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Harding University awarded $100,000 National Science Foundation grant for STEM teacher development
SEARCY, Ark. – The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to Harding University toward increasing the number of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers in Arkansas. The $100,000 grant funds a program developed by two Harding professors to encourage STEM graduates to consider careers in K-12 education. Arkansas Department of Education adds 11…
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Greenwood’s Kennedy Holland wins Miss Arkansas talent award
Contestants with Northwest Arkansas ties continued their winning ways during the second night of preliminary competition at the Miss Arkansas Pageant in Little Rock. Read More
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Sexual extortion plea results in prison term for Ward man
A 30-year-old Ward man has accepted a four-year prison sentence for blackmailing a former boyfriend with threats to release intimate materials of the victim to friends, family and co-workers. Read More
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Jacksonville man struggles to rebuild future home after it was vandalized
A Jacksonville man wants answers after his future home, which he had been working on for months, was vandalized overnight. Read More
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Sold: Auction of former Ward Hotel in downtown Fort Smith is complete
FORT SMITH — The historic Ward Hotel building has been sold at auction for $775,000. Read More
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McDonnell Award back with Hogs
FAYETTEVILLE — The John McDonnell Program of the Year Award is coming home again. Read More
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Families awarded for help with War Eagle Creek
Three families were recognized as 2024 War Eagle Creek Conservation Stewards for exceptional stewardship practices in the War Eagle watershed at the 20th annual War Eagle Appreciation Day held June 1. Read More
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Police in Jacksonville continue search for shooting suspects
After being last seen one week ago, Jacksonville police are searching for two shooting suspects connected to an incident that sent a child to the hospital. Read More
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Parliamentary elections shift EU toward the right
BRUSSELS — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union and made major gains in parliamentary elections Sunday, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron. Read More
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Miss Arkansas scholarship recipient awarded
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Marketplace scholarships are being awarded as a part of the Miss Arkansas week. Those were announced at Saturday’s arrival ceremony at the state capitol. One is the journalism and mass communications profession scholarship sponsored by KARK. Miss Arkansas participants visit dress exhibit at Old State House Museum This year’s recipient is…






