LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2024: * * * Following a slew of arrests Thursday in Blytheville as the result of a collaborative law enforcement investigation of organized retail crime, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "The arrests today of nine individuals by the Blytheville Police Department are the culmination of months of collaboration between the department, my office, Homeland   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Following the Board of Correction's politically motivated stunt to terminate Senate-confirmed Joe Profiri from his position as Secretary of the Department of Corrections, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced he will take a position in the Governor's Office as Senior Advisor. "My focus is on the safety of Arkansans and ending the failed policy of catch and early release of violent   more

BEEBE, Arkansas, Jan. 12 -- Arkansas State University-Beebe issued the following news release: Arkansas State University-Beebe's computerized machining program in Searcy just got a major boost with a $20,000 grant from the Gene Haas Foundation. This means more students can access scholarships, textbooks, essential tools and even compete in national skills competitions like SkillsUSA, opening doors to promising careers in manufacturing. This powerful partnership ensures not only financial suppor  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Jan. 13 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: The inaugural session of the Arkansas Delta Women's Leadership Academy (ADWLA) convened this week in Jonesboro on the campus of Arkansas State University. Twenty-five women from across the Delta learned about the city of Jonesboro from a guest panel. They also were mentored by several guest speakers on the journey to further develop their roles as leaders in their communities. "The first session was powerful.  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 10 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2024: Arkansas Tech University will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024 on Monday, Jan. 15. The ATU campuses in Russellville and Ozark will be closed for the holiday, which recognizes the 95th anniversary of King's birth. A federal holiday scheduled to coincide with his birthday has been observed since 1986. There will be a service event for Arkansas Tech students sponsored by the ATU Office o  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 10 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2024: Six Arkansas Tech University students will compete for the 2024 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship at Lake Toho (Fla.) on Wednesday, Jan. 10, and Thursday, Jan. 11. The ATU Fishing Club will be represented by (photographed from left-to-right) Cody McEntire of Walnut Ridge, Kanon Harmon of Haskell, Mat Higby of Lamar, John Foster Case of Clarksville, Michael McCarty of Cabot and   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: A new recording from the Arkansas Tech University Symphonic Wind Ensemble features a deeply personal piece by an emerging American composer. Katahj Copley's "At Peace" was inspired by the composer's reconciliation with his father just months before the elder's passing. "You hear the sadness, disconnect and pain," said Dr. Daniel A. Belongia, ATU professor of music and director of bands as well as c  more

ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, Jan. 13 -- Cowley College issued the following news release: Chris Absher, Cowley College webmaster, was recently named the Spring 2024 Tiger Heart Award recipient. The award is presented each semester to an employee who has gone above and beyond to help a fellow employee, therefore exhibiting the heart of a tiger. Last year's recipient, Carissa Honkomp, said Absher truly cares about how Cowley is represented in the public and is always helpful when asked for assistanc  more

SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas, Jan. 10 -- John Brown University issued the following news release: John Brown University will accelerate the growth of the university's cybersecurity program and help develop local talent to meet workforce needs. A $6.5 million grant from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation will establish an endowment with $3 million designated to fund student scholarships, $2 million for technology and $1.5 million for a full-time program faculty. "There is a critical n  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 9 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch University of the Ozarks has been awarded a $700,000 challenge grant from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., to help fund the University's new $10.75 million Wilson Athletic Complex. In order to receive the challenge grant funds, the University must raise an additional $3,278,329 by Oct. 10, 2024. The University began construction in October on the complex that will include   more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 13 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: January is National Mentoring Month in the U.S., and January 17th is International Mentoring Day. Mentor.org is one of many organizations that promotes mentoring and encourages a community "to come together to ignite those passions and help turn those wildest dreams into reality." At UAPB, we value mentoring throughout the year and applaud the accomplishments of our students and faculty who lear  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * To: Nicole Winters, Senior Counsel, Windstream Services, LLC, 4001 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212, nicole.winters@windstream.com Re: Matter 23-02723 - Adoption of Choice One Communications of New York, Inc. d/b/a EarthLink Business to Change Name to Choice One Communications of New York, Inc. and Adopt its PSC No. 3 - Telephone tariff. Dea  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * To: Nicole Winters, Senior Counsel, Windstream Services, LLC, 4001 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212, nicole.winters@windstream.com Re: Matter 23-02729 - Adoption of Conversent Communications of New York, LLC d/b/a EarthLink Business to Change its Name to Conversent Communications of New York, LLC and adopt its Customer Service Guide. Dear Ni  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * To: Nicole Winters, Senior Counsel, Windstream Services, LLC, 4001 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212, nicole.winters@windstream.com Re: Matter 23-02724 - Adoption of CTC Communications Corp. d/b/a EarthLink Business to Change Name to CTC Communications Corp. and Adopt its PSC No. 3 - Telephone tariff. Dear Nicole Winters: The tariff adoption  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * To: Nicole Winters, Senior Counsel, Windstream Services, LLC, 4001 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212, nicole.winters@windstream.com Re: Matter 23-02731 - Adoption of DeltaCom, LLC d/b/a EarthLink Business to Change Name to DeltaCom, LLC and Adopt its Customer Service Guide. Dear Nicole Winters: The adoption supplement filed by of DeltaCom, L  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * To: Nicole Winters, Senior Counsel, Windstream Services, LLC, 4001 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72212, nicole.winters@windstream.com Re: Matter 23-02703 - Adoption of Business Telecom, LLC d/b/a EarthLink Business to Change Name to Business Telecom, LLC and adopt its Customer Service Guide. Dear Nicole Winters: The adoption supplement filed b  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The New York Institute of Technology issued the following news: Vishwa Rajagopalan, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical and anatomical Sciences at the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM-Arkansas), has secured a two-year grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to study cardiovascular dysfunction. The funding, which totals $154,000, was awarded through the AHA's Institutional Research Enhancement Award initiative, the   more

