ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, Dec. 9 -- Henderson State University issued the following news release: * * * Aviation society awards scholarships to four Henderson State students Scholarships were awarded to Scott Eades, from left, John Crain, Isaac Scroggins, and Kaleigh Bartlett. Four Henderson State University aviation students were recently awarded scholarships by the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society. The AAHS funds and awards the scholarships annually to encourage young people to pursue car  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Black Hills Corp., Rapid City, South Dakota, announced that its Arkansas natural gas utility has filed a rate review application with the Arkansas Public Service Commission. The filing requests an increase of $29.4 million in new annual revenue to cover necessary capital infrastructure and operational costs. The company stated that the rate increase is crucial for the continued delivery of safe and reliable natural gas service to more than 189,000 customers across over 100  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Rally in Arkansas * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a reported neo-Nazi rally in Arkansas. Some two dozen members of the neo-Nazi white supremacist group Blood Tribe rallied at the Arkansas Capitol and Little Rock Central High carrying a b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Boozman: President Trump Delivers Much Needed Relief to Rural America U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) applauded White House farm assistance to American producers. He released the following statement: "America's farm families share President Trump's vision for incr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill on FY26 NDAA and the Path Forward on Housing Reforms Today, House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the text of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released without the Senate-passed housing provisions: "I share the president's goals of   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Jackson Family Supports Land of Opportunity Scholarship for Arkansas Students Denese and Dr. William Jackson have committed $25,000 to the University of Arkansas Land of Opportunity Scholarship endowment. The gift will support Arkansas students by addressing the critical funding gap that can limit access to higher education. The Land of Opportunity Scholarship campaign, a three-year initiative launc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators to Rubio: Review Failed Biden Administration Vetting Process for Afghan Nationals * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 December 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Committee Members James Risch (R-Idaho), Susan Collins (R-Maine), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Mike Rounds   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions * (Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025) - President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeve  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Head Start Centers to Reopen After Restoration of Federal Funding The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is pleased to announce that federal funding has been restored for UAMS Head Start/Early Head Start Centers, allowing them to reopen Tuesday, Dec. 9 under normal operating hours. The recent government shutdown forced a temporary closure of UAMS Head  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * How Did Bronze Age Plague Spread? A Sheep Might Solve the Mystery In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe's population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, transmitting the Black Death from infected rats to millions of people. Another, earlier strain of Y. pestis emerged 5,000 years ago in the Bronze Age. It infected people throughout Eurasia for 2,000 years and then   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Introduction to Digital Humanities Offered in Spring 2026 In the spring semester, Introduction to Digital Humanities (WLLC 30603-002 / WLLC 5750V-004) will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 3:15 p.m. This course will be taught by Maria Teodora Comsa, interim director of the World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio and teaching assistant professor of French. Comsa has been a practiti  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 9 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Students Facilitate Workshop at State Conference By Larry Isch Three University of the Ozarks students were a part of a contigent from the University who participated in the Arkansas Counseling Association's (ARCA) 80th annual state conference, held in Little Rock in November. Dr. Kaethe Hoehling, director of counseling services at Ozarks and a past member of the ARCA governing council, proposed a  more