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Wolfe Street Foundation launches Youth Empowerment Project
The Wolfe Street Foundation (WSF) recently hosted a ribbon cutting and open house for its new Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) Teen Center, located at 11715 Rainwood Road in Little Rock. This center marks a significant milestone as it will house YEP, the state’s first community-based youth recovery program. Funded...
Cross County grad Jamaille Beale named Rookie of the Year for Arkansas Punishers
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — A former Cross County Thunderbird is still making plays on the football field. The Arkansas Punishers have announced quarterback Jamaille Beale as this year’s Rookie of the Year. Beale is a Cross County High School graduate and played football, baseball, basketball and ran track...
AEW's Darby Allin talks about career and AEW
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — AEW is set to make its first ever appearance in the Natural State on July 17 at the Simmons Bank Arena. The company has been in operation for five years, and the Arkansas show marks its 250th episode on the air. AEW features stars such...
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.
Flooding causing damage near small Arkansas towns | What we know so far
YELLVILLE, Ark. — Considerable rainfall has led to flash flooding across the Natural State, with some of the heaviest reports coming from Marion County in north Arkansas. Sections of MC 8060 are impassible at the Moccasin Creek Bridge and multiple streets in Flippin and Yellville are currently flooded, according to the county's Arkansas Office of Emergency Management.
University of Arkansas system president announces he is retiring by Jan. 15
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Donald Bobbitt, the president of the University of Arkansas system, said Tuesday he is retiring after leading the state’s largest university system for nearly 13 years. Bobbitt notified the university’s Board of Trustees that he plans to retire Jan. 15, or earlier, if...
AMP Top Ten: Diane Zook, Teach the Child
Given the right environment, all children should do well and achieve in school, Arkansas educator Diane Zook said. Zook, 76, has seen education at work on all levels. She was born in Batesville and moved to Melbourne in Izard County at an early age when her father took over the local newspaper, the Melbourne Times.
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Names Nirvana Manning, M.D., Woman of the Year in Public Service
July 17, 2024 | Nirvana Manning, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named Woman of the Year in Public Service by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA). Manning will be honored along with...
Yellville Barber shop floods with 3 feet of water
Record breaking rainfall overnight into Wednesday morning has cause major flooding around the area with the City of Yellville seeing many flooded businesses, roads and residences.The barber shop in downtown Yelville right near the town branch has been a local gathering spot in the community since 1935 and current owner Shawn Beaver says they saw 3 feet of water in the shop Wednesday morning. Beaver says he realized pretty early he had a major problem and that flooding like this hasn’t happened since the Harrison floods of 1961.
Council OKs park construction contract
The Pine Bluff City Council has approved a resolution authorizing a contract with Wagner General Contractors Inc. for the construction of phase one of a wellness park in the Delta Rhythm and Bayous Cultural District. The decision was made on Monday after a discussion primarily surrounding the bidding process and the inclusion of a "deductive alternate" clause.
Daily Newscast for Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Here's the latest local and regional news from the Little Rock Public Radio Newsroom for Wednesday, July 17, 2024. - Arkansans for Limited Government has filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State over a recent decision to toss out signatures collected in support of a state abortion amendment ballot initiative.
Police chief catches burglar in Cammack Village for second time
CAMMACK VILLAGE, Ark. — Early morning on July 17, Chief Powell and his K9 Havoc caught a man going through two unlocked vehicles on Brentwood Road in Cammack Village. The suspect was identified as 43-year-old Ramon Maquel Taylor of Little Rock. Chief Powell previously arrested Taylor in November 2023 for auto burglary of two vehicles on Kenwood Road.
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