by - October 3, 2023 10:52 am
The Milken Family Foundation awarded the prestigious Milken Educator Award to an educator from Hellstern Middle School in Springdale on Tuesday (Oct. 3). Michael Tapee (pronounced TAY-pee), a sixth- and seventh-grade teacher, was…
by - October 2, 2023 2:47 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) was formed more than 15 years ago and its efforts have had a more than $1 billion impact on the state’s economy. A new report…
by - October 2, 2023 2:24 pm
Williams Baptist University recently broke ground on renovations to the Startup Chapel. The university also announced the creation of WBU’s Center for Healthy Families. “Startup Chapel is the one element…
by - October 2, 2023 12:22 pm
Russellville-based Arkansas Tech University will demolish its administration building and the historic Tomlinson Hall to save almost $7 million in renovation costs and to refocus funds on classrooms and student…
by - September 29, 2023 1:21 pm
With two applicants never contacted or interviewed waiting on the sidelines, the Crawford County Library System Board of Directors chose Monday to rewrite the job description for the system director,…
by - September 28, 2023 4:15 pm
Accountability reports released by the Arkansas Department of Education Wednesday (Sept. 28) showed a majority of the schools in the Fort Smith metro area, like the rest of the state,…
by - September 28, 2023 10:19 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $493,521 grant to the University of Arkansas to train new workers for Arkansas’ growing biomanufacturing sector. The UA…
by - September 28, 2023 8:23 am
High school students across the state will now have another opportunity to go to college even if their parents are unable to financially support them. Chancellor Todd Shields announced a…
by - September 27, 2023 4:02 pm
The University of Arkansas raised $93 million in the 2023 fiscal year (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) in private gift support for students, faculty, programs and capital projects. That represents…
by - September 27, 2023 11:50 am
Ballman Elementary School students and staff should return to their own school by the end of October, Fort Smith Public School board of education members were told during Monday’s board…
by - September 27, 2023 9:36 am
The Fort Smith and Benton County Boys & Girls Clubs today have opened two technology-filled Innovation Labs made possible by a $40,000-grant from Cox Communications that will benefit hundreds of…
by - September 26, 2023 3:44 pm
The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus began classes for its cardiac sonography program in its new location in the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) Research Institute Health and Wellness Center…
by - September 25, 2023 8:16 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education agreed at its regular meeting Monday (Sept. 25) to enter into negotiations with a company to investigate flooding at the district’s Peak…
by - September 25, 2023 5:54 pm
On the 66th anniversary of the Little Rock’s Nine desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas is launching an…
by - September 20, 2023 12:59 pm
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded $3.1 million to the University of Arkansas to study a spectrum of pediatric mitochondrial disorders caused by…
by - September 20, 2023 9:47 am
The University of Arkansas announced three candidates Wednesday (Sept. 20) being considered for the next dean of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. Michael Evans, Michael…
by - September 19, 2023 11:30 am
Lyon College will host the Arkansas College Teachers of Economics and Business (ACTEB) 2023 annual conference on Friday (Sept. 22) in Lyon College’s Business and Economics building in Batesville. The…
by - September 19, 2023 8:52 am
The Crawford County Quorum Court approved another $112,000 to pay legal fees to defend against lawsuits alleging unconstitutional library censorship, bringing the total appropriated for the matter to almost $245,000….
by - September 18, 2023 7:17 pm
Enrollment results for the fall indicate strong positive trends for the Arkansas State University System, System President Chuck Welch told the Board of Trustees Friday (Sept. 15). “Six of our…
by - September 18, 2023 7:35 am
At Unity Health, our people, our patients and our communities are our top priorities, and every decision is made with them in mind. This focus continues to drive our decisions…
