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John Travolta awarded a surprise honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival

Friday, May 15 by ABC News

John Travolta has been awarded a surprise honorary Palme d'or.The honor was given to Travolta before the world premiere of his directorial debut film, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival.According to Read More.

Pine Bluff Awarded $75,000 Grant for Youth Health and Education Initiative

Monday, April 13 by Luke Matheson

The City of Pine Bluff has been awarded a $75,000 grant through the African American Mayors Association, in partnership with the American Beverage Foundation, to support a youth-focused initiative aimed at improving health outcomes and expanding educational opportunities. City officials said the funding will support... Read More.

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Pine Bluff Awarded $39K Grant for Blues Junction Experience Project

Friday, March 27 by Luke Matheson

Pine Bluff Downtown Development, Inc. has been awarded a $39,650 T-Mobile Hometown Grant to support the creation of the Blues Junction Experience, a new project aimed at highlighting the Arkansas Delta’s musical heritage. The project will feature a 20-foot monument, public art installations and interactive... Read More.

$1.9 Million Awarded to Study Use of Biochar on Water Quality

Thursday, March 12 by Haleigh Reichen

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded almost $1.9 million to Shannon Speir, an assistant professor of crop, soil and environmental sciences at the University of Arkansas, to study how adding biochar to poultry litter may help improve water quality. The award is expected to demonstrate... Read More.

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UAPB Emerging Scholars Leadership Institute Awarded Over $500K from Walton Family Foundation

Thursday, February 19 by Alex Bivens

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) has received a $512,925 award from the Walton Family Foundation to expand leadership development, career readiness, and workforce pathway programming through its Emerging Scholars Leadership Institute (ESLI), Chancellor Dr. Anthony Graham announced. The investment strengthens structured programming... Read More.

Guardsmen ambushed in DC to be awarded the Purple Heart

Friday, February 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) - -The two West Virginia National Guard members shot in November will receive the Purple Heart, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday while addressing troops at the base of the Washington Monument.Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died of her injuries on Nov. 26,... Read More.

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Arkansas Awarded $25 million in Federal Grants to Strengthen Literacy Instruction

Friday, January 9 by Lori Basiewicz

The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) has been awarded two competitive Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grants from the U.S. Department of Education, totaling nearly $25 million over five years, to scale and study ongoing evidence-based approaches to strengthen literacy instruction and improve outcomes... Read More.

LaShonda Campbell Awarded Scholarship to Attend Prestigious Charleston Library Conference

Monday, December 15 by Luke Matheson

LaShonda Campbell, collection development librarian for the Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship from HARRASSOWITZ to support her attendance at the 2025 Charleston Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. The international conference,... Read More.

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Cleveland County School District Awarded State Construction Funds After Voters Approve Millage Increase

Monday, December 1 by Luke Matheson

The Cleveland County School District’s millage increase has officially cleared the way for major upgrades at the Rison campus, after voters approved a 6-mill property tax increase in the Nov. 18 election. The measure passed with 867 votes in favor and 404 against, securing funding... Read More.

Elon Musk awarded nearly $1 trillion pay package by Tesla shareholders

Thursday, November 6 by ABC News

Tesla shareholders awarded CEO Elon Musk a pay package on Thursday that could grant the tech entrepreneur nearly $1 trillion in compensation over the next decade.The pay package would make Musk the best-compensated CEO ever recorded. According to a securities filing in September, Musk... Read More.

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Pine Bluff Awarded $500,000 Grant for Delta Rhythm & Bayous Cultural District Pedestrian Trail

Friday, October 10 by Luke Matheson

The City of Pine Bluff has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) for the Delta Rhythm & Bayous (DRB) Cultural District Pedestrian Trail initiative through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). The funds will be used to construct sidewalks around... Read More.

UAPB awarded grant to expand arts programs

Thursday, October 9 by Ray King

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is set to revolutionize its art programs thanks to a record-breaking $5 million donation from the Windgate Foundation. Chancellor Anthony Graham announced that this is the largest single investment in the university's history. "The University of Arkansas at... Read More.

Stories tagged with: awarded

John Travolta awarded a surprise honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival

Pine Bluff Awarded $75,000 Grant for Youth Health and Education Initiative

Pine Bluff Awarded $39K Grant for Blues Junction Experience Project

$1.9 Million Awarded to Study Use of Biochar on Water Quality

UAPB Emerging Scholars Leadership Institute Awarded Over $500K from Walton Family Foundation

Guardsmen ambushed in DC to be awarded the Purple Heart

Arkansas Awarded $25 million in Federal Grants to Strengthen Literacy Instruction

LaShonda Campbell Awarded Scholarship to Attend Prestigious Charleston Library Conference

Cleveland County School District Awarded State Construction Funds After Voters Approve Millage Increase

Elon Musk awarded nearly $1 trillion pay package by Tesla shareholders

Pine Bluff Awarded $500,000 Grant for Delta Rhythm & Bayous Cultural District Pedestrian Trail

UAPB awarded grant to expand arts programs

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