TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 24 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Secretary Byrd Designates Main Street Marianna as Florida Main Street Program of the Month Today, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that Main Street Marianna, located in Jackson County, has been designated the June 2026 Florida Main Street Program of the Month. "Main Street Marianna has been an exemplary Florida Main Street community for over thirty years." sai  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 24 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Optometrist Ryan Wood, O.D., Joins UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Ryan Wood, O.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute as an optometrist and assistant professor of ophthalmology. Wood's primary clinical focus is specialty contact lens care with expertise in scleral lenses for patients with con  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 23 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news: * * * UNF Legislative Scholars Program gives students a launchpad for careers in public service * During Florida's 2026 legislative session, University of North Florida senior Audrey McGrath spent her days at the Capitol, gaining firsthand experience in the policymaking process that has always interested her. Her years in leadership roles on UNF's campus and learning from faculty helped prepare her  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Apparel Merchandising's Cho Receives ITAA Teaching Excellence Award Apparel merchandising and product development professor Eunjoo Cho has been named winner of the 2026 Teaching Excellence Award given annually by the International Textile & Apparel Association and was also named a Career Connector by the U of A Office of Career Connections. As a Teaching Academy Fellow, Cho holds the highest distin  more