Come join us for a good cause and raise some money for CASA of White County. Our annual fundraiser is a Cornhole Tournament at Lion Country Cornhole (formerly Roosters) at 2101 Highway 16 North in…
Posts By Heather Pedersen
Beware Invasive Snails found in Crawfish Shipments
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission needs the public’s help in preventing the spread of giant apple snails, an invasive aquatic species native to South America, recently found in shipments of live crawfish from Louisiana.…
Lyon College Faculty Colloquium to focus on ‘Sustainability, Human Rights and Fashion in Latin America and Spain’
Dr. Stephanie Saunders, associate professor of Spanish at Lyon College, will be the featured speaker at the Lyon College Faculty Colloquium on Friday, April 19, at 4 p.m. in the Nucor Auditorium of the Lyon…
Attorney General Griffin Leads 11-State Coalition Urging Congress to Incentivize American Drone Development
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement regarding a letter sent on behalf of himself and 10 other state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant (DIIG) Act: “The DIIG…
Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest Entries Accepted Through June 14
Entries are being accepted for the annual Arkansas Grown School Garden of the Year Contest, sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas. Applicants may be any school, early…
Arkansas Volunteer Fire Departments Receive Wildland Fire Suppression Kits from Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division
The Rural Fire Protection Program (RFP), managed by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division, is awarding 87 wildland fire suppression kits to rural fire departments across 46 counties in Arkansas. The RFP received $303,904.30…
Sanders Announces Appointments
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: Board of Trustees of Southern Arkansas University Gary Sewell, El Dorado, to the Board of Trustees of Southern Arkansas University. Term expires January 14, 2029. Replaces Erica Woods.…
Quapaw Quartet to perform at Lyon College on Sunday
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Quapaw Quartet will perform a selection of classical music in Lyon College’s annual West Endowed Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, in the Bevens Music Room of the Brown…
Searcy Fire Hydrant Flow Testing To Take Place This Month
Fire Hydrant Flow Testing: The Searcy Fire Department will be flow-testing fire hydrants in the City of Searcy beginning April 15 through April 26 from 8pm until midnight. The area of testing will be: North…
ASU-Beebe Adjunct Instructor Awarded Pharmacy Technician Excellence Award
Hope Ballard Presley, a pharmacy technician science instructor at Arkansas State University-Beebe, was recently awarded the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Technician Excellence Award. Presley, who lives in Cookeville, Tennessee, is a…
