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The Cherokee Nation is reducing back-to-school stress by providing $150 in clothing assistance to K-12 students regardless of residency or income. Applications open July 20.
Our series begins with Synetra’s story — a Black woman who has experienced great trauma in the past year of losing a young child.
The Bentonville Film Festival has announced this year’s selections and 75 percent of the projects are directed by BIPOC filmmakers.
More than $9 million in federal funding will support COVID-19 testing and mitigation at 35 small rural hospitals in Arkansas.
UAMS researchers will use a $1.36 million grant to develop a noninvasive means of detecting weaknesses in a pregnant woman’s pelvic floor muscles that could lead to injury while giving birth.
A study by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences student found significant racial and ethnic disparities among individuals in leadership positions at cancer centers.
Due to changes to the Child Tax Credit, the IRS will pay half the total credit amount in advance monthly payments. The first payments will be deposited July 15.
Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts, a statewide program of the University of Arkansas Libraries, is seeking participants for the Arkansas Drag Community Oral History Project.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson continues his series of COVID community conversations this week with discussions in Blytheville, Forrest City and Texarkana.
Diamond Hog Christian Franklin is headed to the Chicago Cubs. He is one of six Razorbacks selected during the second day of the 2021 MLB Draft.
The Arkansas Board of Apportionment has scheduled eight redistricting hearings throughout the state. The group is redrawing state Senate and House districts based on new U.S. Census data.
The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management is opening a disaster assistance hotline for southeast Arkansas residents impacted by flooding in June.
2019 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Stacy McAdoo is the new state director for Teach Plus Arkansas, a nonprofit empowering teachers to lead improvements in education policy and practice.
Former Pulaski County Election Commissioner Josh Price announced his candidacy for Secretary of State yesterday. He is seeking the Democratic nomination.
Mercy will soon require employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement comes as the Delta variant spreads across Arkansas, leading to increased hospitalizations.
Razorback wide receiver Trey Knox has inked a deal with PetSmart. The partnership is permitted under a new NCAA policy that allows college athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness.
Magnolia native Jeff Flanigan is the new principal of George Jr. High in Springdale. He assumes his new role July 1.
Arkansas Blood Institute’s blood supply remains at a critical level heading into the July 4th holiday weekend. The nonprofit supports inventory for patients in more than 40 hospitals, medical facilities and air ambulances statewide.
Rep. Fred Love seeking the Arkansas State Senate District 31 seat. The Democrat from Little Rock is serving his sixth term in the Arkansas House.
The Marshallese Educational Initiative is hosting a series of events June 29-July 1 to mark the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear test on Bikini Atoll.
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Cooperative Extension Program has received a nearly $27,00 grant to address health disparities among rural and underserved communities.
UAMS is seeking participants for its first Phase 1 cancer clinical trial. Researchers are testing a new way to protect hearts while treating cancer.
A nearly $4 million grant will support efforts to improve health literacy and reduce health disparities among Latino and Marshallese communities in Northwest Arkansas.
Little Rock teacher Anthony Bland is seeking the Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor. He formally announced his candidacy Wednesday in Hot Springs.