by - October 13, 2025 10:18 am
Heartland Forward, a Bentonville-based think-and-do tank, announced Monday (Oct. 13) two leadership appointments to expand its reach and impact. Krista Cupp, vice president of development, has been promoted to executive…
by - October 12, 2025 1:21 pm
Bentonville-based Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas recently received $135,000 in gifts for its Building for Success Capital Campaign, which has reached 69% of its $7.4 million goal. The…
by - October 11, 2025 11:31 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Food Insecurity Talk The Democratic Party of Sebastian County is presenting a food insecurity program 6 to 7:30 p.m., Oct….
by - October 9, 2025 3:08 pm
Arkansas State University’s Neil Griffin College of Business will host the 2025 Catalyst: NEA Economic Development and Leadership Forum on Nov. 6 at the Embassy Suites Red Wolf Convention Center…
by - October 9, 2025 12:16 pm
A majority of year-over-year job gains in the Fort Smith metro in August were from the Trade, Transportation, Utilities and Education and Health Services sectors. Smaller gains were reported in…
by - October 7, 2025 6:13 pm
A group at Arkansas State University is studying election administration with support from a new grant the institution has secured. The Elections Trust Initiative (ETI) awarded A-State a grant of…
by - October 7, 2025 1:50 pm
Xuan Zhuang, an associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Arkansas, was awarded $2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how genes and the environment…
by - October 6, 2025 4:13 pm
The Arkansas Edge, the organizational vehicle established less than two years ago through which University of Arkansas athletes were provided name, image, and likeness (NIL) financial deals, will officially end…
by - October 6, 2025 2:46 pm
The University of Arkansas recently received more than $175,000 to establish an endowed scholarship and support various campus initiatives. The Women’s Giving Circle at the University of Arkansas has awarded…
by - October 4, 2025 9:10 am
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. One Pill Can Kill The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is set to host One Pill Can Kill Training…
by - October 3, 2025 2:06 pm
Almost a year after receiving applications to fill what would be a new position as in-house attorney, Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) officials have yet to make a hiring decision…
by - October 2, 2025 3:43 pm
Twenty-nine percent of Arkansas respondents reported being food insecure in the inaugural Arkansas Health Survey, which attracted 10,000 respondents ages 18 and over across all 75 counties. Five counties had…
by - October 1, 2025 4:08 am
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced it has been awarded $2,000,000 by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to launch PRIDE RISES, or Prioritizing Recruitment to Innovate…
by - September 30, 2025 3:59 pm
Design work to “reimagine” the Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center is underway with the renovation estimated to be complete in March 2027, according to the Arkansas Game &…
by - September 30, 2025 12:05 pm
Exactly 100 years ago two things happened to writer Ernest Hemingway that would change his life forever. He met Pauline Pfeiffer, a Northeast Arkansas native and the couple married two…
by - September 30, 2025 12:03 pm
Black River Technical College (BRTC) and Ozarka College have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will give students the option to simultaneously enroll in Ozarka’s Precision Machining program and…
by - September 29, 2025 11:58 am
Conway-based Hendrix College named Alex Herrera as its new executive director of development beginning Oct. 10. After a national search, Herrera was selected to oversee the major gifts program in partnership with…
by - September 28, 2025 9:10 am
National Park College (NPC) broke ground last week on a new 16,000-square-foot welding facility that will expand opportunities for students pursuing technical education and workforce training. The groundbreaking was held…
by - September 27, 2025 3:27 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Innovation Lab The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs (FSBGC) recently opened a technology-filled Innovation Lab at its Stephens Unit…
by - September 27, 2025 10:32 am
About 200 people are expected to attend the annual Evening at the Farm fundraiser for Apple Seeds Teaching Farm in Fayetteville. The nonprofit’s mission is to inspire healthy living through…
