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ACDS Receives $1.39M Grant from the Delta Regional Authority, U.S. Department of Labor to Scale Up and Scale Out Tech Opportunities in Rural Arkansas

Sep 23, 2022 NEA Report 1

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) has been awarded $1,390,214 by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative to further their proven model utilizing Pre-Apprenticeship Training, Work-Based Learning Internships, and [read more…]

First LOTTO Drawing Held Wednesday Night

Sep 22, 2022 NEA Report 0

LITTLE ROCK – The first drawing of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery’s (ASL) new LOTTO game was last night. No one won the $250,000 jackpot so for Saturday’s drawing the jackpot has increased to an estimated $280,000. The winning numbers were 4, 13, 17, 18, 24 and 32 with the Bonus [read more…]

Homecoming Week 2022 at A-State is Themed ‘Feeling 22’

Sep 22, 2022 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO – With a theme of “Feeling 22,” Arkansas State University’s Homecoming Week 2022 begins Monday and continues with a slate of special activities, including a parade, celebrating the fall semester tradition. Homecoming Week culminates Saturday, Oct. 1, when the Red Wolves take on the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in a game nationally televised by [read more…]

Former Craighead County clerk sentenced to 57 months in prison

Sep 21, 2022 NEA Report 0

Defendant Took More Than $1.5m In County Funds Press Release, US DOJ: LITTLE ROCK—Former Craighead County Clerk Jacob Kade Holliday was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison today for taking more than $1.5 million in county money for his personal use. Holliday, 34, of Jonesboro, was sentenced by United [read more…]

18 pounds of meth, $120,000 seized in Craighead County

Sep 21, 2022 Stan Morris 1

JONESBORO, Ark. – A large drug seizure was reported this week in Craighead County. On Sunday, September 18, deputies with the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the 2nd Judicial Drug Task Force seized more than 18 pounds of methamphetamine as well as a little over $120,000 dollars. Deputies [read more…]

18-wheeler drives off roadway into water in White County

Sep 20, 2022 Stan Morris 0

A semi-truck carrying a trailer drove off the roadway and into a water-filled ditch Monday in White County, sending responders to work trying to remove the truck. It happened between Bald Knob and Augusta on Highway 64 East. The truck appeared to have left the road on the right side [read more…]

An ‘unprecedented flood’ of book bans engulfs U.S. school districts, PEN report says

Sep 20, 2022 NEA Report 1

by Ariana Figueroa, Arkansas Advocate WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 book titles across 32 states were banned from public schools during the 2021-2022 school year, with the bulk of the ban requests coming from a handful of right-wing groups pushing for censorship of books that feature LGBTQ+ characters and characters [read more…]

Chancellor’s and Dean’s List Students for Summer 2022 are Announced at A-State

Sep 19, 2022 NEA Report 0

JONESBORO – Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for summer 2022 at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade-point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study. The Chancellor’s List (designated as CL) includes students who [read more…]

KASU’s Next Bluegrass Monday Concert will Feature Family Sowell

Sep 19, 2022 NEA Report 1

JONESBORO – The Family Sowell will perform at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert. The show will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the Collins Theatre, 120 West Emerson Street, in Paragould. The musicians in the Family Sowell are five siblings ranging in age from their late teens to their 20s. [read more…]