JACKSONVILLE, Ark. – Officials with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Jacksonville hosted the 5th annual Ivory Tillman Black History Month Speech Competition commemorating the late Ivory Tillman Saturday. NAACP Jacksonville Second Vice President Theresa Cook said that the competition is a great way for scholars to delve deep into the rich…

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It was the mid 1990s, at a girls’ sleepover, when 10-year-old Jenee Keener began making predictions for her grand future.  Read More   ​ 

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A number of Cabot Panthers reached the podium with three earning individual state championships as they took home the Arkansas Wrestling State Championship in 6A for the second consecutive season with a winning team score of 135 points Saturday afternoon at the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock.  Read More   ​ 

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Jacksonville police on Friday arrested a second woman facing charges in a Feb. 5 homicide, and she told investigators the shooting stemmed from the slain man touching her inappropriately, an arrest report states.  Read More   ​ 

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Progress is underway on the new Edwards Food Giant grocery store in the former Stein Mart building in North Little Rock’s Lakewood Village Shopping Park. Gary Proffitt, vice president of operations for the Arkansas-based grocery company’s GES Inc., said the target opening date for the new store is Wednesday, April 3. Rhett BrinkleyThe construction site…

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has awarded Arkansas $53.1 million for drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. In a news release, the agency said the funds will support essential water infrastructure that protects public health and water bodies across the state. The funding is part of a $5.8 billion investment through the…

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The City of Bryant is taking steps towards providing more affordable and sustainable water to citizens. Here’s what you need to know.   Read More   ​ 

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In honor of Black History Month, FOX 16 News is sharing stories of Black history in Arkansas and looking at Arkansans making new history today. We meet with Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. FOX 16’s Donna Terrell spoke with her on how she’s picking up where he left…

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A suspect in a shooting-related death that occurred on Feb. 5th in Jacksonville has been arrested without incident in Pine Bluff, according to a press release by the Jacksonville Police Department.  Read More   ​ 

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