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Mountain Home-based Foret named Arkansas Game Warden of Year
Harrison Daily Times - Arkansas
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LITTLE ROCK — David Foret epitomizes the description that an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission game warden isn’t truly ever off the clock. The Mountain Home-based game warden first class was spending a day away from the job turkey hunting with his...
Arkansas doctor shares tips for staying hydrated during extreme heat
KFSM - Arkansas
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As temperatures continue warming up here in Arkansas, doctors are sharing hydration tips to try and help people stay cool amid the heat wave. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — During this heat wave, all of us here in Arkansas have been trying to stay cool in...
Jamie Lawrence
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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July 25, 2025
Jamie Kay Lawrence, age 59, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday July 23, 2025. She was born on March 27, 1966, in Little Rock, the daughter of the late Robert and Jamie Dell Montgomery. Jamie worked as a manager for Atwoods for many...
Arkansas State Police investigating Hempstead County wrecks-TOPS previous
Hope Prescott - Arkansas
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July 22, 2025
FULTON – The Arkansas State Police (ASP) is investigating a series of early morning wrecks that occurred along Interstate 30 westbound between Hope and Fulton, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and several injuries. At approximately 1...
Thirteen Arkansas schools recognized as leaders in outdoor education
Harrison Daily Times - Arkansas
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BY Randy Zellers Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Posted 7/23/25 LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recognized 13 schools from across The Natural State with the designation of “Schools of Conservation Leadership” at Thursday’s...
Arkansas Arts Council accepting nominations for 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards
Stuttgart Daily Leader - Arkansas
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July 21, 2025
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Arts Council is seeking nominations for the 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards. September 5 is the deadline to submit nominations for those making significant contributions to the arts in Arkansas. “The Governor’s Arts Awards...
Pulaski County woman wins $50K scratch-off prize during errand run
Northeast Arkansas News
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A Pulaski County woman won $50,000 playing the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery’s "$50,000 Frenzy" scratch-off game during a routine errand stop. While visiting Cana Food Mart in North Little Rock to grab a drink, the winner, only identified as D....
Little Rock's Children's Protection Center faces potential $700,000 funding cut
KATV 7 - Arkansas
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Children's Protection Center (CPC) in Pulaski County is urgently seeking assistance as it faces the possibility of losing a significant portion of its federal funding. The private nonprofit agency, which collaborates...
Arkansas Research Alliance launches AR-NETWORK program with $8 million grant
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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July 22, 2025
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Monday (July 21) it has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $8 million to launch a new statewide, cross-sector program called AR-NETWORK. The program is designed to amplify...
Defense contractor announces expansion in South Arkansas
Mountain Home Observer - Arkansas
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July 23, 2025
Share This Article Defense contractor and weapons manufacturer L3Harris plans to construct an “extensive” production facility for rocket motors in an expansion of the company’s footprint in Arkansas, it announced Friday. The new manufacturing...
Arkansas Research Alliance Receives $8M From National Science Foundation
Arkansas Business
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July 21, 2025
Sarah Burnett Smith, program director at the Arkansas Research Alliance (Provided) The Arkansas Research Alliance of Little Rock (ARA) announced Monday that it has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for $8 million to launch a...
Hog Futures: Arkansas freshman kicker Starzyk lives for big moments
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 23, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE -- The most memorable kick for Scott Starzyk, the University of Arkansas football team's freshman kicker, wasn't even his own. Starzyk likes the big moments. He lets the adrenaline rush. He trusts his form from practice. And then, "I...
Arkansas State Police probe multiple deadly I-30 crashes
KTAL News - Texas, Louisiana
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July 22, 2025
HEMPSTEAD CO., Ark. (KTAL/KMSS) — Early Monday morning, a stretch of Interstate-30 saw multiple fatal crashes all within a relatively short period of time that left traffic backed up for miles until around noon. According to Arkansas State Police,...
Three people killed in crashes on I-30 near Fulton, including ARDOT contractor
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 21, 2025
Three people were killed, including an Arkansas Department of Transportation contractor, and several were injured as a result of multiple accidents early Monday morning on Interstate 30 near Fulton in Hempstead County. A media release from the...
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System trustees approve $47.5 million settlement of class-action securities lawsuit
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 21, 2025
The trustees for the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System on Monday approved a $47.5 million settlement of a class-action securities lawsuit against Olaplex Holdings Inc., in which the system is the lead plaintiff. Mark White, the system's director,...
Arkansas AG offers tips to avoid EBT fraud
KAIT 8 - Arkansas
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July 21, 2025
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - Following a recent increase in EBT thefts, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin offered some tips Monday to help prevent becoming a victim. In recent weeks, several people have reported their Supplemental Nutrition...
ASP captures suspect after shootout
Baxter Bulletin - Arkansas
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Submitted Report WILLISVILLE – Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers took a shooting suspect into custody the evening of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, after a pursuit and exchange of gunfire. At 4:55 p.m., the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO)...
Arkansas Postcard Past: Hot Springs, circa 1908
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 21, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Hot Springs, circa 1908: The Great Northern Hotel was built in 1885 at what is today the intersection of Convention Boulevard and Malvern Avenue. “The dining room...
Arkansas State Police investigating officer-involved shooting in Polk County
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 21, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. The Arkansas State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday in Wickes, in Polk County, and left one person dead. The incident...
Arkansas man pleads guilty in 2024 mass shooting at grocery store that killed 4, attorney says
New Castle News - Pennsylvania
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July 21, 2025
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas man pleads guilty in 2024 mass shooting at grocery store that killed 4, attorney says. Story continues below video Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,...