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Johnnie Pugh, former Little Rock city director and advocate for working-class people, dead at 98
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 18, 2025
Johnnie Beatrice Pugh, a former Little Rock city director and advocate for low-income people, is dead at the age of 98. Pugh, who died Sunday, was born in Snyder in 1926 and was raised with her aunt in the community of Mount Olive. As a young...
Goza Middle School among 13 Arkansas schools recognized for being leaders in outdoor education
Arkadelphian - Arkansas
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July 22, 2025
TEACHING CONSERVATION: Thirteen Arkansas schools received the designation as a “School of Conservation Leadership” at Thursday’s Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Meeting. Goza Middle School teacher Michael Ankton is pictured third from right. |...
Program prepares Arkansas youth for a career in politics
Stuttgart Daily Leader - Arkansas
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July 22, 2025
Stand Up Arkansas wants to teach students across the state how the political process works and encourage them to get involved on the local level. (Asier/Adobe Stock)The education advocacy group Stand Up Arkansas is working with Washitaw Foothills...
Mountain Home-based Foret named Arkansas Game Warden of the Year
Baxter Bulletin - Arkansas
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Jim Harris Managing Editor/ Arkansas Wildlife Magazine 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...
Arkansas receives $173.9 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1
Natural State News - Arkansas
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July 20, 2025
The VA issued 586 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Arkansas during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The loans issued in Arkansas equaled $173.9 million.The VA assists service...
Former Arkansas baseball pitcher Gage Wood signs with Philadelphia Phillies
Whole Hog Sports - Arkansas
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July 22, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas baseball right-handed pitcher Gage Wood has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies for a $3 million signing bonus, according to MLB.com. Wood was selected by the Phillies on July 13 with the No. 26 overall pick in the...
Report: Auburn football hiring Arkansas director of player personnel Jovon Hubbard as assistant GM
Whole Hog Sports - Arkansas
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July 22, 2025
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football director of player personnel Jovon Hubbard is joining the staff at Auburn as an assistant general manager, according to a report by Pete Nakos of On3. Hubbard, who previously worked for Auburn coach Hugh Freeze at...
Four-star Jacob Lanier setting up four visits to Ole Miss, Nebraska, Arkansas State, ECU
247Sports - Tennessee
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(Photo: Courtesy of UAA) It's going to be a busy fall for the class of 2026 with official visits and commitment season quickly approaching. Jacob Lanier, the No. 111 overall recruit in the 2026 class, is in the midst of scheduling his official...
North Little Rock man pleads insanity, faces accusations of driving over tombstones during police pursuit
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 16, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. A 57-year-old North Little Rock man seen destroying tombstones with a pickup in a cemetery pleaded insanity Wednesday to charges of fleeing, criminal mischief and...
Phillies sign 1st-round draft pick pitcher Gage Wood out of Arkansas
Record Eagle - Michigan
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — It’s been an eye-opening experience for Gage Wood, the Philadelphia Phillies’ first-round draft pick. The right-handed pitcher from the University of Arkansas officially signed a $3 million contract on Tuesday and will report...
Little Rock mayor announces plans for citywide 10 p.m. weekend curfew for minors
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 15, 2025
The Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Frank Scott Jr.’s request for an all-week 10 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors effective immediately until the start of September after crimes reported downtown,...
The battle for top-ranked Tyran Stokes could be coming down to Kentucky vs. Arkansas
A Sea of Blue - Kentucky
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July 22, 2025
With the summer AAU circuit concluding, recruiting is about to heat back up for the Kentucky Wildcats. That’s especially true when it comes to the recruitment of Tyran Stokes, a Louisville native who’s also ranked No. 1 overall in the class of...
Nominate for 2026 Arkansas Governor's Arts Awards Now!
Eagle 106.3 - Arkansas
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July 22, 2025
Do you know someone who is making a big impact in the arts in Arkansas? Now is the time to let the world know and nominate them for the 2026 Governor's Arts Awards. The Governor's Arts Awards are put on by the Arkansas Arts Council and they are...
What You Need to Know: Arkansas Tax-Free Weekend August 2-3
Eagle 106.3 - Arkansas
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July 22, 2025
It's almost that time of year again for Arkansas's Tax Free Weekend. If you're not clear, what is exempt? Hopefully, the following information will help your shopping transactions run more smoothly. 2025 Arkansas Tax-Free Weekend August 2-3 This...
Initiative honors MLK’s legacy
The Pine Bluff Commercial - Arkansas
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July 27, 2025
Interested in getting The Pine Bluff Commercial's Newsletter delivered to your inbox every morning? The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission recently completed its national outreach initiative at the 2025 NBA Summer League July 14-18 in Las...
Jonesboro students graduate from UA Little Rock
Mix 106.3 - Arkansas
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Little Rock, AR — (Contributed) — July 17, 2025 — The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced its list of graduating students for the Spring 2025 semester, which includes Jonesboro students. More than 1,040 degrees were awarded for the...
KASU News: Final day for Arkansas storm victims to apply for federal disaster aid
KASU - Arkansas
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Today’s headlines on KASU News cover the final day for Northeast Arkansas storm victims to apply for federal disaster aid, a guilty plea in a 2024 mass shooting at a Fordyce grocery store, and a former Missouri congressman taking the helm at the...
State forces Little Rock to end 31-year ‘sister city’ tie with Chinese city
Arkansas Times
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July 17, 2025
The Little Rock City Board of Directors has found a way to continue its relationship with Changchun, a city of about 9 million people in northeastern China, despite a new state law banning Arkansas communities from having “sister city”...
Arkansas has third-highest incarceration rate; nearly half of those released re-enter prison
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 20, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. When Pulaski County resident Bryan Burrow declined a judge's offer of 30 years behind bars, he was seeking a second chance in the state's criminal justice system...
League of Women Voters will train eyes on local government in Arkansas Delta with new grant
Arkansas Times
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July 22, 2025
The League of Women Voters of Arkansas has been awarded a $100,000 grant to expand civic engagement and leadership development in the Arkansas Delta region, thanks to the help of former state Senator Joyce Elliott. The grant will allow LWVAR to...