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Camp Level-Up in Cabot helps students boost eSports skills
CABOT, Ark. – This week, Cabot Parks and Recreation found a new way to reach kids in the community with the three-day Level-Up camp. The camp was held from Tuesday to Thursday at the Cabot High School Media Center. During the camp, both beginners and intermediate players ages 6-14 learned the basics of how to…
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Award-winning history professor, students highlight Arkansas ‘Scottsboro’ case
Eighty-four years ago, two young Black men were executed after they were convicted of raping of a white woman and assaulting her boyfriend in Batesville, in what’s known as the Arkansas “Scottsboro” case. Read More
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Arkansas lawmakers approve disclosure of benefits awarded to company partially owned by state senator
A legislative panel approved Tuesday the disclosure of loan agreements between the board of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and a real estate development company owned in part by state Sen. Jim Petty, R-Van Buren. Read More
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Arkansas State Crime Lab Director Kermit Channell to Retire, J.R. Howard Named Acting Director
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas State Crime Lab (ASCL) Director Kermit Channell announced on Monday his retirement effective Aug. 31. J.R. Howard, a former director of the ASCL, will serve as acting director, according to Public Safety Secretary Colonel Mike Hagar. Howard, an experienced law enforcement official, previously headed the ASCL from April 2004 to…
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Mississippi Co. Infrastructure Grant Program awards $2M to fund 11 projects
The Government of Mississippi County, Arkansas, announced that it has awarded $2 million to multiple local cities and towns to improve infrastructure needs. Read More
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Cabot police camp inclusive for special needs kids
CABOT — At the Special Needs Junior Police Academy Day Camp on Saturday, about 50 kids lined up at stations where they could shoot Nerf guns at targets, make fingerprints, play with handcuffs, dress up in tactical gear and take turns hitting a soft training bag with foam batons. Read More
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Volunteers find jobs rewarding at Ronald McDonald House
As volunteers for Ronald McDonald House, Sue Evans and Janet Norris feel enriched by the time they serve families who are going through the most challenging times in life. Read More
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UAM volleyball earns award
The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team was recognized Thursday for academic achievement. Read More
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Cabot police hold sixth annual special needs day camp
CABOT, Ark. – The Cabot Police Department hosted the sixth annual Special Needs Junior Academy Day Camp at Cabot Freshman Academy this morning. Cadets rotated from station-to-station, learning about police work and meeting officers who explained parts of their job, that may seem scary at first. Arkansas State Police investigating after Cabot officer shoots man…






