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Clay County 4-H Youth Leadership Citizenship Team Little Rock Trip

On October 21st, the Clay County 4-H Youth Leadership Citizenship Team participants from Corning, Piggott and Rector High Schools toured the State Capitol in Little Rock joined by Arkansas State Representative Jeremy Wooldridge. Then, at the 4-H Center in Ferndale, they attended a Real Colors personality session to understand themselves and others with Carrie Stark while discussing their service-learning project with Clay County Extension agent Christin Holmes.

Here we go again

Last Thursday, the Administrative Rules subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council (ALC) was set to consider a pair of rule changes that could affect the future of the Buffalo National River and its watershed, but the members of the subcommittee chose to hold off consideration till December. The pair of rules include one from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture that would limit public notice of new permit applications for livestock and poultry farms to the department’s website.

ADE Launches New School Readiness Assistance System

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Education’s Office of Early Childhood is excited to launch the new School Readiness Assistance system. This updated system replaces the KidCare system, which helped eligible families access federal childcare assistance for more than 17 years.