan, Smackover, and Warren competed.
Pine Bluff School District plans to sell old office center, schools
Pine Bluff School District officials are planning to sell the district's former administration building and two elementary schools. Members of the PBSD board facilities committee met Tuesday morning for a work session to discuss advertising for the best offers on the old multistory administration building on Sixth Avenue, as well as Indiana Street and Oak Park elementary schools. Superintendent Jennifer Barbaree explained selling the campuses would help the district eliminate the costs of insurance and upkeep for the facilities, which have been closed for years, as well as remove its liability for homeless people who she said continues to break into elementary schools.
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