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Pine Bluff NAACP Honors Community Leaders and Civil Rights Trailblazers
The Pine Bluff Branch of the NAACP recognized 14 individuals and one business for their contributions to the community Friday evening during its 33rd Annual Dove Freedom Fund Banquet, which featured keynote speaker Elizabeth Eckford, one of the...
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Public Sector/ Education: Pearl McElfish
Pearl McElfish, Founding Director of UAMS Institute of Community Health Innovation in Little Rock Pearl McElfish has a soft spot in her heart for rural Arkansans because she was one. McElfish grew up “16 miles down the dirt road, just really out...
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Mineral rivalry with China takes center stage at AR Lithium Summit
Policymakers and lithium industry leaders tout Arkansas’s potential to break China’s lock on global mineral supplies, but acknowledge the uncertain path forward. The second annual Arkansas Lithium Innovation Summit came to Little Rock’s Statehouse...
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SNAP runs out of money Saturday. States now must figure out how to feed millions of people
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. Updated Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. The federal...
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JMIR Publications and MCBIOS Partner to Boost Open Access Bioinformatics Research
Newswise — (Toronto and Little Rock, October 28, 2025) JMIR Publications, a premier open access publisher of digital health research, and The MidSouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society (MCBIOS), a leading professional organization...
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King Gift Expands Access to Higher Education for Arkansas Students
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Courtesy of Debbie King William and Debbie King U of A alumna Debbie Shearer King and her husband, William, have committed $50,000 to the Land of Opportunity Scholarship endowment. The gift will support Arkansas students by addressing the critical...
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Education funds used on game chairs and purchases through TikTok, according to Arkansas data
Educational Freedom Account funds were used to purchase a "Shaquille O'Neal" gaming chair for hundreds of dollars, data from the state Department of Education indicates. The department approved the $479.99 "Shaquille O'Neal Sciron Big & Tall...
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Arkansas’ food assistance programs face uncertain future during shutdown
WASHINGTON -- Arkansas food banks have been experiencing an increase in demand during the ongoing federal government shutdown, as furloughed government employees have used these services to meet their needs. In the wake of the Arkansas Department...
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Extension Service’s nutrition education program coming to more Arkansas counties
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, offered by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, will soon be available in more Arkansas counties, empowering families with limited resources to...
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University students seek to safeguard Arkansas’ natural resources through ballot initiative
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October 27 - November 2, 2025 By Antoinette Grajeda Inspired by peers in Montana, four University of Arkansas students are working to protect the Natural State’s environment through a proposed constitutional amendment. The Amendment to Keep...
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She did small things with great love: Saint’s relics coming to Little Rock next month
A reliquary containing most of the bones of St. Therese of Lisieux will be traveling to Arkansas next month, part of a nationwide tour that began in Royal Oak, Mich., earlier this month and will end in Miami in December. The relics are currently...
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UA Little Rock School of Social Work Reduces Food Waste with New Campus Composter
Angelita Faller | October 24, 2025 The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s School of Social Work is taking a hands-on approach to sustainability thanks to a 2024 UA Little Rock Sustainability Grant. Morgan Leyenberger, instructor of social...
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Methodist Foundation for Arkansas disburses nearly $2 million in grants
by Talk Business & Politics staff ([email protected]) 20 seconds ago 0 views The Methodist Foundation for Arkansas (MFA) board of directors has awarded a total of 25 grants across its three monthly meetings of the third quarter, bringing total...
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North Little Rock School District orders 50 LGBTQ+ books hidden on students’ digital platform
Share This Article A Central Arkansas school district ordered its staff on Tuesday to block students’ access to a wide range of LGBTQ+ books “as soon as possible,” according to an internal memo the Advocate obtained via the state Freedom of...
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North Little Rock schools remove books from digital platform in district-wide move
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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — On October 21, 2025, the North Little Rock School District made an announcement in regard to a set of reading materials on a platform, ordered to be removed immediately. The letter, prepared by NLRSD Superintendent...
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Ohio lawsuits challenge new detention policies in immigration courts
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Saul Morales Chavez went on vacation with his family and ended up jailed for eight months and counting on civil immigration charges, despite no criminal history and living in the United States for more than 20 years. The U.S....
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North Little Rock School District instructs staff to hide books with LGBTQ+ content from reading platform
North Little Rock School District officials on Tuesday instructed the district's staff to remove dozens of books containing LGBTQ+ material from its digital reading platform, according to a leaked memo reviewed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette....
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Bartender confidential: A scene report from an anonymous Little Rock bartender
Over the years, the Arkansas Times has published several “Little Rock Confidential” cover stories, giving people in various industries the opportunity to dish about their jobs anonymously in exchange for candor. We thought this transparent...
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Arkansas PBS Leading Mister Rogers’ Sweater Drive in State
Arkansas PBS and 60 organizations across the state have partnered for the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive as a tribute to Fred Rogers and his example of being a caring neighbor. The drive will be held Nov. 3 through Nov. 30. “Fred Rogers...
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Arkansas Razorbacks and Cincinnati Bearcats unite for mental health awareness game
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“What if you saved just one life because of this environment?” asked Razorback Coach John Calipari. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Arkansas Razorbacks will host the Cincinnati Bearcats tonight in the second annual CareSource Invitational exhibition at...
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