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State Board of Education wants change in Blytheville School District
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Board of Education wants to address issues in the Blytheville School District. The state board was in Blytheville Thursday to address areas of concern and ways the district can improve. Within the past 10 years, the district has lost over 1,000 students. Members of...
Junction City High School has a back-to-school bash.
EL DORADO, Ark. (KTVE/KARD) — Junction City High School is having its third annual back to school bash today at 4:30. This event will take place in Junction City at the city park near dragon arena. There will be a bookfair, waterslides, games, snow cones, cotton candy, and a helicopter ride for kids to come see. Everyone […]
Commissioners criticize effort to end CAPC, tourism tax
Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission members didn’t hold back while voicing their opposition to a petition being circulated around the city. Resident Pat Matsukis has been trying to gather 148 signatures on a petition seeking a public vote on whether to eliminate the city’s tourism tax and CAPC. The 3 percent tax is collected on lodging and food and beverage taxes and funds the city’s advertising and promotion efforts. Matsukis is seeking to have the proposal placed on the November general election ballot.
Tennant appointed branch manager for CS Bank’s Financial Center
Donna Parton, senior vice president and chief operations officer for CS Bank, has announced the appointment of Laci Tennant to Deposit Services/Branch Manager for CS Bank’s Financial Center. Tennant will be responsible for overseeing the deposit services staff and the daily operations of the facility. Tennant began her banking...
Match made in heaven: a remarkable story of organ donation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - Two lives intersecting at just the right time. It could be the plot for a movie. But this real-life story happened just down the road in Little Rock and affected two families from Region 8. The tale that follows could leave you just a bit...
Sharpshooting Sparks twins from Fayetteville light up national rifle circuit
FAYETTEVILLE — Twins Jett and Jude Sparks of Fayetteville are lighting up the national rodeo circuit with their sharpshooting abilities. The pair of 14-year-olds competed in the National Junior High Rodeo Finals in Des Moines, Iowa, at the end of June. In the Light Rifle Championship, Jett earned a spot in the coveted top 20 and Jude finished 32nd out of 131 shooters. Over 4,000 kids around the country compete in the junior high division, and the finals are comprised of the best of the best.
Carol Brotman Hired as Volleyball Associate Head Coach
Carol Brotman Hired as Volleyball Associate Head Coach- Wil Teague, Sports Information Director, 8/2/24. Paragould, Ark.- Crowley's Ridge College Athletics would like to announce the hiring of Carol Brotman as the new Associate Head Coach of the Pioneer Volleyball Program starting 2024-25. Brotman is a Piedmont, MO native where she...
Arkansas family uses foundation to honor daughter's life and memory
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — According to the American Cancer Society, over 1,000 kids under the age of 15 die of cancer every year. It’s a number that is too high and that Susan Adamson Ray is trying to change. “She was sassy, and that's if you talk to people,...
Fireboat 2 Now In-Service At Lake Maumelle
Fireboat 2 is now In-Service on Lake Maumelle. We have responded for decades with borrowed boats or reliance on other ferry services to transport to our incident calls on this large body of water in the central and northeast part of our fire district. After years of hoping and planning we can beam with pride at this awesome boat (new to us) that will serve that water, shore and dock areas for many years to come.
Brazile, Thiero offer versatility as valuable wildcards on John Calipari’s first roster at Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — It seems obvious 1-through-9 that new Arkansas head coach John Calipari balanced arguably the best recruiting class in the nation, but as good as the top-two rotation looks there are a couple of players who might just prove to be a Hoop Hogs wild card duo: juniors Trevon Brazile and Adou Thiero.
Baptist Health to administer multiple immunization clinics, provide giveaways this month
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Several free back to school vaccination clinics are slated to take place this month. Baptist Health Community Outreach staff member Dede Hutchins joined Little Rock Arc today to provide more insight on the clinics. Listed below are the locations, and the times each one will...
University of Central Arkansas to launch peer recovery support program fueled by $200,000-plus opioid settlement
The University of Central Arkansas is developing a program to use the settlement it received through the national opioid settlement to fight opioid addiction and abuse in the community.