My Cabot

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on Go Forward Pine Bluff. Read More

Spirit of Maya Award given to Black illustrator

The Celebrate! Maya Project annual luncheon was held in the pavilion at Heifer International on April 18, combining a celebration of Maya Angelou’s 95th birthday and the honoring of a Little Rock native whose work mirrors Angelou’s. Read More

Go Forward works in darkness; vote no

Those who express opposition to the upcoming renewal of the Go Forward Pine Bluff-sponsored sales tax have been getting the talking point of, well, if you don’t like the Go Forward plan, what’s your plan? Read More

Computer-class requirement was step toward future

Three years ago, then-Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation requiring high school students to take a computer science course before graduating, an effort pushed by the governor to develop an advanced workforce with some technical capabilities. Read More

Spotlight: Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame includes Sandy Edwards, UA Women’s Giving Circle

Sandy Edwards, for many years one of the guiding lights at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, will be inducted Aug. 24 into the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The 2023 selections honor seven women and one organization “who have made significant contributions to…

Former Cabot teacher arrested in Louisiana, charged with enticing a minor

YOUNGSVILLE, La. – A former Cabot school teacher has been arrested in Louisiana by federal authorities as a part of an investigation involving alleged inappropriate communication with a minor. 33-year-old Jacob De La Plaz was arrested at approximately 6:00 p.m. Thursday by agents from the Department of Homeland Security, assisted by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s…

The path forward

It’s a gray, drizzly April morning with a distinct purgatory feel. Clouds hang .on the tips of trees and the world is damp. It’s Edgar Allen Poe weather, dropping a layer of melancholy on the day. Read More

Cabot rallies, takes down Bryant

Cabot’s softball team responded to its first loss of the season with one of its biggest victories Friday. Read More

Council appoints Cluck to fill Ward 2 vacancy

The Prairie Grove City Council had a tough decision to make at its April 17 meeting — selecting a new council member out of six candidates who submitted resumes and spoke before the council. Read More

Newark’s Austin Reaves getting lots of love with the Lakers

If you care about NBA basketball, we’re in a magical stretch with games to watch every night for the next many weeks. It’s a bummer that former Razorback Bobby Portis, the best Arkansan in the NBA, and the Milwaukee Bucks got bounced early, but Malik Monk (Lepanto/Bentonville) has occasionally been dazzling for the Sacramento Kings…