RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 13 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Freshmen Begin Project Lead Experience Project Lead, a mentorship initiative offered to students in the Arkansas Tech University College of Business and Economic Development, began its 2025-26 academic year program with a session at Chambers Cafeteria West Dining Room on Thursday, Sept. 11. Through Project Lead, upper level student ambassadors from the ATU College of Business and Economic Develo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Hill Introduces Bill to Help Community Banks Lower Funding Costs, Expand Lending, and Serve Their Communities House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) introduced the Community Banks Deposit Access Act of 2025 to provide well-capitalized community banks the ability to attract stable, low-cost funding through custod  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 12 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Court issues 2nd injunction to block 10 Commandments displays in Ark. district * A federal court has issued a second preliminary injunction blocking Arkansas's Act 573, the law requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks extends protections to families in the Conway School District,   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Graham Gets State Star Honor in Orlando By Angelita Faller The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center congratulates Karissa Graham on her selection as State Star. The State Star award recognizes outstanding individual achievement and is presented annually to one person from every Small Business Development Center network in the country. "Our State Stars represent the best of Am  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, and Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, ranking member and chairman, of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * House Intelligence Committee Stands Up Bipartisan Review of 9/11 Intelligence Recommendations Today, in remembrance of the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick C  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Interventional Pain Management Associates and Baxter Regional Medical Center to Pay $350,000 in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit Resolves federal suit charging Arkansas clinic and hospital fired employee because she opposed discrimination *  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Interventional Pain Management Associates (IPMA), a Mountain Home, Arkansas pain management clinic, and Baxter Regional Medical Cen  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas posted the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Jury Convicts Hensley Mother and Daughter of Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl That Caused Death, Face Minimum 20 Years in Prison Defendants Were Also Found Guilty by Jury on Additional Charges of Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine * A drug-filled evening that ended with four overdoses, including one death, at a Saline Coun  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * REP. FRENCH HILL SECURES WIN FOR ARKANSAS IN 2026 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) voted for H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 231-196. The bill supports our military personnel and families, strengthens o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Expands Student Safety Efforts Through 'One Pill Can Kill' Partnership By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has joined forces with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to combat the growing threat of fentanyl and counterfeit prescription drugs through the "One Pill Can Kill" Initiative. The statewide campaign combines education, training, and access to life-s  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 13 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Students Boost Enrollment Growth Bolstered by one of the largest incoming classes of first-year students in its history, enrollment at University of the Ozarks has increased for the second consecutive year. A total of 796 students were enrolled at Ozarks for the 2025 Fall Semester as of the end of business on Wednesday, Sept. 10, the official day of record for the semester. It marks a 1.8 percent  more