Sederick Charles Rice, Ph.D., a tenured associate professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.  Read More   ​ 

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Democrat-Gazette columnist Philip Martin won the Serious Commentary / All Dailies category of the 2023 Green Eyeshades journalism competition.  Read More   ​ 

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Arkansas education officials say an Advanced Placement course on African American studies won’t count toward a student’s graduation, prompting criticism from Black lawmakers.  Read More   ​ 

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Residents of Ward 4 in the city of Little Rock voiced concerns about Mayor Frank Scott Jr.’s potential sales-tax referendum during a community meeting at Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock on Monday.  Read More   ​ 

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NEW YORK — Wall Street drifted higher Monday ahead of a week of reports measuring the strength of U.S. shoppers, amid hopes their spending can steer the economy out of a recession.  Read More   ​ 

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SALINE COUNTY, Ark. – Two schools in Saline County received thousands in grants for their efforts in keeping the community clean through recycling programs. The Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission held a presentation and awarded Springhill Elementary School and Hurricane Creek Elementary School each a $2,500 grant for recycling the most materials during the 2022-2023 NexTrex…

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Little Rockers who live in Ward 4 — Director Capi Peck’s turf that covers a chunk of Highway 10 and neighborhoods extending from Reservoir Road to Pleasant Valley — have the chance tonight to tell city officials their thoughts on the proposed sales tax increase. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Unitarian…

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After falling for at least the previous three years, the number of child deaths in Arkansas rose in 2020, according to annual reports by the state’s Infant and Child Death Review Program.  Read More   ​ 

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Progress reports were delivered by the Pine Bluff Urban Renewal Agency and Go Forward Pine Bluff during a recent Pine Bluff Development and Planning Committee meeting chaired by Council Member Bruce Lockett.  Read More   ​ 

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City directors OK AmeriCorps deal  Read More   ​ 

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