LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly radio address: I'd like to discuss my decision to allow a limited number of refugees to relocate legally in Arkansas after they have been vetted and cleared by agencies of the United States. The refugees are coming here after suffering violence and religious persecution. Others are allowed in because they supported United States military forces, which puts them in danger. Last year, President Trump i  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 15 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release on Jan. 14: * * * - Rutledge protects Arkansas consumers making charitable donations * * * Attorney General Rutledge, together with 23 state Attorneys General and Secretaries of State, announced an agreement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund, Inc. (PPGF) to ensure donors receive adequate information and disclosures when making charitable contributions through the Paypal's online fun  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 18 -- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Commission approved funding for water and wastewater projects in eight Arkansas communities on January 16, 2020 as follows: * The City of Bono in Craighead County received a $447,549 loan from the Arkansas Water Sewer Solid Waste Fund to extend the wastewater collection system to serve 17 new customers. * Central Arkansas Water   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 14 -- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) has hired John Paul (J.P.) Fairhead as the Department's first Feral Hog Eradication Program Coordinator. The newly created position is part of a $3.4 million grant recently awarded to the Department through the USDA Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program. "J.P. brings extensive knowledge of statewide feral hog control activit  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Niel Crowson, Jonesboro, to the Board of Trustees of Arkansas State University. Appointment expires January 14, 2025. Reappointment. Gary Golden, De Queen, to the Board of Trustees of Southern Arkansas University. Appointment expires January 14, 2025. Replaces David Nelson. Boyce Hamlet, Conway, to the Parole Board. Appointment be  more

LOWELL, Arkansas, Jan. 15 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news release: Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Shon Taylor has been named community market president in Miami. Taylor, who has seven years of industry experience, is the first person to hold the title of community market president in Miami, which is part of Arvest's Joplin, Mo., region. Taylor is responsible for formulating a hierarchy of objectives, standards of performance, strategies, plans, and budgets for Arvest in Miami. He   more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Amber Simpson, an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership at Binghamton University State University of New York, will speak at the University of Arkansas on Friday, Jan. 31, in a lecture titled, "Rethinking Education through Making and Tinkering: The Possibilities and the Tensions." The program will be at noon in room 309 of the Graduate Education Building. Th  more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 17 -- The Arkansas Attorney General issued the following consumer alert: Scam artists are using trusted names and companies to ask for "favors," and in turn steal victims' money. While some scams use fear and threaten arrest or cancelation of services if not paid, others convince people that they will be paid back whatever monies they spend on gift cards. This new scam uses real estate agents' names to ask co-workers to pick up hundreds of dollars in gift cards for speci  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 18 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: University of Arkansas projects designed to combat "fake news," bolster Holocaust studies, address Spanish language education, and create a student-led record label are among nine inaugural initiatives selected to receive more than $500,000 in seed funding from the Chancellor's Fund for Humanities and Performing Arts. Chancellor Joe Steinmetz announced the formation of the new $1 million seed f  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 16 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Jay K. Bhama, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a heart surgeon, professor and chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery. He will lead the cardiovascular program at UAMS by working alongside Paul Mounsey, M.D., director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Internal Medi  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: * * * - Says, 'Scam artists will often prey on Arkansans after a storm wreaks havoc on our communities' * * * Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a lawsuit against Little Rock resident, Howard Gene Hickman, an unlicensed contractor, and his entity HGH Development LLC, for unlawfully misrepresenting services and taking more than $20,000 in fees from consumers without prov  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Sustainability Consortium announced a partnership with the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability to engage Cornell's deep expertise in sustainability research with TSC's mission to improve the sustainability of consumer products. Key areas of collaboration will include digital agriculture, conservation finance, sustainability research projects, metrics and public policy. TSC and Cornell Atkinson w  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Toni Jensen, a professor of fiction in the Program in Creative Writing and Translation at the University of Arkansas, has been awarded a Creative Writing Fellowship of $25,000 for the upcoming fiscal year. The fellowship was awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Jensen is one of 36 writers in the nation who will receive the award and was selected from nearly 1,700 eligible applicants. "To say th  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 18 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Kristi Perryman, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas, recently received a research award at the Association for Creativity in Counseling Conference for her work in trauma therapy. Paul Blisard, clinical faculty at the U of A, as well as Rochelle Moss, a colleague from Henderson State University, co-authored the article. The three -- along with adjunct professor Came  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: U of A professor Mohja Kahf was recently named the winner of the 2020 Press 53 Award for Poetry for her manuscript, My Lover Feeds Me Grapefruit. The book features poems that converse with the erotic poetry of Arab women from the 7th, 11th and 12th centuries. Kahf is a professor in the Department of English, the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Program and the Middle East Studies Program. Her   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 16 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: Renowned art historian and curator Glenn Adamson, senior scholar at the Yale Center for British Art, will serve as the inaugural speaker of the Windgate Distinguished Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Windgate Center of Art and Design 101. The Windgate Distinguished Lecture Series is a new lecture series that will bring nationally kn  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Marty Matlock, executive director of the University of Arkansas Resiliency Center, was recently elected to chair the Leaders' Alliance of the National Council for Science and the Environment. The council is a nonprofit organization established in 1990 and based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to improve the scientific basis of environmental policy- and decision-making. The council works collectively wit  more

LOWELL, Arkansas, Jan. 18 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news release: Visa and Arvest Bank are pleased to announce Darrell B. of Eureka Springs has won a prize package that includes two tickets to Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, courtesy of Visa. Customers who used their Arvest Visa credit cards between Sept. 1 and Nov. 15 to make a purchase were automatically entered for a chance to win, and there was also no purchase or obligation entry by mail as well. In addition to tw  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 14 -- Walmart issued the following news release: In response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are committing up to $500,000 in cash and in-kind support for relief and recovery. The commitment will support the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, World Central Kitchen and Mercy Corps through both cash grants and in-kind product donations. These organizations are actively engaged in responding to the  more

LOWELL, Arkansas, Jan. 16 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news release: Arvest Bank is excited to announce the official launch of Arvest Share! This is an interactive web space for fun and educational articles, videos and news of community support, new hires, promotions, products and the positivity that Arvest brings to our customers and friends. It's also a way for customers to share their thoughts and opinions through comments and feedback, as well as share content directly from Arvest Sh  more