HARRISON, Arkansas, Jan. 11 -- North Arkansas College issued the following news: Former NBA and Razorback basketball player Sidney Moncrief will visit Harrison to speak on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at North Arkansas College in the John Paul Hammerschmidt Lecture Series. The lecture will be open to the public free of charge and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the John Paul Hammerschmidt Conference Room on the south campus. Sidney will share personal stories of playing basketball for the Razorback  more

MAGNOLIA, Arkansas, Jan. 10 -- Southern Arkansas University issued the following news: The Southern Arkansas University System Police Department will hire two additional positions to their staff in 2024. The expansion was made possible by a $250,000 grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). SAU was one of eight police departments in the state of Arkansas to receive funding to hire more officers under the COPS Hiring Program. According to the UA Little Rock Public R  more

HAMMOND, Louisiana, Jan. 11 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University students at the Southeastern Channel won four Mark of Excellence Awards, including two first-place honors, at the Society of Professional Journalists' annual Region 12 conference. The Mark of Excellence Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism from a calendar year. The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 12 comprises all universities in Louisi  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 11 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation, at the recommendation of Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), has announced a grant of $10,000 to Girls on the Run Northwest Arkansas, affirming its commitment to the development and empowerment of young girls in Benton, Madison and Washington Counties. This financial boost from the AEP Foundation will pred  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 9 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: UAPB Chancellor Dr. Laurence Alexander has announced that the Synchrony Bank Foundation has made a gift of $500,000 to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) as part of the company's continuation of its Education As Equalizer Program. The university will use the donation to advance UAPB scholarship support to students and expand Synchrony's support to enhance learning by students in busi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2024: A UA Little Rock graduate student has been honored with an award that will help expand her knowledge of gifted and talented education. The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), the nation's leading organization focused on the needs of gifted and talented children, has awarded Lauren Smithey, a graduate student from Cabot, Arkansas, the Javits-Frasier Scholar Award. The Javits-Fras  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 12 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions signed an agreement to help qualified graduates of the community college transfer to the Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) program in the university's Department of Laboratory Sciences. Leaders of both colleges signed the Memorandum of Unders  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 11 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: Aspiring future engineers attended an Ivy Center for Education (ICE) in-person and virtual workshop led by University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Associate Professor Sederick Rice, Ph.D. Dr. Rice made an overview of aeronautical engineering more engaging and entertaining for local 7th through 12th-grade scholars and their parents. The workshop was held on Tuesday, January 9, at The Generato  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Dr. Rebecca Glazier, a professor in the School of Public Affairs at UA Little Rock, has been recognized for the impact of her faith-based civic and community engagement work through the Little Rock Congregations Study. The American Political Science Association (APSA) has honored Glazier with the APSA Distinguished Award for Civic and Community Engagement. The award honors a political scientist for their si  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 11 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The start of a new year provides an opportunity to begin new goals and habits, according to Teresa Henson, Extension specialist-program outreach coordinator for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Those goals and habits can have a positive impact on mental health. "Those well intended resolutions can also lead to feelings of stress and guilt," Henson said, "because we often quickly fall   more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 11 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Cartwheel Studio and the U of A Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation are welcoming the inaugural cohort of the Bounds Accelerator, an Arkansas-based emerging technology startup accelerator. There are 10 company participants, including three from the state of Arkansas. Participating companies are in the Seed-to-Series A stage and are building next-generation technologies that solve challenges within the  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Provost Terry Martin has appointed Brent D. Williams as dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business, effective Feb. 1, 2024. Williams has served as the interim dean of the Walton College since August 2023 when former dean Matt Waller transitioned back to faculty as professor of supply chain management. "As interim dean and through other leadership roles within the university, Dr. Williams has demonstrate  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas, in partnership with SmithGroup, is conducting a 12-month study to evaluate how classroom, research, and administrative space is used across campus. As part of this study, representatives from the U of A Facilities Management, the Office of the Provost and SmithGroup will be visiting more than 100 buildings on campus to gather information, which will include taking pictures and me  more