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The Jones Center in Springdale has launched its first smartphone app. The app was developed with support from Cox Mobile and links people with Jones Center programs and facilities. The…
by - June 19, 2025 6:08 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) Peak Innovation Center is taking advantage of good ole summertime as a chance to introduce children and teenagers to a wide-variety of career paths. Hundreds…
by - June 19, 2025 10:59 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Momentary and Northwest Arkansas Food Bank recently kicked off an art and wellness initiative at area farmers markets. The Mobile Art Lab and…
by - June 18, 2025 5:03 pm
The Van Buren Chamber of Commerce is less than two weeks away from a long-awaited move into its newly renovated offices at 111 N. 12th St., according to chamber President…
by - June 17, 2025 6:05 pm
Television weather personality Al Roker, a fixture on NBC’s “Today Show” for decades, said his passion for a weather show for children is driven in part by his work to…
by - June 17, 2025 3:43 pm
A $50,000 gift from longtime animal welfare advocate Donna Easley will help support Arkansas residents pursuing veterinary education at Arkansas State University. The Donna K. Easley Small Animal Practice Support…
by - June 17, 2025 10:15 am
Arkansas State University alumna Savannah Sandage, a Batesville native and recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in world languages and cultures, has been selected…
by - June 17, 2025 9:51 am
More than half of respondents in a new Heartland Forward poll reported having a limited understanding of how to use artificial intelligence (AI) professionally. A growing number of respondents expect…
by - June 16, 2025 12:36 pm
The Thea Foundation has received a $7.5 million endowment and $400,000 bridge grant from the Windgate Foundation. It is the largest investment in Thea Foundation’s history. Housed and managed by…
by - June 15, 2025 8:42 am
Keesa Smith-Brantley, executive director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, one of several organizations sounding alarms over Congressional cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or…
by - June 14, 2025 4:48 pm
At its quarterly board meeting, the Economics Arkansas board of directors voted to appoint six new members to its roster. Those elected began a three-year term beginning June 1, 2025….
by - June 12, 2025 7:15 pm
The nonprofit Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas launched Thursday (June 12) a $7.4 million campaign to build a new headquarters in Springdale that will expand services and increase…
by - June 12, 2025 5:39 pm
The first phase of a multi-year major renovation project at the Fort Smith Museum of History in downtown Fort Smith began Monday (June 9) with work on the building’s exterior….
by - June 12, 2025 1:51 pm
Little Rock-based nonprofit Goodwill Industries of Arkansas recently reopened its Goodwill Resource Center (GRC) and Outlet Store at 1301 N. Dixieland Road in Rogers after the building owner and the…
by - June 12, 2025 9:38 am
Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University will expand its produce operation, thanks to a gift from Tekla Research and families involved with the company. The $130,000 gift will fund the…
by - June 11, 2025 1:30 pm
AGC Arkansas will offer specialized safety training courses in Spanish this month to those in the construction sector. This initiative provides resources for Arkansas’s growing bilingual workforce, marking a commitment…
by - June 10, 2025 12:24 pm
Rosine Ndayishimiye dreamed of becoming an astronaut in her youth. There was only one problem. She was a Rwanda native, and the African nation didn’t have a space program. To…
by - June 10, 2025 10:17 am
Fort Kids Children’s Museum organizers are working to raise $1 million by September as part of the plan to raise $7.4 million before breaking ground on the museum to be…
by - June 9, 2025 10:42 am
Arkansas ranks 45th in child well-being in the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The state’s percentage of children without health insurance increased, while…
by - June 9, 2025 9:03 am
The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees has approved a combined $314.4 million operating budget, as well as tuition and fees, for 2025-2026 at its seven institutions. ASU System…
