by - October 12, 2020 7:34 am
This week, Arkansas PBS will host several Congressional debates and a Senate forum. The schedule for the taping and airing of Congressional debates begins on Monday afternoon when incumbent U.S….
by - October 10, 2020 2:32 pm
Dr. Karen McDaniel Arkansas State University, Associate President of Management Jonesboro Residence: Jonesboro Education: B.S.B.A, management, mathematics, data processing, accounting, secondary education, Union University; M.B.A., management, Union University; Ph.D, organizational…
by - October 10, 2020 2:17 pm
Tamika E. Jenkins Mississippi County Economic Development Vice-president Blytheville Residence: Blytheville Education: B.S., material engineering, Iowa State University; M.S.M., project management, Colorado Technical University online Professional background: Jenkins has been…
by - October 10, 2020 1:54 pm
NuShores Biosciences LLC has won a three-year, $2.8 million contract from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC), a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium associated with the U.S. Army Medical Research and…
by - October 9, 2020 5:39 pm
It’s been a tough start to October in Arkansas on the COVID-19 front. The number of known cumulative cases rose almost 7% and the number of confirmed deaths rose almost…
by - October 9, 2020 2:15 pm
At the groundbreaking ceremony of its new Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, University of Central Arkansas officials announced Friday (Oct. 9) a new $3 million gift for the…
by - October 9, 2020 2:12 pm
A decades-long goal of creating a bypass on U.S. 412 around the city of Paragould in Greene County to connect into U.S. 49 has finally become a reality. State workers…
by - October 9, 2020 12:18 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $1.3 million to study disparities in immune response to COVID-19, through serological testing in Arkansas. Serological testing…
by - October 8, 2020 4:12 pm
New known COVID-19 cases again turned higher in Thursday’s (Oct. 8) Arkansas Department of Health report, with cumulative confirmed and probable cases topping 90,000, and hospitalizations setting a new record…
by - October 8, 2020 2:56 pm
Dr. Kasey Holder St. Bernards Medical Center VP of Medical Affairs Jonesboro Residence: Jonesboro Education: B.S., biology, Arkansas State University; M.D., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest; Family Medicine…
by - October 8, 2020 2:56 pm
Amanda Herget Gearhead, Rock/Creek, and Uncle Dan’s Outfitters co-owner Residence: Jonesboro Education: B.Ed., Arkansas State University; M.Ed. educational administration, ASU Professional background: Herget has spent many years as the co-owner…
by - October 8, 2020 2:38 pm
Alexandra (Allie) Rodery Rouse, J.D., M.P.S., was named Thursday (Oct. 8) as Arkansas Community Foundation’s director of Planned Giving. Recently passing over $442 million in assets, the Arkansas Community Foundation…
by - October 8, 2020 10:13 am
The nonprofit group Peel Compton Foundation in Bentonville announced Wednesday (Oct. 7) the hiring of Jennifer Martinez Belt as director of development. Belt has more than 15 years of fundraising…
by - October 7, 2020 5:30 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations hit another record (538) in Wednesday’s report from the Arkansas Department of Health, with total cases – those confirmed by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and antigen tests…
by - October 7, 2020 3:59 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum is now offering in-person and virtual options for “Unfield” trips for preK-8th grade students thanks in part to a multi-year grant of $1.2 million from the…
by - October 7, 2020 2:49 pm
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will spend $11.8 million to improve rural broadband access in Arkansas. The money will come in the form of grants from the ReConnect Program,…
by - October 7, 2020 11:46 am
The Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance (AADA) released the results Wednesday (Oct. 7) of its two-week survey to determine the coronavirus impact on the aerospace and defense industry among companies…
by - October 7, 2020 11:19 am
Fourteen organizations from across the state were recognized with an Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award during the 26th Annual Awards Celebration Tuesday (Oct. 6) in Little Rock. The award process drives…
by - October 7, 2020 9:35 am
Rep. Fran Cavenaugh Cavenaugh Auto Sales CFO & State Representative Walnut Ridge Residence: Walnut Ridge Professional background: Rep. Cavenaugh is serving her second term in the Arkansas House. She represents…
by - October 7, 2020 9:34 am
Neely Camp First National Bank, VP of Corporate Strategy and Communication Jonesboro Residence: Paragould Education: B.A., history, Arkansas State University; M.Ed., higher education administration, University of Arkansas Professional background: In…
