WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * ARHOME is a Lifeline for Cancer Patients in Arkansas * LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - August 17, 2026. - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services' proposed ideas for a path forward to Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me Program (ARHOME). The Hospital, Medicaid and Developmental Disabiliti  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Department of Agriculture Launches New Active Wildfire Dashboard Arkansans can now see where wildfires are burning and how the state is responding, as it happens. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a new active wildfire dashboard that provides real-time information on wildfires the Department is currently responding to. The dashboard is available here (ht  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Goes Big for Involvement Fair on Mullens Plaza * Since its first year in 2012, the Arkansas Tech University Involvement Fair has provided student leaders, faculty, staff and the community with an opportunity to gather and demonstrate what ATU and the Arkansas River Valley have to offer to incoming and returning students. Now, with the creation of Mullens Plaza at Ferguson Student Union, ATU Invo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Celebrates Completion of Three Rivers Project * Boozman address attendees at Three Rivers Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. WASHINGTON-Last week, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle to mark the completion of the Three Rivers Project, a major infrastructure investment designed to protect the r  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Bruce Joins Ozarks as Mental Health Therapist * Joy Bruce has joined University of the Ozarks as a mental health therapist. Her first day was Aug. 17. Dr. Kaethe Hoehling will continue to serve as the director of counseling services in a part-time role for the 2026-27 academic year. A native of Texarkana, Texas, Bruce earned a degree in psychology from University of Arkansas and a master's degre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * DCMA South cheers Rocket City diamond experience * MADISON, Ala. - Defense Contract Management Agency South personnel recently traded their cubicles for stadium seats for an unforgettable team-building event at a local minor league baseball stadium July 24. The outing brought together members of DCMA South with key mission partners from across the agency and their families. Team members from the  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 18 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Ferris State In Familiar Spot At No. 1 * Winners of four of the last five Division II national championships, it is no surprise that Ferris State is the preseason No. 1 team in the 2026 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs, who went 16-0 and claimed their second straight national title a year ago, will open the season against No. 4 Pittsburg State on August 27. The Gor  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Sanders, ADE Launch Arkansas ACCESS Portal * New platform streamlines admissions, creating one universal application for high school seniors LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders alongside the Arkansas Department of Education today announced the statewide launch of the Arkansas ACCESS Portal, creating a streamlined universal college application system for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * NetChoice Wins Victory for the Status Quo: Ohio's Parental Consent Law on Hold Pending SCOTUS Review * CINCINNATI, Ohio-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today granted NetChoice's motion to stay the mandate in NetChoice v. Yost, keeping the appellate court's June 18 decision fro  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Hegenbarth graduated from Albert-Szent-Gyorgyi Medical School in Szeged, Hungary, in 2012. She completed a residency at As  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 19 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from SANY Nutrition Group: * * * SANY Nutrition Group Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas JONESBORO, Ark. - SANY Nutrition Group has established a new food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The company is investing more than $30 million with plans to create over 150 new jobs in three years. "SANY Nutrition Group is an innovative protein snack manufacturing  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 17 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Summer Teaching Summit Yields Success for A-State Faculty * JONESBORO - Eighteen faculty members at Arkansas State University completed the inaugural Summer Teaching Summit, organized by the A-State Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). "This retreat reflects interim Chancellor Calvin White Jr.'s vision of elevating teaching as a defining strength of Arkansas State University," said D  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to Stop Racial Balancing in Student Discipline Policies, Investigates Two School Districts * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued guidance to educational institutions to promote safe and fair school discipline policies. That guidance, a "Dear Colleague Letter," details how discipline policies must treat students even-handedly  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Hires Omair Ali, M.D., as Director of Outreach Ophthalmologist Omair Ali, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute as the director of global and community outreach. Ali will lead the institute's many outreach initiatives to save and restore sight to patients in n  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UTIA Hosts Southern Weed Science Society's Weed Contest * Twelve universities compete in annual event KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted the annual Weed Contest in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 5 and 6, sponsored by the Southern Weed Science Society. More than 70 students from 12 land-grant universi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Heifer International, an organization working to end hunger and poverty, posted the following news: * * * When Hens Must Eat: How One Woman Is Rewriting the Future for Youth and Farmers in Uganda * At 24, Winnie Kiiza has learned something many people twice her age are still trying to understand: Opportunity does not always arrive loudly. Sometimes, it hides in the everyday needs of a community. In Budebera Village in Mayuge Dis  more