WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. - Tekla Research has made a major, matching gift to the Williams Works initiative at Williams Baptist University. Tekla CFO Beth Russell West and CEO Dave Russell, both of Jonesboro, presented checks totaling $100,000 to WBU President Dr. Stan Norman Friday.
Can you believe that this is County Fair Week: It sure doesn’t seem like Fair weather to me. Seems to me like it was better when it was held in early October when the evenings were a bit chilly...I know that there were more exhibits of local crops back then and the people were more energetic.
Bobcats run drills on the practice field at sunrise on Wednesday morning. The Cats begin practice at 6 a.m.
Jerry Niswonger, 67, of Grandin, MO passed away August 1, 2022 at home. Mr.
Jude Thomas White of Hernando, MS, formerly of Corning passed away on July 30, 2022 at the age of 1 year and 8 months at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN in his mother’s arms surrounded by everyone he loved most.
LITTLE ROCK –Well-attended meetings at the state Capitol usually indicate that legislators are addressing an important issue. That was certainly the case when the joint Senate and House Committees on City, County and Local Affairs met to explore methods of funding of much-needed improvements to water and sewer systems across Arkansas.
The catfish industry is the largest component of aquaculture in the United States and a significant industry in Arkansas. In fact, Arkansas catfish farmers contributed $19.5 million to Arkansas’s agricultural economy in 2021. That’s up 17% from the previous year.
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Office of Computer Science is pleased to announce the continuation of our partnership with the Arkansas Public School Resource Center (APSRC) and Arkansas State University (AState) to deliver high quality computer science and computing concurrent credit courses through AState’s UpSkill program.
The final testing dates for the 2022–2023 school year have been set. The attached calendar includes the required assessments at grades K–12.