Arkansas schools’ letter grades show little improvement from 2022
Letter grades applied by the state to Arkansas schools as a gauge of school quality are largely unchanged from 2022 and remain below results from the pre-pandemic year of 2018-2019. A total of 80 of Arkansas’ 1,035 traditional and charter schools eligible for grades this year earned a state-applied letter grade of an “A” based […]
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Two south Arkansas properties added to National Register
The Arkansas flag is shown in this file photo. Two Arkansas properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places: the Ouachita County Training School in Bearden and the Fordyce Overpass. Three Rosenwald schools were consolidated in 1949 to form the Ouachita County Training School, which served Black students until Bearden schools integrated […]
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Arkansas Advocate : New ballot title submitted to repeal Arkansas “tampon tax” after rejected first attempt | Regional News
An advocacy group submitted new language Wednesday to Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin for a ballot initiative to exempt feminine hygiene products from state sales tax, two days after Griffin rejected an earlier attempt. Additionally, the new proposal would also exempt diapers from sales tax — a change from the initial initiated act offered earlier […]
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UAMS, Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health and Proton International Open State’s First Proton Center
View Larger Image Celebrating the opening of Arkansas’ first proton center with a symphony of bells are (front row, l to r): William Fletcher, Kinco COO; Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, UAMS Chancellor; Morril Harriman, University of Arkansas System Board Chairman; Marcy Doderer, Arkansas Children’s President & CEO,; Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., UAMS Radiation Oncology Center […]
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How two Arkansans are growing the sake industry in the state
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Hot Springs is known for its tourism industry. Thousands flock to the Spa City during breaks from school, but a new business has been trying to draw a different type of crowd— one whose roots are from half a world away. “It’s a great thing for Arkansas, and elevates the state […]
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Brian Nahlen Band to perform at The Busker in Little Rock
Today LITTLE ROCK The Oyster Bar 3003 W. Markham St. (501) 666-7100; lroysterbar.com 6-9 p.m.: Rob and Tyndall Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack 107 River Market Ave. (501) 372-7707; stickyz.com 8-11:45 p.m.: Steve ‘N’ Seagulls, with Adrian + Meredith ($20) Sullivan’s Steakhouse 17707 Chenal Parkway (501) 817-3971; sullivanssteakhouse.com 7-10 p.m.: Ken Wiley Trio White […]
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‘Podiumgate,’ ‘Lecterngate’: No matter what you call it, it’s a questionable mess
If we lived in a better world, we’d all be willing to believe the governor’s spokesperson when she says the purchase of a $19,000 lectern with a state credit card was an “accounting error.” Of course, we don’t live in that world. We live in a world where the purchase of a platform for giving […]
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Promise Plus Scholarship Program Offers Free Tuition for Most Arkansas Families
Promise Plus Scholarship Program Offers Free Tuition for Most Arkansas Families 09/27/2023 JONESBORO – Chancellor Todd Shields announced a new scholarship program providing free tuition to Arkansas State University for the majority of Arkansas families, the A-State Promise Plus. “Arkansas State is committed to easing the financial burden for these hard-working families as they seek […]
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Nonprofit visits Arkansas students in an effort to raise awareness of those impacted by Syria earthquakes | KLRT
LITTLE ROCK, Ar. – Six months after devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, a nonprofit organization with Arkansas members is continuing to try to provide hope to those in Syria with the help of local students. In February, thousands were killed in Turkey and Syria from the earthquakes and many more were injured. The nonprofit […]
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Former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson speaks on missing 2nd Republican debate
Due to missing the mark on the Republican National Committee’s requirements for tonight’s second republican debate–presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson won’t be on the stage.The requirements for this debate include having at least 50,000 individual donors and hitting at least 3 percent in two national polls or one national poll and two polls in early voting […]
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