LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent the following letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin: * * * Dear President Biden and Secretary Austin, As I expect you to be aware, on December 18, 2023, Colonel Dillon R. Patterson, Commander of the 188th Wing, announced his voluntary resignation from command of the 188th Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard. Col. P  more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, Jan. 4 -- Ozarka College issued the following statement by Vice President of Advancement Josh Wilson: * * * We are proud to announce that April Killian of Calico Rock, Arkansas has been selected as Ozarka's Employee of the Quarter. Killian is the Director of Development at Ozarka. "We are very proud of the work April is doing with Ozarka Advancement, " said Dr. Josh Wilson, vice president of advancement. "April hit the ground running this past year and has done an excepti  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 4 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Dr. Adolfo Santos will take office as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Arkansas Tech University on Tuesday, March 5. His appointment was announced by Dr. Russell Jones, ATU interim president. "Dr. Santos has a talent for building partnerships across academic units in support of student recruitment and retention," said Jones. "He understands the role and scope of a comprehensive re  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 4 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is partnering with the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) to create an innovative new program that will strengthen educational pathways for computer science and cybersecurity majors at UA Little Rock while helping to fill the workforce gap for Arkansas employers. The innovative new program will emphasize a combination of scholarships, internships, apprenticeshi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 5 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: For the second summer in a row, UA Little Rock student Joe Santana has had the opportunity to gain valuable experience as a reporter while interning at his hometown newspaper, the Dumas Clarion. Santana, a senior mass communication major, was selected for the Arkansas Newspaper Foundation's Summer Internship Program. The Arkansas Newspaper Foundation supports Arkansas newspapers by helping fund summer intern  more